Area: | Department of Mathematics and Statistics |
Credits: | 12.5 |
Contact Hours: | 2.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 2 Hours Weekly |
Prerequisite(s): | 7056 (v.5) Mathematics 111 or any previous version
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7062 (v.6) Mathematics 101 or any previous version
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Other Requisite(s): | Appropriate Skills: Ability to program in BASIC 102
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Syllabus: | Differential calculus of functions of several variables. Optimisation. Application in chemistry. Modelling with differential equations. First order differential equations. Second order linear differential equations. Numerical methods. Partial differential equations. Applications in thermodynamics. |
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Unit Outcomes: | At the completion of this unit students will have acquired a sound level of knowledge of modern mathematical techniques commonly used by today's practising chemist, physicist or any other analytical engineer. |
Unit Texts: | Stewart J., Calculus, 1999. 4th edition, New York, etc.: Brooks / Cole Publishing Company, (with the software Journey through Calculus) |
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Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Test: 40%, Examination: 60% |
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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