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MATH0011: Mathematical Methods II

Part 1: Python Programming

Week 4: Maths

– Two hour programming class

• Tuesday 2:00–4:00, Birkbeck, 414/415
• Tuesday 5:00–7:00, Foster Court B29
• Wednesday 1:00–3:00, Christopher Ingold, G20
• Wednesday 3:00–5:00, Christopher Ingold, G20
• Thursday 9:00–11:00, Birkbeck 414/415
• Friday 9:00–11:00, Birkbeck 414/415

Common questions

• != means “is not equal to”.
• ! is not factorial. Factorial is math.factorial.
• if a: is the same as if a == True:.
• if not a: is the same as if a == False:.

numpy

Vectors, vector functions, etc

(not installed by default)

matplotlib

For ploting graphs

(not installed by default)

Projects

• Deadline: Friday 8 March
• To be completed in pairs

– You can choose your partner.

• Each pair must choose one project to

complete.

• I will be sending you a questionnaire during

reading week asking:

1) who you are working with 2) which project you are doing.

• Instructions for how to hand in will be added

to Moodle during reading week.

Ofce hours

Until the project deadline, I will continue holding ofice hours in the 5th floor common room

– Mondays 2-3 – Thursdays 2-3

In deadline week, there will be more ofice hours. I’ll send info in a Moodle message nearer the time.

Project 1: Newton’s Method

Project 2: Bitcoin

Project 3: Goldbach’s conjecture

Every even integer greater than 2 can be expressed as the sum of two primes.

Project 4: A pair of ODEs

Project 5: The Mandelbrot set

Feedback

Later this week, you will be sent a feedback questionnaire. Please write

• comments. Specific things I would like feedback on:
• What did you think of the mix of lectures and

computer classes?

• What did you think of the notes & exercises sheets?

Was there enough explanation? Was there enough practice?

• Has this course encouraged you to do more

programming / take more courses including programming?