Module Descriptors
DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS: COMPUTING AND MODELLING
MATH60321
Key Facts
School of Creative Arts and Engineering
Level 6
15 credits
Contact
Leader: Martin Paisley
Email: M.F.Paisley@staffs.ac.uk
Hours of Study
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 30
Independent Study Hours: 120
Total Learning Hours: 150
Assessment
- ASSIGNMENT weighted at 50%
- EXAMINATION - UNSEEN IN EXAMINATION CONDITIONS weighted at 50%
Module Details
Module Indicative Content
Partial Differential Equations (Classification into diffusion equation, Laplace equation and wave equation. Applications, series solutions and simple numerical methods.)
Module Additional Assessment Details
Assignment (50%)
Part 1. Assessing Learning Outcomes 1-3 in the context of series solution methods for partial differential equations
Part 2. Assessing Learning Outcomes 1-3 in the context of numerical methods for partial differential equations
Examination (50%) Assessing Learning Outcomes 1 and 2
Module Texts
Morton KW and Mayers DF., Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations: An Introduction, 2nd Edition, Cambridge University Press, 2005, ISBN: 0521607930
Burden RL & Faires JD. Numerical Analysis, Brooks/Cole, 8th Edition, 2005. ISBN: 9780534392000
Burden RL & Faires JD. Numerical Analysis, Brooks/Cole, 8th Edition, 2005. ISBN: 9780534392000
Module Special Admissions Requirements
Prior Study of CE62032-5 Mathematical Modelling and CE62013-5 Engineering Mathematics Applications 1.
Module Learning Strategies
The material will be introduced over 30 hours consisting of 12 hours lectures and 12 hours practicals. To be delivered as:-
12 hours lectures (1 per week)
12 hours tutorials (1 per week)
6 hours practicals (1 every other week)
12 hours lectures (1 per week)
12 hours tutorials (1 per week)
6 hours practicals (1 every other week)
Module Resources
Use of a computer package, preferably MAPLE.