Monash University Computing & Information Technology handbook 1995

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MAT1430

Mathematical methods for computing

G Leary

6 points * Three hours of lectures and 1 hour of tutorials and laboratory classes per week * Second semester * Caulfield and Peninsula * Prohibitions: MAT1010, MAT1011, MAT1050 or MAT1051

Vectors and applications to two- and three-dimensional geometry. Matrices and linear equations. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Applications to two- and three-dimensional transformations. Complex numbers. Numerical methods, errors, fixed and floating-point operations, interpolation. Use of the symbolic algebra program Derive.

Assessment

Submitted coursework and tests: 50% * Examination (2 hours): 50%

Recommended texts

Bajpai A C and others Engineering mathematics 2nd edn, Wiley, 1989

James G Modern engineering mathematics Addison-Wesley, 1992


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