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Mathematics for Environmental Science I (250559) – Course 2025/26 PDF

Contents

Loops, conditionals and functions Practical cases of programming

Dedication

10h Medium group + 30h Self Study
Total: 40h

Representation of functions in Matlab Partial and directional derivatives. Gradient. Chain rule Parametric representation of surfaces Problems in environmental applications

Dedication

8h Large group + 32h Self Study
Total: 40h

Dedication

4h Laboratory classes + 5h 36m Self Study
Total: 9h 36m

Understand different methods of numerical integration, including the trapezoidal rule, the compound Simpson's rule, and Gaussian quadrature. Discuss the errors associated with each of these methods.

Dedication

6h Large group + 6h Medium group + 24h Self Study
Total: 36h

Functional approximation Least squares Resolution by numerical methods

Dedication

6h Large group + 6h Laboratory classes + 24h Self Study
Total: 36h