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421-203 Mathematics for Engineers Unit 2.1A (Advanced) | |
Credit Points | 7.1 |
Coordinator | Assoc. Professor M. Davidson |
Prerequisites | Mathematics 618-171 and 618-172 (or equivalents) |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials |
Subject Description | The objective of this subject is to give advanced students a grounding in particle and solid body dynamics, and an understanding of advanced aspects of the solution of differential equations. Topics covered include; Part 1 Mechanics: Particle mechanics, classical solid body dynamics and multibody dynamics, Lagrange equations of motion. Part 2 Bifurcations: Review of differential equations, special equations including Legendre, Bessel, Mathieu, Hermite parabolic cylinder, eigenvalues, behaviour at critical points, and supercritical bifurcations, Hopf bifurcations, applications. |
Assessment | One written examination not exceeding three-hours at the end of first semester. Plus additional tests and assignments to a maximum value of 10% |
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