The course is connected to the following study programs

  • Industrial Mathematics, Bachelor's Programme
  • Advanced Teacher Education level 8-13, 5-year Master's Programme
  • Mathematics, 1-year Programme

Teaching language

Norwegian

Recommended prerequisites

MA-183, INF-120 

Course contents

Sequences and series of reals numbers and functions, power series. Convergence and divergence. Differentiation and anti-differentiation of power series. Analysis of non-elementary functions by means of power series. Parametric curves in two dimensions. Functions of two variables, partial differentiation, gradient, level curves, tangent plane, optimization with and without constraints. Lagrange’s method. Double- and triple integral. Applications.

Learning outcomes

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will be able to

  • Explain and apply key concepts related to sequences and series of numbers and functions.

  • Explain and apply key concepts related to elementary real valued functions of two variables.

  • Analyze the graphs of functions of two variables and optimize such functions over given a set of constrains.

  • Find iterated anti-derivatives and apply these.

Examination requirements

Approved mandatory hand-ins. See Canvas for more information.

Teaching methods

Lectures, group work, mandatory hand-ins, and peer review. Estimated workload of the course is 267 hours.

Evaluation

The faculty member in charge of the module confers with the student rep which form of evaluation will be organized, and whether midterm or post hoc. Cfr the University regulations on quality assurance, chapter 4.1.

Admission for external candidates

No

Offered as Single Standing Module

Subject to capacity constraints

Assessment methods and criteria

5-hours written exam under supervision. The exam is graded.

Reduction of Credits

This course’s contents overlap with the following courses. A reduction of credits will occur if one of these courses is taken in addition:

Course Reduction of Credits
MA-216 – Calculus 2 10
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