Course co-ordinator(s): Prof Bryan Rynne (Edinburgh).
Aims:
This course provides an introduction to mathematics and its use in physical and life sciences, aimed at students who have
not specialized in mathematics :
• Give an overview of differentiation rules
• Apply differentiation to functions with relevance to physical sciences
• Illustrate the use of differentiation in identifying maxima and minima and rates of processes
• Provide an introduction to integration, integration techniques.
• Illustrate applications of integrals and integration
• Introduce vectors, and scalar multiples, scalar and cross product
• Introduce the basic concepts of complex numbers
Detailed Information
Course Description: Link to Official Course Descriptor.
Pre-requisites: none.
Linked course(s): F17XA Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 1 .
Location: Edinburgh.
Semester: 2.
Assessment Methods: Due to covid, assessment methods for Academic Year 2020-21 may vary from those noted on the official course descriptor. Please see the Computer Science Course Weightings and the Maths Course Weightings for 2020-21 Semester 1 assessment methods.
SCQF Level: 7.
Credits: 15.