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MA 321 - Computer Packages for Mathematics |
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Lecturer: |
Dr Niall Madden |
Office Hours: |
Wed, Thur. 10-11 |
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Lectures: |
Thurs 12, Boole Suite. Friday: 11am, C219 |
Labs: |
Wed 10-11 and Thu 11-12 |
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Course Content: |
Computer packages for mathematics - with particular regard to Maple. Basic calculations, functions and expressions, solving equations (single, nonlinear, systems, recurrence, etc.), calculus, programming, statistics. |
Assessment: |
Course work (Lab assignments and project) (Marks for MA321 will be incorporated into results for other Maths subjects) |
Printed overheads from lectures will be posted here.
For additional notes/diagrams
that were drawn on the backboard, please refer to you own notes.
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| Sep 13: | Intro to MA321 | (3 pages) | ||
| Sep 20: | Intro to Maple | (2 pages) | ||
| Sep 26: | Intro to Maple II | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 03-04: | Plotting, expressions, and functions | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 10: | Solving equations and inequalities | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 11: | More about equations | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 17: | Limits | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 18: | Derivatives | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 24: | More about Derivatives | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 25: | Graphical analysis | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Oct 31: | More minimizing... | (printable version) | (2 pages) | |
| Nov 01: | Packages: plots and linalg | (printable version) | (3 pages) | |
| Nov 07: | Integration I | (printable version) | (1 page) | |
| Nov 08: | Integration II | (printable version) | (1 page) | |
| Nov 14: | Programming | (printable version) | (3 page) |
Lab times: Wednesdays 10-11 and Thursdays 11-12. All take place in the Boole suite, Block S.
| Oct 02-03: | Lab 1 | (the basics...) |
| Oct 09-10: | Lab 2 | (functions and plotting) |
| Oct 16-17: | Lab 3 | (solving equations) |
| Oct 13-24: | Lab 4 | (limits) |
| Oct 30-31: | Lab 5 | (derivatives) |
| Nov 6-7: | Lab 6 | (Packages) |
| Nov 13-14: | Lab 7 | (Integration) |
Maple for Students - a collection of on-line tutorials and other materials.
Niall Madden
Oct 2002