MAT1841 - Mathematics for Computer Science 1

Leader: Andrew Prentice

Offered

Clayton First semester 2008 (Day)
Sunway First semester 2008 (Day)

Synopsis

Linear algebra: vectors and matrices, Matrix algebra with applications to flow problems and Markov chains; matrix inversion methods. Probability and combinatorics: elementary probability theory, random variables, probability distributions, expected value; counting arguments in combinatorics; statistics for Experimental Design. Calculus: Partial differentiation, finding maximum and minimum of functions of several variables and constructing Taylor series expansions.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 70%
Assignments: 30%

Contact hours

Three x 1hr lectures/week, one x 1hr support/week

Prerequisites

VCE Mathematical Methods units 3 and 4

Prohibitions

GAS1601, GAS1613, GAS1614, GAS1631 or GAS1641, MAT1097 and MAT1055