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MATH136: Mathematics IB |
Induction. Functions of two variables, partial derivatives, stationary points, chain rule, directional derivative. Differential equations: separation of variables, exact first-order linear, constant-coefficient linear, applications. Improper integrals. Sequences and series: various tests for convergence and divergence, Taylor series, power series, application to differential equations. Vector spaces: the plane and 3-space, simple theorems, subspaces, spanning sets, linear independence, dimension, basis. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalisation of matrices, symmetric matrices. Polynomials and their roots, factorisation of polynomials. Finding polynomials to go through a finite number of points. Curve fitting. Introduction to group theory. Binomial theorem.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 5 (E1); 6 (D2) |
| When Offered: |
D2 - Day; Offered in the second half-year
E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year
Summer Session - Offered in January-February as part of Summer School program.
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| Staff Contact: |
Mathematics Staff |
| Prerequisites: |
MATH135(P)
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| NCCWs: | MATH131, MATH133
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| Unit Designations: |
Technology
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Graded
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| Offered By: |
Department of Mathematics |
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