Program Overview

Course Overview

Course Details

The course is titled Mathematics 3, with the course code TMA4111. It is a foundation course, level I, and is worth 7.5 credits. The course starts in the autumn of 2025 and lasts for one semester. The language of instruction is Norwegian, and the course is located in Trondheim.

Course Content

Learning Outcomes

The student will understand concepts, results, and methods from multivariate calculus, partial differential equations, and linear algebra. The student will be able to use these to formulate and solve problems in mathematics and its applications, if necessary with the aid of mathematical software.

Course Topics

The course covers the following topics:

• Multivariate integrals and vector calculus
• Partial differential equations
• Linear algebra: Jordan form, SVD, and optimization

Learning Methods and Activities

The course consists of lectures and mandatory exercises.

Evaluation and Assessment

Examination Arrangement

The examination arrangement is a school exam, with a weighting of 100/100. The exam is 4 hours long, and the exam system is paper-based.

Retake Examination

The retake examination may be given as an oral examination, and it takes place in August.

Admission and Prerequisites

Specific Conditions

Admission to a programme of study is required, including:

• Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology (MTKJ)
• Chemistry (BKJ)
• Cybernetics and Robotics (MTTK)
• Electronics System Design and Innovation (MTELSYS)

Recommended Previous Knowledge

The recommended previous knowledge includes:

• TMA4101
• TMA4106

Course Materials and Credit Reductions

Course Materials

The course materials will be announced at the start of the course.

Credit Reductions

The course has academic overlap with the following courses:

• TMA4120
• TMA4125
• TMA4130
• TMA4135
• TMA4105
• MA1103
• TMA4411
• MA2106 If a student takes overlapping courses, they will receive a credit reduction in the course where they have the lowest grade. If the grades are the same, the reduction will be applied to the course completed most recently.