Core courses
Mathematics I
- COURSE CONTENTS
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Course contents: Part A, Mathematical Analysis: Basic topology concepts, Real numbers, Sequences, Series, Functions of one variable (limit, continuity etc), Derivatives, Definite and indefinite integral, Power series, Taylor expansions.
Part B, Algebra and Linear Algebra: vectors, matrices, characteristic polynomials, linear system solving, vector spaces, bases, inner product, orthogonal spaces, eigenvectors. Algebraic structures, polynomials, finite fields and extensions, irreducible and primitive polynomials, polynomial factorization, trace and norm functions. - ASSESSMENT
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Assessment: Written exams at the end of the semester. It is possible that home assignments will be given, which will contribute to the final grade with a percentage ranging between 25% and 30%.