Knowledge

The student...

knows about about fundamentals of vector geometry.
knows about fundamentals of dynamics and classical physics, described by Newton's laws and the impulse law.
knows abut the descriptions of objects such as lines, planes, circles, spheres and triangles with various representations such as equations and parametric equations.
knows about angles expressed using radians and degrees,

Skills

The student...

is able to do calculations based on vector operations, scalar product cross product as well as two- and three dimensional vector geometry.
is able to use equations and parametric equations to find intersection points between geometrical objects.
is able to calculate angles using trigonometric functions and vector geometry.
is able to convert between polar coordinate, cylinder coordinates and spherical polar coordinates.
is able to do analytical motion calculations based on constant acceleration.
is able to do numerical motion calculations based on Newtons laws of motion.
is able to do relevant numerical methods are Euler's method, Heun's method and the Størmer-Verlet method.
is able to do Collision calculations based on the law of impulse, for both elastic an inelastic methods.

General competence

The student....

is able to understand and employ vector geometry sufficient to solving geometric problems appearing when programming 2D graphics.
is able to understand and employ techniques from mathematics and physics enabling implementation of fundamental physics in computer games.

Subject description RF3100

Mathematics and Physics For Game Programming