Module Descriptors
SOFTWARE FOR ENGINEERS
MATH40238
Key Facts
Faculty of Computing, Engineering and Sciences
Level 4
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Patricia Lewis
Email: P.A.Lewis@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 48
Independent Study Hours: 102
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
  • COURSEWORK weighted at 100%
Module Details
Module Additional Assessment Details
100% coursework based on assignments (covering learning outcomes 1, 2 and 3).
Module Indicative Content
An introduction to the features of MAPLE including algebraic manipulation, calculus ,linear algebra,statistics and numerical methods. To work through standard worksheets on topics in these areas including packages on statistics, vectors and numerical methods.

An introduction to C software programming using Visual C/C++. Declaration of variables, simple IO functions ,conditional statements and loops, arrays and functions. Examples using engineering and technological applications.
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced via lectures (12 hours) and practicals (24 hours) and a drop-in session (12 hours).
Typically there will be 1 hour lecture, 2 hour practicals and 1 hour drop-in per week.
Module Special Admissions Requirements
None
Module Resources
MAPLE software and C/C++ software.
Module Texts
Getting started with MAPLE , C. K. Cheung, G. E. Keough, Michael May Wiley (2009), IBSN: 0470455543
MAPLE by Example, M. L. Abell, J. P. Braselton, Academic Press (2005), ISBN: 0120774152
C (Paperback), T. McCarthy, Vintage Press (2011), ISBN-10: 0099547023 / ISBN-13: 978-0099547020