2015/16 Undergraduate Module Catalogue
CIVE3599 Engineering Mathematics III
10 creditsClass Size: 130
Module manager: Dr. Duncan Borman
Email: d.j.borman@leeds.ac.uk
Taught: Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) View Timetable
Year running 2015/16
Pre-requisites
| CIVE1620 | Engineering Mathematics I |
| CIVE2602 | Engineering Mathematics II |
This module is not approved as a discovery module
Objectives
On completion of this module, students should be able to:- manipulate complex numbers in Cartesian and polar form, interpret them on an Argand diagram; and solve simple equations involving complex numbers;
- solve simple first order differential equations;
- solve simple second order linear differential equations.
Syllabus
- Complex numbers: definition, Argand Diagram, polar form, De Moivre's Theorem, finding complex roots of polynomial equations with real coefficients.
- 1st Order Ordinary Differential Equations: separable, exact, linear, homogeneous.
- 2nd Order Ordinary Differential Equations: linear homogeneous equations with constant coefficients.
- Linear inhomogeneous equations, with exponential, sinusoidal, and polynomial right-hand sides.
- Euler equations.
- Series solutions.
- Simple mathematical modelling of engineering applications using differential equations.
Teaching methods
| Delivery type | Number | Length hours | Student hours |
| Example Class | 4 | 1.00 | 4.00 |
| Consultation | 5 | 1.00 | 5.00 |
| Lecture | 20 | 1.00 | 20.00 |
| Private study hours | 71.00 | ||
| Total Contact hours | 29.00 | ||
| Total hours (100hr per 10 credits) | 100.00 | ||
Private study
50 hours - reading per lecture (20 x 2.5 hours)16 hours - per problem sheet (4 x 4 hours)
10 hours - revision for final examination
Opportunities for Formative Feedback
Formative assessment sheets at regular intervals which will be marked for feedback.Methods of assessment
Exams
| Exam type | Exam duration | % of formal assessment |
| Standard exam (closed essays, MCQs etc) | 2 hr 00 mins | 100.00 |
| Total percentage (Assessment Exams) | 100.00 | |
External Resit: 100% University Exam
Reading list
The reading list is available from the Library websiteLast updated: 27/04/2016
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