Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Lecturer
Michael Batanin
Contact via 9850 8926
12 Wally's Walk (E7A) 706
Wednesday 9-10
Lecturer/Convenor
Paul Smith
Contact via 9850 8944
12 Wally's Walk (E7A) 7.26
Friday 11-12
Frank Schoenig
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Credit points |
Credit points
3
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
MATH132 or MATH135(HD)
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
The notion of linearity is developed in this unit through the introduction of the abstract notion of vector spaces. The new ideas are then used to further study systems of linear equations. The study of differential and integral calculus is taken further by the introduction of functions of two real variables and the study of first‐order and second‐order ordinary differential equations. The notion of a limit is enhanced by the study of sequences and series. Ideas from power series are then used to revisit differential equations.
The topics in this unit are studied with a degree of rigour and sophistication appropriate to better prepared students with a strong interest in the theoretical underpinnings of the subject. An alternative treatment of the same material from a less sophisticated point of view can be obtained by taking MATH136.
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ATTENDANCE and PARTICIPATION: Please contact the unit convenor as soon as possible if you have difficulty attending and participating in any classes. There may be alternatives available to make up the work. If there are circumstances that mean you miss a class, you can apply for a disruption to study.
IMPORTANT: If you apply for Disruption to Study for your final examination, you must make yourself available for the week of December 10 – 14, 2018. If you are not available at that time, there is no guarantee an additional examination time will be offered. Specific examination dates and times will be determined at a later date
Name | Weighting | Hurdle | Due |
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Three assignments | 30% | No | See iLearn |
One test | 10% | No | See iLearn |
Final examination | 60% | No | University Examination Period |
Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 30%
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Due: See iLearn
Weighting: 10%
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Due: University Examination Period
Weighting: 60%
Lectures: you should attend two hours of each lecture stream each week, making a total of four hours.
Tutorials: you should attend one tutorial each week.
The following texts are recommended for this unit, and are available from the CO-OP Bookshop on campus, and are in the reference section of the Library.
Other similar texts are available in the Library, and for reference in the Numeracy Centre.
Additional notes Notes for Markov chains
http://www.sosmath.com/matrix/markov/markov.html http://aix1.uottawa.ca/~jkhoury/markov.htm Most books on linear algebra with applications will cover Markov chains. Some references have the columns summing to 1, others have the rows summing to 1 (depending on which way the state table is constructed). We will adopt the convention that the future state is on the vertical axis, so the columns sum to 1.
Students are expected to have access to an internet enabled computer with a web browser and Adobe Reader software. Several areas of the university provide wireless access for portable computers. There are computers for student use in the Library.
Difficulties with your home computer or internet connection do not constitute a reasonable excuse for lateness of, or failure to submit, assessment tasks.
WEEK |
ALGEBRA |
CALCULUS |
1 |
Vector spaces (Introduction, proofs, subspaces) |
Sequences and series, convergence of sequences |
2 |
Vector spaces (Span, Linear Independence) |
Convergence Tests of series |
3 |
Vector spaces (Basis, Dimension) |
Power series |
4 |
Vector spaces associated with matrices |
Taylor series |
5 |
Functions of several real variables, Limits |
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6 |
Orthogonality |
Continuity, partial derivatives |
7 |
Projections, Least Squares |
Tangent planes, chain rule |
MID-SEMESTER BREAK | ||
8 |
Eigenvectors nd Eigenvalues |
Maxima and minima, Lagrange multipliers |
9 |
Diagonalization |
First order ordinary differential equations |
10 |
Applications: Markov Chains, Discrete Dynamical Systems |
Applications of first order ordinary differential equations |
11 |
Applications: Systems of linear differential equations |
Higher order ordinary differential equations |
12 |
Applications: Quadratic Forms |
Applications of ordinary differential equations |
13 |
Revision |
Revision |
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