• MATH3411
  • Maths 5

  • Credits (ECTS): 5
  • Mechanical and Design Engineering

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Overview

Module Description

This module builds upon the knowledge gained from the second year of the course and introduces new mathematical concepts and techniques in calculus and statistical distributions.

Module Aims

The aim of this module is to consolidate and further develop the learner's knowledge and understanding of the relevant mathematical concepts and to raise the level of expertise to facilitate further study of analytical techniques in engineering applications.

Indicative Syllabus

Analytical solutions of first order Differential Equations using separation of variables and second order differential equations.
Control charts.
Curve fitting by method of least squares.
MC1 Differential Equations:
MC2 Numerical Methods
MC3 Statistics:
Mathematical distribution of failure times, Weibull distribution.
Numerical solution of first order differential equations by Runge Kutta method .
Sampling distributions and confidence intervals. Correlation and regression.

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