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MATHEMATICS

ACADEMIC YEAR2014/2015

COD. 00674

dati insegnamento:

DEGREE: NATURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES

TYPE OF COURSE: BASIC COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION: Italian

LECTURERS:

PASQUERO Stefano

ACADEMIC YEAR: 2014/2015

YEAR OF STUDY: 1

SEMESTER: First semester

NUMBER OF CREDITS: 9

UNIT COORDINATOR: PASQUERO Stefano

CONTACT HOURS: 63

INDIVIDUAL WORK HOURS: 135

Learning outcomes of the course unit

To give the basic mathematical notions for a correct scientific approach to the mathematical ideas related to Geological and Natural Sciences

To study and to deepen basic notions of Mathematics, with particular attention to concepts meaning. To furnish instruments and methods to describe and to interpret situations and data.

Prerequisites

Basic mathematics knowledge

Course contents summary

Basic elements of Calculus, Linear Algebra and Mathematical Analysis

Richiami degli argomenti di Aritmetica, Algebra e Geometria euclidea e cartesiana della scuola preuniversitaria. Cenni di calcolo vettoriale (in due dimensioni). Funzioni reali di variabili reali e studio di funzioni. Calcolo differenziale e sviluppo di Taylor. Calcolo integrale. Equazioni differenziali. Cenni allo studio di funzioni di più variabili.

Course contents

Natural numbers, decimal numbers, real numbers and intervals. Vectors in two dimensions.The concept of function: definition, graph, domaine and range; graphical representation. Elementary Functions: rational functions, algebraic functions, trigonometric, exponential and logarithmic; compound functions. Concept of limit. Fundamental ideas of integral and differential calculus: integral as area, integration rules, derivative and tangent, differentiability and continuity of functions, definition of differential. Differential equations. Two variables functions.

Teaching methods

Theoretical and applied classroom teaching. Clarifying individual meeting if required by the student

Frontal lectures and exercises also with work in groups

Assessment methods and criteria

Final written examination divided into a preliminary closed-ended questionnaire and a following open-ended questionnaire. The student can go through with the second questionnaire only passing the first

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During the teaching period student will have partial written tests which would substitute the final written task

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YEAR: 1

BOTANY
BOTANY (UNIT A)
BOTANY (UNIT B)
CHEMISTRY
COMPUTER SKILLS
GENERAL ZOOLOGY
GENERAL ZOOLOGY - SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY
GEOGRAPHY
MATHEMATICS
MINERALOGY
SYSTEMATIC ZOOLOGY

YEAR: 2

ECOLOGY
ECOSYSTEMS ANALYSIS
GENETICS
GEOLOGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MODULE ECOLOGY
ORGANIC CHEMISTRY
PETROGRAPHY
PHYSICS
VERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY AND NATURE CONSERVATION

YEAR: 3

COMPLEMENTS OF PHYSICS
ENVIRONMENT AND HEALTH
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY
ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS
ENVIRONMENTAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
ENVIRONMENTAL LAW
ENVIRONMENTAL MINERALOGY
METHODS FOR ANALYSIS OF ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIAL COMMUNITIES
METHODS FOR BIODIVERSITY AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
MOLECULAR EVOLUTION
NATURALISTIC COUNTRYSIDE
PALEOBIOLOGY
STATISTICS
Water resources and water treatments

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