1997 Swinburne Higher Education Handbook

SK280 Sohare Development
10 credit points 4 hours per week .Prerequisites: SKI80
Assessment: Laboratory exercises, assignments and
examination
This is a second year subject of the Bachelor of Engineering
(Electrical)
Objectives
To introduce the principles of the software development
process;
To introduce the syntax and semantics of the C
language;
To introduce the fundamental data structures and
algorithms.
Content
Dynamics of software development process, software tools,
algorithm development, programming techniques,
fundamental concepts of C language, data types, operators,
control of flow, arrays, functions, string handling with
standard libraries, structures and bitfields, dynamic memory
management, basic data structures: lists, linked lists, queues,
stacks, trees and operations, sorting and searching
techniques.
Recommended Reading
Deitel, H.M. and Deitel, P.J. C How to Propm. 2nd edn,
Prentice Hall, 1994
Kelly, A. and Pohl, I., A Book on C, Benjamin-Cummings, 1995
Kruse, R.L., Leung, B.P. and Tondo, C.L., Data Structures and
Program Design in C, Prentice Hall, 1991
SK290 Introduction to Programming
10 credit points 5 hours per week Hawthorn Assessment:
examination and assignments
An introduction to computing for students majoring in the
physical sciences. No previous knowledge of computing is
required.
Objective
To provide a good foundation in the principles of
computing necessary for contemporary practice of physics
or chemistry.
Content
An introduction to computers, the DOS operating system,
and applications of use to the scientist is presented. The C
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programming language is introduced and applied to solve
- problems typically encountered by physical scientists.
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SM106 Mathematics
r 7.5 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn
Assessment: examination and assignment
This is a first year subject of the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Psychology and Psychophysiology)
Content
Basic functions: linear, polynomial and rational.
Trigonometric, exponential and hyperbolic functions.
Differentiation: product rule, chain rule; applications to
maxima and minima and graph sketching.
Integration: applications and methods.
Linear Algebra: Matrices, determinants, solutions of
simultaneous linear equations
Vectors
Data Analysis and probability
Recommended reading
Berry, J., Norcliffe, A. and Humble, S., Introductory Mathematics
Through Sn'ace Applications. Cambridge, Cambridge University
Press, 1989.
Prescribed calculators
Texas Instruments Advanced Scientific (TI-82) graphics calculator.
SM110 Mathematical Methods
10 credit points 3 hours per week Hawthorn Assessment:
tests/examination and assignments Prerequisites: nil
This is a first year subject in the Bachelor of Applied Science
(Environmental Health)
0 b jectives
This subject is designed to introduce students to
mathematical principles as they relate to environmental
studies.
Content
Calculations
Reviews of basic mathematical operations; illustrations from
environmental and health applications. Use of electronic
calculator.
Numerical methods
Introduction
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to numerical methods errors and their
qropagatlon, :nc!uding rc~nding errors and less nf
significance. Solution of equations in one variable;
numerical solution of non-linear equations by iterative
methods (bisection, false position, secants, simple iteration,
Newton-Raphson).
Linear algebra
Matrices and matrix algebra; determinants and theirr
evaluation. Systems of linear equations: Gaussian
elimination; matrix inversion; procedures for numerical
solution by direct or iterative methods.
Functions of one variable
Standard functions and their graphs. Transcendental
functions exponential; logarithmic and natural logarithm
functions; trigonometric and inverse trigonometric
functions. Curves defined by relations or parametrically.
Calculus
Differentiation geometric interpretation; derivatives of
standard functions; product, quotient and chain rules;
implicit differentiation.
Applications of differentiation graph sketching, using first
and higher order derivatives; related rated; optimisation in
finite closed intervals.
Integration definite and indefinite integrals and their
interpretations; fundamental theorem; integrals of standard
functions; integration by substitution. Use of integral tables.
Numerical integration (rectangle, trapezium and Simpson's