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Semester 1

Mathematical and computational methods in Geophysics (EASC09054)

Subject

Earth Science

College

SCE

Credits

20

Normal Year Taken

3

Delivery Session Year

2023/2024

Pre-requisites

Mathematics including partial differentiation and differential equations.

Course Summary

This course introduces and develops mathematical and computational techniques commonly used in geophysics. The mathematics and computing are taught in an integrated manner so, for example, methods for finding an analytical solution to a differential equation are followed by computing techniques for achieving the same aim.

Course Description

In this course, you will learn a range of core mathematical and computational methods that form the basis for future courses. The learning experience will be varied, mixing practical programming classes with traditional lectures and problem solving tutorials. Where practical, we will reinforce the ideas from the mathematical methods within the computational classes.

Assessment Information

Written Exam 30%, Coursework 70%, Practical Exam 0%

Additional Assessment Information

Assessment Details Written Exam 30 %, Coursework 70 %, Practical Exam 0 % Coursework 70%, exam 30%. The exam covers only the mathematical section of the course. Assessed Coursework will consist of one computing exercise (50% of course) and one set of mathematics problems (20% of course) One further set of maths problems and one further computing exercises will be marked for formative purposes. For more information regarding deadlines, please refer to the learn page. Assessment Deadlines Formative Computation (Formative assessment) 1 Semester 1, Week 6 Wednesday, 12 noon Formative Mathematics (Formative assessment) 2 Semester 1, Week 7 Wednesday, 12 noon Assessed Mathematics: Semester 1, Week 10 Wednesday, 12 noon Assessed Computation: Semester 1, Wednesday Week 11, 12 noon Written Exam Semester 1, December Exam Diet

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