Engineering mathematics I
A J Pryde
4 points * 37 lectures, 11 tutorials * First/Second semester * Clayton * Prerequisites: VCE Specialist Mathematics and, at levels 3 and 4, Mathematical Methods
Objectives The student is expected to consolidate and expand his/her knowledge and skills in calculus, particularly where relevant to other engineering or science subjects.
Synopsis Limits and continuity. Derivatives and applications. Integration, applications and techniques. Sequences and series; Taylor series. An introduction to computer algebra using DERIVE.
Assessment Examinations (2 hours): 85% * Assignments: 15%
Prescribed texts
Stewart J Calculus 3rd edn, Brooks-Cole, 1991 (packaged together with K Heuvers and others Linear algebra for calculus Brooks-Cole, 1991)
Recommended texts
Arianrhod R J and Norton P N An introduction to using the DERIVE package Monash U, 1995
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