Module S2.1 - Advanced Mathematics

Lecturer

Dr. Holger Babovsky (e-mail: )

Coordinator

Prof. Dr. Christian Franke

Content

The lectures will cover content in the field of vector analysis:

• Line, surface and volume integrals
• Green’s theorem, Stokes theorem, Gauss’s law
• Flow of a vector field through a surface element

A section on partial differential equations includes the topics:

• Partial differential equations on the example of the wave-equation
• D’Alembert’s Method
• Separation of variables
• Bessel equation

Components of the module

• Virtual lectures: to be viewed weekly on Thursday (or earlier)
• Exercises: Submission of solutions to exercises is due biweekly on Fridays
• Seminars: Online seminars to discuss the exercises will be offered biweekly on Fridays.  Time: t.b.a.
• If meetings in presence will be permmitted again over the run of the semester, we can also switch to a format in presence, if requested
• For further information please visit the course space on moodle
• The online content will be provided via moodle
• If you are interested in the module, please enrol to it in Friedolin to get access to the moodle class
• On Thursday, April 15th 14:15 pm, we will have a short introduction via Zoom:
  

  https://uni-jena-de.zoom.us/j/69124208367

  Meeting-ID: 691 2420 8367
  Kenncode: 031758

Requirements to complete the module

• self study of virtual lectures
• regular work on the exercises and submission of the solutions before the deadlines indicated below
• exam 

Exam

• t.b.a.
• Downloads: Mock Exam, Mock Exam solution

Time table and overview of the individual lectures