AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Purpose of the course is to provide algebraic computational tools and analytic geometric knowledges of two and three dimensional spaces.

TEACHING METHODS

Lectures: theoretical lessons (three hours in a week) and classroom resolution of exercises (two hours in a week).

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Complex numbers: algebraic, trigonometric and exponential form. Algebraic equations: fundamental theorem of algebra, factorization of real and complex polynomials. Matrices and linear systems: algebra of matrices, determinants, Gaussian elimination. Vector and Euclidean spaces: linear dependence, bases and dimension. The diagonal form of a real matrix. Space analytic geometry: vector calculus, coordinate system, planes, lines, sphere, circles.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

E. Casazza - D. Gallarati, Geometria con elementi di Calcolo Numerico, ECIG;

D. Gallarati, Esercizi di Geometria, ECIG;

E.Carlini - M.V.Catalisano - M.V.Catalisano - A.Oneto - M.E.Serpico, Geometria per Ingegneria, Esculapio

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

MARIA EZIA SERPICO (President)

FILIPPO DE MARI CASARETO DAL VERME

MANUEL MONTEVERDE

ANNA ROSSI

MARINA VENTURINO

LESSONS

Class schedule

GEOMETRY

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Students have to take a written and an oral exam. During the course there are tests to verify the knowledge.

Exam schedule

FURTHER INFORMATION

Pre-requisites :

Basic set theory, elementaey algebra and elementary trigonometry.