TC - MATHEMATICS

Students coming from preparatory classes have a good grounding in basic mathematics but certain fields essential for the engineer are generally unknown, as for example: discrete mathematics, probability and statistics, numerical analysis and signal processing.

In addition, students have generally just a vague idea of the role and utility of mathematics for their future engineering profession, whether it be predominantly managerial, financial or technological. They have virtually never had the opportunity to be confronted with real multi-disciplinary and practical engineering problems.

The course aims to focus largely on mathematics applied to concrete engineering problems. On completion students will have acquired the following skills:

- Knowing how to formulate a concrete problem in mathematical terms

- Knowing which mathematical methods are adapted to its solution, from the 4 fields mentioned above..

- Knowing how to practically apply these methods using structured mathematical tools, such as Matlab or “R”.

The core curriculum course in Mathematics is composed of four units:

- Operational Research (21 hrs)

- Numerical Methods (33hrs)

- Probability and Statistics ( 34,5 hrs)

- Signal Processing (12hrs)

The Operational Research teaching is mainly in the form of supervised studies (flipped classes)

The three other units are divided into three activities: lectures, supervised studies and practical courses.

The 4 course units have the following common aims:

- The student will understand the utility of the mathematics taught for the engineering profession (practical and immediate applications to problems varied in nature and their application fields: a change of approach compared to the academic mathematics taught in preparatory classes.

- The student will know how to model and solve problems expressed in non-mathematical terms. The student should, in fine, know how to transform a given problem into a mathematical problem, identifying the solution techniques, applying them theoretically and in computing terms and to present and criticise the results.

The applied mathematics taught in the core curriculum course will be used in the majority of the technical and scientific courses making up the ICM programme.

More general skills, common to other courses, will also be acquired, such as :

-Aptitude for sustained and sometimes intensive work soutenu et parfois intensif

-Team work (in pairs) (binômes)

-Critical analysis of obtained results

-Drafting of technical and scientific texts