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Adv Topics in Engineering Mathematics (ELEN90018)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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AIMS

This subject is intended to give students a rigorous introduction to a selection of foundational mathematical tools and techniques commonly employed in electrical, electronic and systems engineering.

INDICATIVE CONTENT

The course content will include a selection of topics from:

  • Optimisation;
  • Graph theory and combinatorics;
  • Probability theory;
  • Measure theory;
  • Functional analysis;
  • Basic topology and geometry.

Intended learning outcomes

INTENDED LEARNING OUTCOMES (ILOs)


On completion of this subject, the student should have:



  • The ability to formulate a range of practical engineering problems in an appropriate mathematical framework
  • The ability to apply standard results from optimisation theory, probability theory and/or functional analysis to solve a range of relevant problems
  • An understanding of the usefulness of mathematics, and the importance of rigour

Generic skills

On completion of this subject, students will have developed the following skills:

  • Ability to apply knowledge of basic science and engineering fundamentals;
  • In-depth technical competence in at least one engineering discipline;
  • Ability to undertake problem identification, formulation and solution;
  • Ability to utilise a systems approach to design and operational performance;
  • Expectation of the need to undertake lifelong learning, capacity to do so;
  • Capacity for independent critical thought, rational inquiry and self-directed learning;
  • Intellectual curiosity and creativity, including understanding of the philosophical and methodological bases of research activity;
  • Openness to new ideas and unconventional critiques of received wisdom;
  • Profound respect for truth and intellectual integrity, and for the ethics of scholarship.

Last updated: 3 November 2022