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MA1516: MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTATIONS THROUGH PROGRAMMING MATLAB (2023-2024)

Last modified: 23 Jul 2024 10:43


Course Overview

Making calculations is at the heart of every science. In this course we will learn the programming language MATLAB and write programs to implement mathematical concepts that frequently appear in science and engineering. Through programming we will gain better understanding of some mathematical ideas prevalent in all sciences and how related calculations are done and the reason they work. MATLAB is particularly popular among engineers but it is very similar in its principles to other scientific programming languages, such as R, commonly used by statisticians, biologists and other scientists.

Course Details

Study Type Undergraduate Level 1
Term Second Term Credit Points 15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus Aberdeen Sustained Study No
Co-ordinators
  • Dr Assaf Libman

Qualification Prerequisites

  • Either Programme Level 1 or Programme Level 2

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

  • Any Undergraduate Programme

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

No

Course Description

In this course, students will:

1. Learn the basics of the programming language MATLAB.

2. Understand mathematical concepts by programming them. For example, limits, derivatives, integrals.

3. Discuss concepts from statistics such as linear regression and hypothesis tests and write simple computer programs to implement them.

4. Know how MATLAB can help us solve systems of linear equation, differential equations and more.

Syllabus

In this course you will learn to use the computer language MATLAB, which is a useful tool in engineering and sciences. The course will cover the basics of programming in MATLAB, and will also cover mathematical ideas and recipes, and will teach you how to implement them in MATLAB.


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Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

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