MATH264-10S1 (C)
Multivariate Calculus and Differential Equations
This is a first semester course worth 22 points.
Message of the Day
Posted by Miguel Moyers-Gonzalez on April 23 2010, 5:21 pm
Welcome to MATH264 Term 2.
In the following weeks we will study Ordinary Differential Equations. I have uploaded (under Term 2 (General Files)) Chapter 0 and the Annex of Dr. Mark Hickman's notes. Please download this file, it is a review of what you should know for this course and this material will not be covered in class.
Also note that tutorials will begin Friday April 30.
Regards
Miguel
Course Information
Calculus is a way of modelling and understanding any system where changes occur smoothly. Such systems arise in engineering, physics, chemistry, biology and economics. The aim of this course is to give you the tools to analyse such systems.
In the first part of this course we look at the differentiation and integration of functions of several variables, while in the second part we look at various ways of solving the types of differential equations which arise in science and engineering.
Much of the course is concerned with how to calculate various quantities (rates of change, maxima and minima, lengths, area, volumes and flows). We use the computer package Maple to take the tedium out of these calculations, and to provide a visual interpretation of them. We also use Maple to solve differential equations, and to examine the behaviour of the resulting solutions.
Class Representative
Recommended reading
Anton, Calculus (5th edition or later), Wiley
Boyce and DiPrima, Elementary Differential Equations and Boundary Value Problems, Wiley, 6th ed.
Enquiries
Dr Alex James
Room 624 Erskine Building
Phone Extension 8877
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