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CODE 91034
ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017
CREDITS
SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MAT/02
LANGUAGE Italiano
TEACHING LOCATION
SEMESTER Annual
PREREQUISITES
Propedeuticità in uscita
Questo insegnamento è propedeutico per gli insegnamenti:
  • Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • FIELD GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS – MOD. 1 80250
  • Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • FIELD GEOLOGY AND GEOLOGICAL MAPS – MOD. 2 80251
  • Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • APPLIED GEOPHYSICS 61664
  • Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • ENGINERING GEOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL LEGISLATION (2° MOD.) 62223
  • Earth Sciences 8763 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS 65849
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • ENVIRONMENTAL APPLIED PHYSICS 84044
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA ANALYSIS (MOD.1) 84093
  • ENVIRONMENTAL AND NATURAL SCIENCES 9916 (coorte 2016/2017)
  • PHYSICS 72718

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

Exam Board

ANNA MARIA BIGATTI (President)

ENRICO ALBERTO SIDERI

GRAZIA TAMONE

LESSONS

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
13/06/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
04/07/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
18/07/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale
12/09/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto + Orale