Unit

School Of Computer, Data And Mathematical Sciences

Computer AlgebraWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 301031.3

Discipline: MATHEMATICAL SCIENCES

Student Contribution Band: 1

Level: 2

Credit Points: 10

Co ordinator
Roozbeh Hazrat

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Assumed Knowledge
Students should be comfortable with high school level of Mathematics and have passed Mathematics 1A. This is required to carry out more advanced projects in the unit.

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Prerequisite
300672 Mathematics 1A

Teaching Periods
Nothing on offer.

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About this Unit
This unit will introduce the popular computational software Mathematica, through which students will explore and investigate real-world mathematical problems. The unit promotes an experimental side of mathematics and will employ symbolic computation to gain insight and intuition into problems, to discover mathematical patterns and relationships, and create impressive graphics to expose mathematical structures.

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Courses

3562.9	Bachelor of Science (Advanced Science)	CONTINUING
3675.4	Bachelor of Science	CONTINUING
3679.3	Bachelor of Science (Mathematical Science)	CONTINUING
3769.1	Bachelor of Data Science	CURRENT

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Specialisations

KP3027.1	General Program	CONTINUING
KT3150.1	Mathematical Sciences	CONTINUING

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