Course Details

Mathematics

MF0481

Course
Mathematics
Code
MF0481
Academic Year
2023/2024
Curriculum Year
2023/2024
Degree Programme
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
Curriculum
A001 - GENERICO
Course coordinator
Lecturers
Credits
10
Lecture Hours
80
Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)
MAT/04 - Complementary Mathematics, MAT/05 - Mathematical Analysis
Course Type
Integrated learning activity
Course Delivery
OBB - Obbligatoria
Year
1
Teaching period
Primo Semestre, Secondo Semestre
Campus
VERCELLI
Teaching language
Italian
Course Contents
The course consists of two modules, in which the concepts of mathematics and basic statistics are addressed.
Reference Texts
Villani, Gentili: Matematica. Comprendere e interpretare fenomeni delle
scienze della vita, Mc Graw Hill, 2012.
Benedetto, Degli Esposti, Maffei:
Matematica per le scienze della vita, C.Ed. Ambrosiana.
Dalgaard, Introductory statistics with R. Springer, 2080.
Other materials on the Moodle platform.
Learning Outcomes
Deepen the basic concepts of mathematics and statistics, in the two modules.
Prerequisites
Arithmetic and probability. Confidence with elementary functions.
Teaching Methods
Lectures, exercises, group work, gamification.
Additional Information
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Assessment Methods
Each module includes a written quiz on the topics covered in class and an oral test, in which a project is presented.
Detailed Syllabus
Please refer to the two modules.
Expected Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course, the student masters the mathematical and statistical tools to model the physical and economic phenomena related to sustainability issues.

Moduli

Course year 1
Code MF0482
Course Mathematics: mathematical fundamentals
Lecturers Chiara ANDRA'
SSD MAT/04
Campus VERCELLI
Curriculum GENERICO
Credits 5
Course year 1
Code MF0483
Course Mathematics: statistics for environmental surveys and IT tools
Lecturers Chiara ANDRA'
SSD MAT/05
Campus VERCELLI
Curriculum GENERICO
Credits 5
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