Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
- Teaching department
- Mathematics
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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This module is normally taken as a compulsory course by second year students on certain single or combined honours Mathematics degrees. It is also taken as an option by second year students on MEng Mathematical Computation and third year students on a combined Mathematics and Statistics degree. The normal pre-requisites are , MATH0010 Mathematical Methods 1 and MATH0011 Mathematical Methods 2. It may be taken by affiliate students with a suitable background.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
The aim of this course is to provide students with an introduction to four mathematical topics (a) Fourier theory, (b) the calculus of variations, and (c) partial differential equations and (d) vector calculus. In (a), we develop tools to decompose a periodic function as a (possibly infinite) sum of sine and cosine modes. In (b), the fundamental problem is to determine a function which either maximizes or minimizes an integral when specified end conditions are satisfied. In (c), linear and quasilinear partial differential equations of the first and second order are considered, including the well-known equations of mathematical physics - the wave equation, the diffusion equation and Laplace's equation. In (d) the divergence and curl are defined. Proofs of the divergence and Stokes' theorem are presented.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 1 听听听
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 5)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In person
- Methods of assessment
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85%
Exam
15%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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261
- Module leader
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Professor Robb Mcdonald
- Who to contact for more information
- math.ugteaching@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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