School of Mathematics
School of Mathematics
Course 2S2 Mathematics for Science Students
2000-2001
(
SF Students of Mathematics as a
whole subject within the Natural Science Moderatorships
)
Lecturer:
R. M. Aron & T. G. Leness
Requirements/prerequisites:
none (except 1S)
Duration:
Number of lectures per week:
2.5, including one tutorial every two weeks
Assessment:
Corrected exercises contribute 10% of the final mark.
End-of-year Examination:
A three hour final examination held in
June covers the entire course.
A 3 hour supplemental examination also covers the entire course.
Description:
- Linear Algebra with Applications
Anton & Rorres: Review of Chapters 1 (systems of Linear
Equations and Matrices), 2 (Determinants) and 3 (Vectors
in 2-space and 3-space; Chapter 4
(Euclidean vector spaces); Chapter 5 (General vector spaces
- simple treatment); Chapter 6 (Inner product spaces);
Chapter 7 (Eigenvalues and eigenvectors); Chapter 8 (Linear
Transformations); Applications.
- Fourier Analysis
Kreysig: Chapter 10
(Fourier Series, including Complex Fourier Series, Fourier Transforms).
- Ordinary Differential Equations with Applications, Special
Functions, Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
Review and Further Examples from Anton (Calculus) Chapter 10;
Kreysig: from Chapters 1-4 (excluding parts already covered in
1S2); Chapter 11, 11.1-11.3.
Textbooks:
Essential References
- Erwin Kreyszig, Advanced Engineering Mathematics, (7th
edition) Wiley, 1993.
- Howard Anton and Chris Rorres, Elementary Linear Algebra
applications version, (8th edition) Wiley 2000.
OR
Howard Anton, Elementary Linear Algebra, (7th edition) Wiley 1994.
- Howard Anton, Calculus: a new horizon
(6th edition), Wiley, 1998.
Recommended references
- S. Lipschutz, Linear Algebra (Schaum's Outline Series).
-
S. Wolfram, Mathematica a system for doing mathematics by computer,
Addison-Wesley (3rd edition) 1996, published by Wolfram Media and
Cambridge University Press.
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