EMTH211-18S2 (C) Semester Two 2018

Engineering Linear Algebra and Statistics

15 points

Details:
Start Date: Monday, 16 July 2018
End Date: Sunday, 18 November 2018
Withdrawal Dates
Last Day to withdraw from this course:
  • Without financial penalty (full fee refund): Sunday, 29 July 2018
  • Without academic penalty (including no fee refund): Sunday, 14 October 2018

Description

A linear/matrix algebra course using MATLAB, with engineering applications and a component of statistics for engineers.

This is a second semester course for students doing electrical, mechatronics or computer engineering.

Themes include:
• using geometry to understand the behaviour of vectors, matrices and random variables
• the language of linear algebra (new words to describe the relationships between vectors and spaces)
• matrix factorizations (understanding matrices in terms of simpler matrices)

Topics include:
• more about systems of linear equations (LU factorizations, error estimates, iterative methods)
• applications of eigenvalues and eigenvectors (including Markov chains, population modelling and recurrence relations)
• projections onto subspaces, and QR-factorizations, with applications to finding least squares solutions
• linear regression and measuring goodness-of-fit

Learning Outcomes

Course Aims:
• to be proficient in the basic methods of linear and matrix algebra
• to be able to use these methods and MATLAB to solve problems in engineering
• to be able to use these methods and MATLAB to discover structures and patterns in engineering data
• to develop written and oral communication skills, emphasizing the ability to explain what the mathematics means

University Graduate Attributes

This course will provide students with an opportunity to develop the Graduate Attributes specified below:

Critically competent in a core academic discipline of their award

Students know and can critically evaluate and, where applicable, apply this knowledge to topics/issues within their majoring subject.

Prerequisites

Subject to approval of the Dean of Engineering and Forestry. RP: EMTH210

Restrictions

EMTH203, EMTH204, MATH203, MATH254, MATH252, MATH251

Recommended Preparation

Course Coordinator / Lecturer

Geertrui Van de Voorde

Lecturers

Mark Hickman and Fabian Dunker

Assessment

Assessment Due Date Percentage 
Test (week 6) 20%
Small assignments (due weeks 2, 4, 12) 10%
Large assignment (due week 10) 20%
Final Examination 50%


In order to pass the course, a minimum performance of 40% is required in the final examination.

Textbooks / Resources

Recommended Reading

Poole, David,1955-; Linear algebra :a modern introduction ; Fourth edition; Cengage Learning, 2015 (2nd, 3rd, or 4th edition suitable).

Indicative Fees

Domestic fee $937.00

International fee $5,125.00

* All fees are inclusive of NZ GST or any equivalent overseas tax, and do not include any programme level discount or additional course-related expenses.

For further information see Mathematics and Statistics .

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