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421-402 Mathematics for Engineers Unit 4.1 | |
Credit Points | 7.1 |
Coordinator | Assoc. Professor R. L. Hughes |
Prerequisites | An Honour in Mathematics for Engineers Unit 3.1 (or equivalent) |
Semester | 1 |
Contact | 24 hours of lectures and 12 hours of tutorials |
Subject Description | The objective of this subject is to give students a working knowledge of a wide variety of equation types and the methods of solving them with special emphasis on perturbation methods. Topics covered include: Part 1 Calculus of Variations: Euler's equation, integral and algebraic constraints, Sturm-Liouville problems, Ritz method, numerical methods, adjoint problems. Part 2 Advanced Complex Analysis: Series expansions, residues, contour integration. Asymptotic methods, stationary phase, steepest descent, WKB theory. |
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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