subject

Vector Calculus in Meteorology

lecturers

Dr. Havasi Ágnes, assistant lecturer

credits

2+1=3

period

4

curriculum

Abstract vector spaces. Linear mappings, and their representation with matrices. Special matrices (orthogonal, normal, nilpotent, positive and negative definite), matrix functions. Eigenvectors, eigenvalues, spectral decomposition, Jordan-form. Scalar product, Euclidean spaces, the Cauchy-Schwarz-Bunyakovsky inequality. Surface integrals, integral theorems.

literature

G. Strang: Introduction to linear algebra, Wellesley-Cambridge Press, 1998.

 

S. Leon: Linear Algebra with Applications, Prentice Hall, 2000.

 

H.F. Davis, A.D. Snider: Introduction to vector analysis, Wm.C.

Brown Publishers, 1991.

form of tuition

lectures, practical exercises

mode of assessment

written exam, reporting