| Credit |
6 points |
| Availability |
Semester 2 (see Timetable) |
| Old unit code |
640.309, MATH3601 |
| Outcomes |
Students achieve proficiency in a selection of computational and analytical techniques for solving ordinary differential equations and partial differential equations that occur frequently in physical and environmental engineering. |
| Content |
This unit develops an appreciation for the importance of ordinary and partial differential equations (ODEs and PDEs) in environmental engineering. It provides students with a selection of analytical techniques for solving ODEs and PDEs that occur frequently in environmental engineering, and helps students use these techniques to gain a deeper understanding of the underlying physical phenomena. In addition, it introduces students to various computiational techniques and methods of numerical analysis broadly applicable to science and engineering such as finite difference approaches. |
| Assessment |
Students demonstrate achievement through a variety of assessment types which may include a final examination, ongoing assignments and reports and participation in tutorials. Students are assessed on their understanding of the material presented in lectures, their ability to identify, formulate and solve problems, and their communication skills.
Supplementary assessment is not available in this unit except in the case of a bachelor's pass degree student who has obtained a mark of 45 to 49 and is currently enrolled in this unit, and it is the only remaining unit that the student must pass in order to complete the course. |
| Unit Co-ordinator(s) |
Assistant Professor Nicole Jones |
| Location |
UWA (Crawley) |
| Mode |
on-campus |
| Unit Rules |
| Prerequisites: MATH2020 Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra and MATH2209 Calculus and Probability or MATH2040 Engineering Mathematics |
| Advisable prior study: equivalent to Level 2 fluid mechanics, introductory programming skills |
Contact hours—lectures: 39 hrs; tutorials: 13 hrs
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| Unit web page |
http://webct.uwa.edu.au (only for enrolled students)
[Some unit web pages are still under construction and will be available in 2010.]
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| Text | |
Chapra, S. C. and Canale, R. P. Numerical Methods of Engineers, 6th edn: McGraw Hill 2010
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