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TEC3486

Engineering mathematics 2

G Coldicutt

4 points * 36 lectures, 12 tutorials * 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. Multiple integration: double integrals and triple integrals in Cartesian and polar coordinates. Vector calculus: gradient, divergence and curl and their applications; line and surface integrals; integral theorems. Computational mathematics: of non-linear functions; polynomial approximation, numerical integration, solution of differential equations.

Assessment Examination (3 hours): 90% * Tests and assignments: 10%

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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