MATH1916 Basic Use of Computers for Mathematics
5 Credits Class Size: 70
Module manager: Professor D Lesnic
Email: amt5ld@maths.leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) View Timetable
Year running
2010/11
Pre-requisite qualifications
A-level Mathematics, or equivalent.
Mutually Exclusive
| MATH1915 |
Basic Use of Computers for Mathematics |
| MATH1917 |
Basic Use of Computers for Mathematicians |
This module is not approved as an Elective
Objectives
By the end of the module you wil:
- be computer literate
- know how to log in to the University network, use email and the WWW and use some widely distributed tools including a word processor
- learn how to use the R and Maple packages to solve mathematical problems.
This will equip you to take subsequent modules in Mathematics into which the use of Maple is integrated.
Syllabus
1. Logging on the University system
2. Use of email
3. Use of the WWW
4. Word processing using MS-word
5. Stats package R
6. Maple as a tool for doing numerical calculations
7. Maple as a tool for doing algebraic manipulations
8. Applications of Maple to Calculus.
Teaching Methods
| Delivery type |
Number |
Length hours |
Student hours |
| Lecture |
5 |
1 |
5 |
| Practical |
10 |
1 |
10 |
| Private study hours |
35 |
| Total Contact hours |
15 |
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) |
50 |
Methods of Assessment
Coursework
| Assessment type |
Notes |
% of formal assessment |
| In-course Assessment |
. |
100 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Coursework) |
100 |
Normally resits will be assessed by the same methodology as the first attempt, unless otherwise stated
Reading List
The reading list is available from the Library website
Last updated: 4/1/2011
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