J.P. McCarthy: Math Page

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Maple Labs

Due to the large number of students attending the module MATH6038 Mathematics for Science 2.2, we now have to introduce a lab split. 

If your name is listed under February 2016, 17 Wednesday, 6.00 pm here (i.e. the first column), you should come in at 18:00. Otherwise come in for a 19:15 start.

The following is the proposed schedule for Weeks 3, 5, 1*, 7, 9, 11:

Group 1 – Starts at 18:00 and Finishes at 20:50:

Wednesdays 18:00-19:05 – Maple Lab in room C128

Wednesdays 19:15-20.55 – Theory class in room C214

Group 2 – Starts at 19:15 and Finishes at 22:00:

Wednesdays 19:15-20.55 – Theory class in room C214

Wednesdays 20:55-22:00 – Maple Lab in room C128

Test 1

Test 1 will take place 6 April in Week 8 in B149. The test I gave last time I taught this module is at the end of Chapter 1. I will send out some advice for the test next week or the week after.

Week 6*

In Week 6 we look at Determinants and their use in Cramer’s Rule.

Week 7*

In Week 7 we will start Chapter 2 on Statistics.

Week 1*: Easter Catch-Up Class

There will be ‘Maple’ night Wednesday 23 March during the Easter break. Students are strongly advised to attend because although I intend to record the lecture, I cannot guarantee that the recording is successful. In the event of an unsuccessful recording, I will make the relevant notes available. Students who miss this night will have to undertake a Maple catch-up (see below).

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Tests

The results of Test 1 will be released after St Patrick’s Day. Test 2, on Chapter 3, will be held in Week 11.

Week 6

We looked at Determinants and their use in Cramer’s Rule. We started Chapter 7 with a quick review of differentiation.

Week 7

We will look at parametric differentiation and perhaps related rates.

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Assignment 1

Assignment 1 Results will probably be released after Paddy’s Day.

Assignment 2

Assignment 2 will have a hand-in date of 25 April: the Monday of Week 11. You should receive the assignment around or before 4 April.

Week 6

We started looking at “The Engineer’s Transform” — the Laplace Transform.

Week 7 and Beyond

We will continue this study by looking at partial fractions and the Inverse Laplace Transform.

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Week 5*

We spoke about the Gauss-Jordan Algorithm for finding matrix inverses and saw how they are useful in solving matrix equations. In particular, we saw that we can rewrite and solve a linear system as a matrix equation.

Week 6*

In Week 6 we will look at Determinants and their use in Cramer’s Rule. We might start chapter 2.

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Test 1

I am not sure yet when I will have these corrected. Test 2, on chapter 3, will be held in Week 11.

Week 5

We did full examples of 3×3 inversion using the Gauss-Jordan Algorithm and then looked at Matrix Equations and their application to linear systems.

Week 6

In Week 6 we will look at Determinants and their use in Cramer’s Rule.

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Assignment 1

Hand in is today 17:30, Thursday 3 March. I am not sure how soon I will have these corrected.

Assignment 2

Assignment 2 will have a hand-in date of 25 April: the Monday of Week 11. You should receive the assignment around or before 4 April.

Week 5

We finished our study of the method of undetermined coefficients.

Week 6

We will start looking at “The Engineer’s Transform” — the Laplace Transform.

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Week 4*

We introduced matrices as linear maps and discussed some of their properties..

Week 5*

A Maple week first of all. See below for information on lab split.

We will begin talking about the Gauss-Jordan Algorithm for finding matrix inverses  and see how they are useful in solving matrix equations. In particular, we will learn that we can rewrite and solve a linear system as a matrix equation.

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Test 1

The test will be in this Thursday in B260. There is a sample test in the notes.

Week 4

We looked at how to do matrix multiplication and did some examples of matrix arithmetic. We looked at Matrix Inverses — “dividing” for Matrices.

Week 5

We will see full examples of 3×3 inversion using the Gauss-Jordan Algorithm and then look at Matrix Equations.

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