Course: Seminar to Subject Mathematics 4

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Course title Seminar to Subject Mathematics 4
Course code KMA/SME4
Organizational form of instruction Seminar
Level of course unspecified
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 2
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Janíková Marcela, RNDr.
Course content
Week 1: Domain of functions of two variables, their graph. Level curves of the function Week 2: Partial derivatives, chain rule, implicite functions, Week 3: Fundamental notions of min/max theory in R2. Week 4: Double integral. Methods to computation. Week 5: Change of variables in a double integrals Week 6: Triple integral, methods to computation, change of variables. Week 7: Scalar field, gradient, directional derivative, Week 8: Vector fields, divergence and curl. Operator Laplace, Hamilton. Week 9: Paths and parametrizations. Path integrals of scalar fields. Week 10: Path integrals of vector fields, Week 11: Surface integral of scalar fields. Week 12: Surface integral of vector fields. Week 13: Integration theorems of vector calculus

Learning activities and teaching methods
Seminar classes, Seminar, Practicum
  • Contact hours - 26 hours per semester
  • Preparation for formative assessments (2-20) - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for comprehensive test (10-40) - 18 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
There is no prerequisite for this course. Students should be familiar with basic notions of mathematical analysis to the extent of the course KMA/ME1.
learning outcomes
By the end of the course, a successful student should be able to: compute partial derivatives of functions of more variables, evaluate double and triple integrals, change of variables in a double integrals, integration along paths and over surfaces.
teaching methods
Seminar
Practicum
Seminar classes
assessment methods
Test
Skills demonstration during practicum
Recommended literature
  • Mašek, Josef. Sbírka úloh z matematiky : diferenční rovnice a transformace Z. 1. vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1998. ISBN 80-7082-457-3.
  • Mašek, Josef. Sbírka úloh z matematiky : integrální transformace. 1. vyd. Plzeň : ZČU, 1993. ISBN 80-7082-117-5.
  • Polák, Josef. Funkční posloupnosti a řady ; Fourierovy řady. 2. upr. vyd. Plzeň : Západočeská univerzita, 2004. ISBN 80-7043-282-9.


Study plans that include the course
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