Knowledge of basic analytical methods which are used in basic courses on physics. The focus is on the essential ideas and practical algorithms, without providing rigorous deductive proofs.

Derivatives and integrals; elementary vector arithmetic; scalar and vector vields; curve integrals, geometry of curves; parameter integrals; integrals in higher dimensions over bounded and unbounded domains; ordinary differential equations: probability theory and elementary statistics.

Contents of the first two chapters are of an elementary nature and provide some essential basic techniques. This material is related to the courses 'Analysis I' and 'Linear Algebra'.

The first lecture is on Wednesday 3.10.2012 14:00 to 15:00 in FH HS 5.

Lectures: Tue 13:15 to 14:45 FH HS 5. Wed 14:00 to 15:30 FH HS 5. On Wed 3.10. and 10.10. the lecture ends at 15:00.

Visiting hour Univ.-Doz. Koch: Wednesday, 10:30 - 11:30.

Two  tests, on 2012-12-14 from 14:00 - 16:00 in FH HS 5 and FH HS 6 and 2013-01-18

from 14:00 - 16:00 in FH HS 6 and FH HS 8.

Ort: TISS (in Gruppe eintragen)

Lecture notes for this course are available in the 'Grafisches Zentrum' on the ground floor of Wiedner Hauptstrasse 8-10 for 10 Euros. Details in the first lecture.