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33401 Introductory Mathematical Methods

6cp; 3hpw

Topics covered include: matrices and determinants; gaussian reduction; solution of linear equations; eigenvalues and eigenvectors; vectors; products of vectors; equations of lines and planes; complex numbers; polar form and de Moivre's theorem; linear independence of vectors; rank of a matrix; symmetric matrices; quadratic forms; differentiation and integration of functions of one variable; functions of several variables; partial derivatives; maxima and minima; Taylor's theorem; gradient and Hessian; and classification of critical points.

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Autumn semester, City campus

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