CODE 91034 ACADEMIC YEAR 2018/2019 CREDITS 9 cfu anno 1 SCIENZE AMBIENTALI E NATURALI 9916 (L-32) - GENOVA SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MAT/02 LANGUAGE Italian TEACHING LOCATION GENOVA SEMESTER Annual PREREQUISITES Propedeuticità in uscita Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti: Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) ENGINERING GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION 62222 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) FIELD GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS – MOD. 2 80251 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) ENGINERING GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION (2° MOD.) 62223 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) ELEMENTS OF GEORESOURCES 61663 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) FIELD GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS – MOD. 1 80250 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 65849 Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2018/2019) APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 61664 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2018/2019) MONITORING AND MANAGING ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 84093 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2018/2019) ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED PHYSICS 84044 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2018/2019) PHYSICS 72718 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2018/2019) DATA ANALYSIS LABORATORY 84092 ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2018/2019) ECOLOGICAL DATA ANALYSIS AND EXERCISES 84046 TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB OVERVIEW The aim of this course is to establish the essential mathematical foundations necessary for the language of science. More specifically, this course presents the basic concepts and methods of linear algebra, geometry and calculus. AIMS AND CONTENT SYLLABUS/CONTENT Overview of elementary set theory. Brief introduction to vectors and analytic geometry in 2 and 3 dimensions. Overview of complex numbers and polynomials (divisibility and roots). Functions. Graphs of elementary functions. Function composition. Inverse functions. Concept of limit. Continuous functions. Concept of the derivative, and rules for finding the derivative. Higher derivatives and their geometrical interpretation. Real-valued functions and their graphs. Definite integrals and the area of planar regions. Brief introduction to differential equations. The indefinite integral of a function. Integrals of elementary functions. Matrices and their operations; determinants and matrix inverse. Linear systems; gaussian reduction. Overview of numerical stability. Overview of combinatorics. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ANNA MARIA BIGATTI GRAZIA TAMONE Ricevimento: According to the personal request, during all the academic year, upon mail or telephonic agreement. Exam Board ANNA MARIA BIGATTI (President) ENRICO ALBERTO SIDERI GRAZIA TAMONE LESSONS Class schedule ELEMENTS OF MATHEMATIC EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION Written and oral exam ASSESSMENT METHODS Detailed description on: http://www.dima.unige.it/~bigatti/ElemMat/modalita-esame.html Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 22/01/2019 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 12/02/2019 09:30 GENOVA Compitino 11/06/2019 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 02/07/2019 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 16/07/2019 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale 10/09/2019 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale