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PMTH212 Multivariable Calculus

Updated: 21 December 2009
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Semester 1 Off Campus A- Internet access required
Armidale Semester 1 On Campus A- Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is a UNE Supervised Examination held at the end of the teaching period in which you are enrolled.
Pre-requisites MATH101 and MATH102 or candidature in a postgraduate award in the School of Environmental and Rural Science or School of Science and Technology
Co-requisites None
Restrictions PMTH212A
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Shusen Yan (syan@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

Topics include: partial derivatives; the chain rule; basic geometrical topics on curves and surfaces in relation to multivariable functions; extreme values; double and triple integrals; change of variables; vector functions; line integrals; Green's theorem; divergence theorem; Stokes theorem. Three lectures and a one-hour tutorial per week.
Recommended Material
Optional 		Text(s):

Note: Recommended material is held in the University Library - purchase is optional

Calculus
ISBN: 9780470183496
Anton, H., Wiley 9th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Semester 1 , On and Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignments 30%
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1, 2 GA: 1, 6
Final Examination 3 hrs 70%

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. gain a basic understanding of the concepts and applications of differential and integral calculus of multivariable functions;
  2. use mathematical analysis skills to solve problems in relevant scientific subjects.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
Embedded in problem-solving skills. Demonstrated in lectures, practised and applied in tutorials, assessed in problem-based assignment tasks and exams. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
 False False True
3 Global Perspectives
 False False True
4 Information Literacy
 False False True
5 Life-Long Learning
 False False True
6 Problem Solving
 True True True
7 Social Responsibility
 False False True
8 Team Work
 False False True
   

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