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Mathematics, B, 7,5 ECTS credits.
/Matematik, B/
For:
Kem
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Prel. scheduled
hours: 60
Rec. self-study hours: 140
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Area of Education: Science
Subject area: Mathematics
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Advancement level
(A-D): A
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Aim:
To give the student familiarity with several variable calculus needed for studies in chemistry, particularly physical chemistry.
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Prerequisites: (valid for students admitted to programmes within which the course is offered)
NMAA33, Mathematics A.
Note: Admission requirements for non-programme students usually also include admission requirements for the programme and threshhold requirements for progression within the programme, or corresponding.
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Organisation:
Teaching is done in lectures and problem classes. The examination consists of a written test.
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Course contents:
Vectors. Analytic geometry. Functions of several variables. Partial derivatives, chain rule and error propagation. Taylors formula and local extrema. Largest and least value. Optimization with constraints. Double and triple integrals. Change of variables in multiple integrals.
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Course literature:
Steiner, E: The chemistry maths book.
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Examination: |
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Written examination |
5 p
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Course language is Swedish.
Department offering the course: MAI.
Director of Studies: Arne Enqvist
Examiner: Ulf Janfalk
Link to the course homepage at the department
Course Syllabus in Swedish
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