Faculty of Mathematic Handbook,1987 - University of Newcastle

Text
Lawless, J.
References
Cox, D.R. and Oakes, D.
Elandt-Johnson, R.c.
& Johnson, N .L.
Kalbfleisch. J.D.
& Prentice, R.L.
Keyfitz, N.
Keyfitz, N.
Pollard. J.H.
694104 Statistical Consulting
Prerequisite
. Hours
Examination
Statistical Models & Metlwds for
Lifetime Data (Wiley 1982)
Analysis of Survival Data (Chapman & Hall 1984)
Survival Models and Data Analysis
(Wiley 1980)
The Statistical Analysis of Failure Time
Data (Wiley 1980)
Applied Mathematical Demography (Wiley 1977)
Introduction to the Mathematics of Population
(Addison-Wesley 1968)
Mathematical Models for the Growth of Hwnan
Populations (Cambridge Uoi. Press 1975)
Statistics III or equivalent subjects
About 27 hours
Based on assignments and project reports.
Content
The aim of this course is to develop the skills necessary for effective statistical
consulting. The course will include discussion of papers and other materials about
statistical consulting; consideration of aspects such as study design, sample size
estimation and data management; and practical experience of consulting projects
including statistical computing and report writing.
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SUBJECTS OFFERED BY OTHER FACULTIES
This section of the handbook contains descriptions of subjects taught by departments
outside the Faculty of Mathematics which are included in the schedules of degrees and
diplomas for which the Faculty Board of Mathematics is responsible.
SUBJECTS IN THE SCHEDULE OF THE B.Comp.Sc. DEGREE
531600 Computer Engineering I
Note: This subject is available only to students enrolled in the Bachelor of Computer
Science degree course.
Corequisite
Hours
Examination
Content
Mathematics I
To be advised
To be advised
Computer Engineering I is an introductory course to electrical circuits and digital
systems. The lectures are supported by tutorials and extensive laboratory work. Included
in the laboratory component is an introduction to oscilloscopes, function generators,
electronic power supplies and other laboratory instruments.
Part 1
Introduction to Electrical Engineering. Concepts of voltage, current impedance, power
and units of same. Voltage sources and current sources. Ohm's Law, Kirchofrs Laws.
Parallel and series resistive circuits. Inductors and capacitors and their properties.
Response of series RC and LC networks when fed from switched d.c. sources. A.c.
power sources. Peak and r.m.s. quantities. Resistors, capacitors and inductors fed from
sinusoidal voltage sources. Concept of phase. The phasor. Complex impedance and
admittance. Phasor diagrams. Power. apparent power and reactive power in a.c. circuits.
Power factor. Balanced 3-phase circuit analysis. Natural and forced response. Simple
LCR circuits.
Part 2
The binary numbering system. Introduction to logic functions and logical circuits.
Combinational logic, analysis and synthesis. MSI and LSI circuits. Elementary sequential
logic. flip-flops, registers, counters and memory devices. Octal and hexadecimal number
systems. Introduction to coding. Basic structures of computers. The function of the
processor, main and secondary memory, 1/0 devices. Concepts of buses. Memory,
processor, 110 device interconnection. Function of data, address and control buses.
Introduction to microprocessors. Basic elements of the processor, registers. ALU and
control logic. Description of machine cycles. Introduction to microprocessor instruction
sets. Example of microcomputer interfacing and applications.
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