Undergraduate - UnitMAT2003 - Continuous mathematics for computer science

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2012 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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6 points, SCA Band 0 (NATIONAL PRIORITY), 0.125 EFTSL

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Level	Undergraduate
Faculty	Faculty of Information Technology
Offered	Clayton Second semester 2012 (Day) Sunway Second semester 2012 (Day)
Coordinator(s)	Dr Thomas Hall (Clayton); Dr Derek Holtby (Malaysia)

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. Calculus: Differation and partial differentiation; constructing Taylor series expansions.

Outcomes

At the completion of this unit students will have:

knowledge of linear algebra, elementary probability theory, statistics and elementary calculus;
an understanding of the basics of linear algebra, the principles of probability and experimental design, counting principles in combinatorics, and the fundamentals of calculus;
skills to do counting arguments with combinatorial objects, use Bayes' Theorem, manipulate matrices, differentiate functions of several variables and construct Taylor series for functions.

Assessment

Examination (3 hours): 70%; In-semester assessment: 30%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Thomas Hall

Contact hours

3 hrs lectures/wk, 1 hr laboratory/wk

Prohibitions

MAT1841

Additional information on this unit is available from the faculty at:

http://www.infotech.monash.edu/units/mat2003/