Mathematical Methods for Engineers 1
2008 | 2009 | 2010Area/catalogue: MATH 1063
Course ID: 101749
School:
School of Mathematics and Statistics
Campus/course component(s):
Mawson Lakes: Lecture Tutorial Computer Practical
Whyalla: Lecture Tutorial Computer Practical
Note: These components may or may not be scheduled in every study period. Please refer to the timetable for further details.
Unit value: 4.5
Offered externally: No
Undergraduate elective course: Yes
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Course details
Prerequisite(s): Mathematics 1, or Mathematical Studies at Year 12, or equivalent.
Introduction to the computer software program MATLAB and its applications.
Definition and properties of vectors, applications to the geometry of the plane, complex numbers, operations on complex numbers, modulus and its properties, functions and their graphs with applications to trigonometric and exponential functions, differentiation and applications to related rates problems and to maxima and minima problems, parametric representation of curves, solution of simple differential equations, visualisation of motion using computer software, integration of trigonometric and rational functions with applications to the calculation of simple plane areas and rates of change.
- Edwards, C.H. and Penney, D.E. 2008, Calculus, 7th, Prentice Hall.
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