Credit option:
Students will receive 1 unit of credit for 54 after taking
50A and 3 units of credit after taking Math 50B.
Course format:
Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion per week;
at the discretion of the instructor, an additional hour of
discussion/laboratory per week.
Prerequisites:
1B.
Description:
Basic linear algebra: matrix arithmetic and
determinants. Vectors R2 and R3; vector spaces; inner
product as spaces. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors; linear
transformations. Homogeneous ordinary differential
equations; first-order differential equations with constant
coefficients. Fourier series and partial differential
equations.
(F,SP) Staff.
(From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)
Course format:
Three hours of lecture per week and three hours of
laboratory on alternate weeks.
Prerequisites:
Physics 7A.
Description:
Application of basic principles of physics and chemistry
to the engineering properties of materials. Special emphasis
devoted to relation between microstructure and the
mechanical properties of metals, concrete, polymers, and
ceramics, and the electrical properties of semiconducting
materials. Sponsoring Department: Materials Science and
Mineral Engineering.
(F,SP) Staff.
(From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)
Course format:
One hour of lecture and six hours of studio per week.
[Formerly 8A-8B.]
Description:
A first course in the language, processes, and media of
visual art. Course work will be organized around weekly
lectures and studio problems that will introduce students
to the nature of art making and visual thinking.
(F,SP) (From the '97-'99 General Catalog updated as of 12/04/97)
