Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 4.0 |
Lecture: | 3 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Tutorial: | 1 x 1 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7160 (v.5) Mathematics 171 or any previous version
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10926 (v.5) Mathematics 103 or any previous version
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Syllabus: | Matrix operations and inverses. Systems of linear equations. Vectors, dot and cross products. Equations of lines and planes. Vector spaces and subspaces. Complex numbers. De Moivre's Theorem. Ordinary differential equations - first and second orders. Euler and Runge Kutta methods. Second order linear differential equations with constant co-efficients. |
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Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit, students will have; Basic skills in the algebra of matrices and vector spaces; Basic skills in the analytical solution of ordinary differential equations and understanding of their uses in real applications; Numerical skills in approximating solutions of ordinary differential equations. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Kreyszig, E. 1993 Engineering Mathematics, 7th Edition, Wiley Publications. The Student Edition of Matlab, Version 4 User's Guide, published by Prentice Hall. |
Unit Texts: | Stewart, James. 1999 Calculus, Fourth edition, published by Brooks/Cole. Giannini, L.M. 1997, Introduction to Linear Algebra for Engineers and Scientists, Third edition Curtin Publication. |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | 1 Mid-Semester Test worth 20%, 2 Assignments worth 15%, Final Exam (2-hour) worth 65%. This is by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 10100 Mathematical Sciences (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
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Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Not Online | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
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Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Bentley Campus | Semester 1 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
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