Kursens beskrivning

LEARNING OUTCOMES

This course refreshes students' basic mathematical skills and develops software and programming competencies that are needed in studies for Master's degree. The contents include topics e.g. data analysis, mathematical transforms, matrix operations and differential equations. Exercises are solved using MATLAB and/or Mathematica, which supports the learning of these widely used programming platforms.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 07.09.2022 - 07.12.2022

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Keijo Nikoskinen, Ilkka Tittonen

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Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content

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  This course addresses analysis and modelling of mathematical problems in the fields of physics and engineering. Lectures focus on the theoretical backgrounds of studied problems and exercises on their computational solution methods. MATLAB and Mathematica are the main software platforms used for numeric modelling of the given problems. 

  Course consists of topics including: data analysis, symbolic and numeric approaches for solving physics and engineering problems, mathematical transforms, differential and integral equations, systems of differential equation, and numerical methods on differential equations. Contents may vary slightly every year.

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Assessment Methods and Criteria

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  Homework exercises

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Workload

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  Lectures: 24 h
  Computer exercises: 40 h
  Scientific writing: 6 h
  Individual work: 60 h

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DETAILS

Study Material

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Substitutes for Courses

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Prerequisites

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  Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information

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  Teaching Language : English

  Teaching Period : 2022-2023 Autumn I - II
  2023-2024 Autumn I - II

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Beskrivning