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FIT — Digital Transformation of Industrial Systems
1 courseBasic Mathematics: Methods and Tools
This course unit aims to provide engineering students, through a progressive learning approach, with the fundamental mathematical concepts on which the other disciplines of the curriculum will build.
Overview
This course unit aims to provide engineering students, through a progressive learning approach, with the fundamental mathematical concepts on which the other disciplines of the curriculum will build.
Course content
Linear Algebra
● Basic algebraic structures
● Finite-dimensional vector spaces
● Linear maps and matrices
● Determinants
● Reduction of endomorphisms
● Euclidean spaces
Elements of Analysis
● Multivariable functions
● Introduction to optimization
Learning outcomes
On completion of the course, engineering students will be able to:
● Recall and define fundamental mathematical concepts.
● Apply fundamental tools and techniques.
● Critically assess these tools.
Assessment
On completion of the course, engineering students will be able to:
● Recall and define fundamental mathematical concepts.
● Apply fundamental tools and techniques.
● Critically assess these tools.
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