TEC3486

Engineering mathematics 2

C Varsavsky

4 points · 26 lectures and 26 practice classes · Second semester · Caulfield · Prerequisites: TEC3485

Objectives The student is expected to develop further skills and understanding relating to principles, methods and applications of advanced engineering mathematics.

Synopsis Partial differential equations: solution by Laplace transforms and by separation of variables, application to heat and wave equations. Matrix algebra. Systems of linear equations. Vector calculus: gradient, divergence and curl and their applications, line and surface integrals, integral theorems. Numerical methods: polynomial approximation, numerical integration, solution of differential equations.

Assessment Examination (2 hours): 70% · Tests and assignments: 30%

Recommended texts

Jeffrey A Essentials of engineering mathematics Chapman and Hall, 1992
Kreyzig E Advanced engineering mathematics 7th edn, Wiley, 1993

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