FC3002 Mathematics for Chemists

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2018
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Mgr. Michaela Drexler, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Renáta Bednárová (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. RNDr. Petr Sládek, CSc.
Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Jana Jachymiáková
Supplier department: Department of Physics, Chemistry and Vocational Education – Faculty of Education
Timetable
Wed 14:00–15:50 učebna 5
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Knowledge: given by the curriculum by week. Skills: Be able to use basic definitions and sentences and perform simple calculations, including application examples. Know the relationship of the subject matter to practical chemical applications. Prove a qualified estimate of values. Attitudes: To master the values ​​of objectivity and the importance of scientific work.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
to understand the basic mathematical operations;
to learn the mathematical procedures using in chemistry.
Syllabus
  • 1. Real numbers: algebraic operations, calculations with fractions, irrationaly numbers, binomical theorem.
  • 2. Imaginary and complex numbers: pure imaginary numbers, complex numbers in various forms, logarithms of complex numbers.
  • 3. Functions and their use in chemistry: the term and the definition of the function, types of functions (linear, quadratic, cubic, transcendent, goniometric), graphical interpretation of functions, direct and indirect dependences.
  • 4. Equations and their use in chemistry: linear equations, quadratic equations, cubic equations, equations of the n-th step, transcendent equations, goniometric equations.
  • 5. Systems of equations and their solution: Gauss’s method.
Literature
  • POLÁK, Josef. Přehled středoškolské matematiky. 6. vyd. Praha: Prometheus, 1995, 608 s. ISBN 808584978X. info
Teaching methods
lectures
independent tasks
Assessment methods
class discussion;
colloquium;
final test (performance 60 %).
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course is taught annually.
General note: Nezapisují si studenti chemie v kombinaci s matematikou.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: 8 hodin.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2018, recent)
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