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CODE 56090
ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MAT/05
LANGUAGE Italian
TEACHING LOCATION
  • GENOVA
SEMESTER 1° Semester
SECTIONING Questo insegnamento è diviso nelle seguenti frazioni:
  • A
  • B
  • PREREQUISITES
    Propedeuticità in uscita
    Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti:
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    • DESIGN 10176 (coorte 2020/2021)
    • STRUCTURAL MECHANICS 56092
    TEACHING MATERIALS AULAWEB

    OVERVIEW

    The course aims at providing a basic education in mathematics, complemented with the use of a computer for visualizatoin of functions and three-dimensional shapes. 

    AIMS AND CONTENT

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The course provides an overview of basic topics including number sets, functions, function approximation through polynomials, differential calculus in one variable, integrals, and the use of the spreadsheet for the study of functions and their graphic plot.

    AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

    The main objective of the course is to help the student to develop a scientific mind, with which to approach the technical subjects. Furthermore, the course shows how mathematics, however rigorous, can be both a creative tool, and a tool at the service of creativity. To this aim, the course is rather application-oriented, and every topic presented in the class is subsequently discussed and analyzed with the computer. 

    TEACHING METHODS

    The course features both taught-classes and exercises 

    SYLLABUS/CONTENT

    The course provide basic notions of analysis, geometry and numerics. Specifically, the following topics will be presented:

    • Numbers, number sets, and binary representations.
    • Functions, domain, continuity, maxima and minima.
    • Linearization, derivation, and its application in the search for minima/maxima.
    • Polynomial approximation; Taylor.
    • Theory of integration: historical overview, computation of the area underlying a graph.
    • Theory of integration: primitives. The fundamental theorem of integral calculus and the "exact" computation of integrals. Methods for approximate computation of integrals.
    • Functions of two variables, graphical representation and differential calculus.
    • Curves on the plane and in space, and their representations.
    • Transformations of the plane; elements of matrix calculus.

    TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

    Exam Board

    ERNESTO DE VITO (President)

    LAURA CAPELLI

    SAVERIO GIULINI

    NICOLO' PAGLIANA

    SILVIA VILLA

    LESSONS

    LESSONS START

    Lessons start on September 21st (1st term) and Februay 23rd (2nd term).

    Class schedule

    The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy

    EXAMS

    EXAM DESCRIPTION

    The evaluation is splitted in several parts.

    First, the weekly lab classes are evaluated.

    Then, the main exam consists of the same kind of exercises that have been discussed during the lab classes, containing both traditional computation "on paper" and use of the spreadsheet.

    Finally, the student may choose to prepare an optional Power Point presentation, on an topic agreed during the year.

    ASSESSMENT METHODS

    Registration through the UNIGE web portal.

    Exam schedule

    Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note
    13/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    21/01/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    04/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    12/02/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    07/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    15/06/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    12/07/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto
    20/07/2021 09:00 GENOVA Orale
    13/09/2021 09:00 GENOVA Scritto