Module Descriptors
MATHEMATICS SOFTWARE WITH APPLICATIONS
MATH40182
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Paisley
Email: M.F.Paisley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 36
Independent Study Hours: 114
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- CLASS-TEST weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Special Admissions Requirements
A-level Maths or equivalent, or be studying on a joint award with Mathematics.
Module Resources
MAPLE and a spreadsheet such as EXCEL.
In addition, students must possess a suitable calculator of their own with trigonometric and logarithmic functions.
In addition, students must possess a suitable calculator of their own with trigonometric and logarithmic functions.
Module Texts
A Guide to MAPLE, Ernie Kamerich, 1996, Springer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG, ISBN: 0-387-94116-9.
Module Additional Assessment Details
1. An assignment weighted 50%.
2. A class test (1 hour) weighted 50%.
Module Indicative Content
Fractal simulations. Queuing simulations.
Symbolic and Numerical Differentiation (including its finite differences form for discrete functions).
Symbolic and Numerical Integration (including its summation form for discrete functions).
2 and 3 D Geometric Modelling: Conics and Quadrics in Cartesian and Parametric Forms. Line-line intersection, line-plane intersection.
Differentiation applied to geometry modelling. Splines.
Symbolic and Numerical Differentiation (including its finite differences form for discrete functions).
Symbolic and Numerical Integration (including its summation form for discrete functions).
2 and 3 D Geometric Modelling: Conics and Quadrics in Cartesian and Parametric Forms. Line-line intersection, line-plane intersection.
Differentiation applied to geometry modelling. Splines.
Module Learning Strategies
Class contact will be three hours per week.
This will be flexibly allocated to support the problem solving and application Learning Outcomes of this module.
The weekly class contact will be split as follows:
One hour lecture.
One hour computer laboratory.
One hour tutorial.
(1:n)1 (1:20)2
THIS MODULE WILL NORMALLY RUN IN SEMESTER 1
This will be flexibly allocated to support the problem solving and application Learning Outcomes of this module.
The weekly class contact will be split as follows:
One hour lecture.
One hour computer laboratory.
One hour tutorial.
(1:n)1 (1:20)2
THIS MODULE WILL NORMALLY RUN IN SEMESTER 1