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Course, academic year 2012/2013
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Basic course of math for ecologists - MB162P05
Title: Základní kurz matematiky
Guaranteed by: Department of Ecology (31-162)
Faculty: Faculty of Science
Actual: from 2012 to 2012
Semester: winter
E-Credits: 3
Examination process: winter s.:
Hours per week, examination: winter s.:2/0, Ex [HT]
Capacity: 101
Min. number of students: unlimited
4EU+: no
Virtual mobility / capacity: no
State of the course: taught
Language: Czech
Explanation: pisemny test
Additional information: http://pisemny test
Note: enabled for web enrollment
Guarantor: RNDr. Mgr. Arnošt Leoš Šizling, Ph.D.
Teacher(s): RNDr. Mgr. Arnošt Leoš Šizling, Ph.D.
Attributes: Modul Ostatní předměty
Incompatibility : MS710P03A, MS710P03B, MS710P04A, MS710P04B, MS710P52, MS710P53, MS710P56
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Annotation -
The course is running once a week during the winter term 2011/12. Anotation: The students will be shown (i) how to see the links between formal descriptions and graphs; (ii) how to draw schemes and calculate particular examples when reading a new, biological text with mathematical equations; (iii) to see differences between discrete and continuous world; (iv) to see that the mathematical formalism is only a part of our language, which can help to understand our problems in nature. Please note that the lessons given in the Czech language, only.
Last update: Šizling Arnošt Leoš, RNDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (30.09.2014)
Literature - Czech

Bittinger, M. L. 1981. Calculus: a Modeling Approach. Addison -Wesley Publishing, Copany, Inc., Reading, Massachusetts.

Caswell, H. 1989. Matrix Population Models. Sinauer Associates, Inc. Publisher Sunderland, Massachusetts.

Jarník, V. 1984. Diferenciální počet (I) a (II). Academia, Praha.

Katriňák, T. et. al. 1985. Algebra a teoretická aritmetika (1) a (2). ALFA, Bratislava.

Kotvalt, V. 1997. Základy matematiky pro biologické obory. Skriptum UK, Praha.

Rektory, K. 1973. Přehled užité matematiky. SNTL, Praha.

Smítalová, K. & Šujan, Š. 1989. Dynamické modely biologických společenstev. VEDA, Bratislava.

Todd, J. 1962. A Survey of Numerical Analysis. Mc Graw-Hill Book Copany, New York.

Vitásek, E. 1987. Numerické metody. SNTL, Praha.

Last update: Šizling Arnošt Leoš, RNDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (29.04.2015)
Requirements to the exam - Czech

Písemný test.

Last update: Šizling Arnošt Leoš, RNDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (29.04.2015)
Syllabus -

the "grammar" and "syntax" of math "formulae" - concerning on the fact that formula is a readable text, and on its syntactic compatibility with common text and interpretation; correct use of fractions, equals signs and brackets

equivalent simplifying of equations and inequations; unit invariance

numerical problems while multiplying and dividing; conditions for preference of multiplying and/or dividing; difference between analytic and numerical solving - concerning the equivalence of algorithms; stability of computation

log, power and exp functions - definitions and properties; main rules; Euler's e; natural logarithm - prominence and interrelationships among logarithms of various bases; graphs of log, power and exp functions

polynomial functions - definitions, properties and graphs; polynomial equation - number of solutions and estimation of their highest and lowest roots; Newton's method

graphs in logarithmical (log-log) and semi-logarithmical (log-norm) space; deformation of curves changing these spaces; meaning and consequences of the graph rescaling

vectors - summing and multiplying; linear-dependent and linear-independent vectors; reper; right-handed and left-handed axes system;

system of linear equations - geometrical meaning; matrixes

matrix as an element of ring (using analogy with real numbers); matrix calculus; unit and neutral element of ring; rank of matrix; determinant, eigenvalue and eigenvectors and their meaning

Frobenius theorem; numerical problems while solving system of linear equations

functions and series; continuity and discontinuity; geometrical meaning of the intermediate value theorem; basic properties of functions and series - monotony, convexity, convergence, limits, limits in point, limits in an improper point - mainly using a graphical way;

infinitesimals; differential; derivative - geometrical, physical and other meanings; differences in the physical and mathematical meaning; possibility of separating of the differentials

rules for derivation of polynomial, exponential and logarithmical functions

difference equations - examples and case studies; numerical solution of difference equations; implementation of any criterion of convergence; initial and boundary conditions; implicit and explicit variable; Ljapunov stability of system; numerical instability of computation; numerical approach and error estimation; emphasis on visualization and interpretation

differential equations - examples and case studies; Euler solution; how the size of differential affects the solution; existence of solution; Runge-Kutt method

comparison between difference and differential equations - concerning the technical and interpretational problems; chaos as a result of way of solving the equations and chaos as a result of natural mechanisms beyond the equations

Ljapunov stability, asymptotic stability etc.; differences between terminology in math and biology; global and local stability; area of attraction; other definitions of stability

Last update: Šizling Arnošt Leoš, RNDr. Mgr., Ph.D. (29.04.2015)
 
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