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Lecturer(s)
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Říha Jan, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Smrčka David, Mgr. Ph.D.
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Course content
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Students will learn the basic elements of the program Mathematica and its use in these areas: 1. Overview - Calculation - Import, visualization and data processing - Screening and filtering data - Construction and analyzation of statistical data - Dynamical data manipulation. 2. Introduction to Mathematica - What is Mathematica? - Getting started - Basic operations - Notebooks - Exercises 3. Programming I - Assignments and definitions - Procedural programming - Functional programming - Programming with rules - Comparing programming styles - Application for data processing - Exercises 4. Visualization and graphics - Function visualization - Data visualization - Graphics options - Displaying graphics - Dynamic and interactive graphics - Examples - Exercises 5. Symbolic computation - Polynomials - Solving equations - Calculus - Simplifications - Exercises 6. Numerical computation - Functions for numerical computation - Working with numbers - Large arrays - Exercises 7. Programming II - Basic principles - Functional programming - Options and messages - Efficiency - Exercises 8. Working with data - Importing and exporting - Data collections - Examples - Exercises 9. Applications in natural sciences
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Learning activities and teaching methods
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Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
- Homework for Teaching
- 100 hours per semester
- Attendace
- 20 hours per semester
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Learning outcomes
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Knowledge of syntaxe of software Mathematica and its aplication for solving problems in the field of natural sciences.
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Prerequisites
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Basic knowledge of computer skills, basic mathematics.
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Assessment methods and criteria
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Student performance
Students will receive colloquium based on their individual work with software Mathematica.
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Recommended literature
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Haneberg, W. C. (2004). Computational geosciences with Mathematica. Berlin : Springer.
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Hassani, S. (2003). Mathematical methods using Mathematica : for students of physics and related fields. Springer.
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Martha L. A. - James P. B. (2009). Mathematica by example. Burlington; San Diego; London : Elsevier.
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McMahon, D. - Topa, D. (2006). A Beginner's guide to Mathematica. Boca Raton : Chapman and Hall.
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