Mathematics and Informatics with Simulation
Prof. Dr. Daniele Bertaccini
PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL THE PROFESSOR!
MOST ANSWERS CAN BE FOUND IN THIS PAGE (SEE FAQ BELOW AND/OR LINK
BELOW) OR ASKING THE STUDENT OFFICES.
DATE OF EXAMS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE "TOTEM" INTERFACE AND NOTICED
TO STUDENTS' OFFICE.
STUDENTS' MAILS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED
Program of the course.
Functions of one real variable: basic concepts, graphs,
elementary functions (polynomials, roots, rational functions,
trigonometric, exponentials and logarithms);
Sequences; Binomial coefficients; Limits; Geometric sums;
Continuous functions; Differentiation: derivatives,
monotonicity and concavity, extrema, sketching graphs;
L’hopital’s rule; Taylor formula; Integration: integral as area,
the fundamental theorem of calculus, integration; Techniques;
Infinite series (briefly); Linear systems; Matrices, eigenvectors
and eigenvalues, determinant; Ordinary differential equations
(first order linear odes; separation of variables; second order
linear ordes with constant coefficients). Multivariable
calculus: partial derivation (briefly)
(preliminary) Introduction to the software Octave for plotting
functions, numerical approximations of functions, approximation of
definite integrals, linear and nonlinear systems.
Introduction to the simulation of Phenomena in Medicine and drugs.
SUGGESTED TEXTBOOKS
Calculus for biology and medicine (2nd ed.), c. Neuhauser,
prentice hall (2nd international edition).
Ed. Pearson educational international, 2003.
FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) STUDENTS' MAILS WILL NOT BE
ANSWERED !
-Students of Prof. Porretta: the program of the course is the same
-ALL exams will be chaired by me (prof Bertaccini), no matter when
you attended
-If you did not attended the lessons, use the suggested book and the
link below for tests, exams, exercises.
-The lessons and exercises are very much taken by the book in order
to simplify your life
-The professor is not a private teacher. No supplementary special
lessons will be available to you after the course!
-The course is very simple to simplify your life. Don't forget this
-The program of the course is FIXED and is the same all the years in
order to give a chance to students of all years to pass the exam
with the notions they learned formerly
-The program of the course can be found in the material provided by
the link below
-Exams will be in June and July, then in September and February.
Will be only written, no oral examinations (the Professor can ask
questions later if there are suspect of copied exams)
-The students can meet the Professor during the course; but the
course is finished.
STUDENTS' MAILS WILL NOT BE ANSWERED !
Link
to the nice former homepage of the course by my colleague Prof.
Porretta
Daniele
Bertaccini
Last modified: Tue Oct 30 09:57:14 CET 2012