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Mathematics taught in chemical

engineering. What material should
be covered?
Benito Serrano, Juan Jos Meja,
Vctor Javier Cruz, Alfonso
Talavera, Jess Moreira.
UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA DE ZACATECAS, MEXICO
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Survey about te contents.

To !ass te self se"inars.

To solve #co"!licate$ !roble"s#

%s tis a ris&y tas&'

A survey (as !erfor"e$.

Several universities of Me)ico

Several universities of *SA

+ne university in Cana$a.

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Co""on courses an$ to!ics.

,ifferential an$ inte-ral calculus, (it one

or several variables,

.inear al-ebra

Vectorial calculus

Statistics an$ !robability

,ifferential e/uations of first, secon$ an$ n0

t or$er, linear, (it constant coefficients,
o"o-eneous an$ non o"o-eneous.
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,ifferences a"on- te !ro-ra"s

,ifferential e/uations (it variable

coefficients,

Series of !o(ers

Syste"s of $ifferential e/uations of first

or$er.

1artial $ifferential e/uations solve$ (it te

"eto$ of variable se!arations.

Tis is a non $efinite frontier.

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Basic Area.

Basic 1rofessional Area.

1rofessional Area.

Co"!le"entary Area.
Structure of te Ce". 2n-. 1ro-ra"s.
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3ocuses

"ate"atical ri-or

4eci!es.

Te collecte$ $ocu"ents $i$ not so( te

focus.

Mat in Ce". 2n-. Tau-t by

Mate"aticians', 1ysics by 1ysicians'

%s it correct to teac Mat just as 3or"ulas'

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Mat in Ce". 2n-.

A co"bination bet(een te ri-or an$ for"ulas.

Te basic !rofessional an$ "ain nucleus of

subjects $ictate te level of "at.

Analytical ca!acity because -oo$ for"ation in

"ate"atics.

Mat is te osseous s&eleton of science.

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5ra$uate Courses in Mat.

Matrices an$ ei-en 0 values.

Construction of "ate"atical "o$els.

1artial $ifferential e/uations.

Meto$s of $iscrete te e/uations.

6u"erical "eto$s.

Mate"atical tools nee$ for te tesis.

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5ra$uate an$ *n$er-ra$uate Courses.

Te bor$er is not clear an$ $efine$.

Co""on courses7 +r$inary $iff. e/s. (it

variable coefficients, syste"s of e/uations,
!artial $ifferential e/uations, etc.
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Ty!e of !roble"s.

*n$er-ra$uate7 Convection 8 Ce"ical

4eaction7 +r$inary ,ifferential 2/uations.

5ra$uate7 ,iffusion 8 convection 8 ce"ical

reaction7 1artial $ifferential e/uations.

%t is necessary to $eli"it te contents an$ focus

of all te subjects in Ce". 2n-.

Certifyin- institutions re/uest a nu"ber of

courses an$ ours.

Mat !rovi$es a soli$ basis for -ra$uate

stu$ies.
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S!ecial *n$er-ra$uate Course.

3or tose un$er-ra$uate stu$ents intereste$ in

learnin- "ore about a!!lie$ "at.

S!ecial an$ o!tional course.

Title7 A!!lie$ Mate"atics in Selecte$ To!ics.

5eneral +bjective7 To encoura-e te stu$ents to

!ursue -ra$uate$ stu$ies.
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Contents of te Course.

A "o$el of la"inar flo( trou- a lubricate$

tube.

Slo( flo( over a soli$ s!ere.

Transient flo( insi$e a cylin$rical tube.

6o stationary eat con$uction in a bar.

1otential flo( on a cylin$rical tube.

Multi!le stea$y states of ce"ical reactors.

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Transient 3lo( 2/uations.

,
_

r
u
r
r r z
P
t
u
z z
1

R r u
z
at 0 0 , 0 r at
dr
du
z
0 0 t at u
z
Using the !ll!"ing di#ensi!nless $a%ia&les'
2 max

R
t
u
u
R
r
s
z
z

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Transient 3lo( 9

,
_

s
s
s s
1

1 at 0 s
0 along 0

s
s
( ) 0 s - 1 -
2

(a%ia&le sepa%ati!n
( ) ( ) ( ) ST T s S s ,
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Transient 3lo( 2/uations :.
T
d
dT
2

0
1
2
2
+ + S
ds
dS
s ds
S d

A e T
t


2

( ) ( ) ( ) s Y c s J c s S +
0 2 0 1
( )
( )
( )

,
_

0
2
2
0
2
!
1
n
n
n
x
n
x J
.....
2304 64 4
1
6 4 2
+ + + +
x x x
( ) 1 0
0
J
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Transient 2/uations ;
( ) ( )
( )
( )
( ) 0 ,
! 2
1
2
ln
2 2
1
2
2
2 2
1
2
0
2
2
0
>
1
1
]
1

+
,
_

,
_

+
s s
m
H
s J
s
s Y
m
m
m
m
m

( )
2
1 , 0 s
( ) ( ) ( )

1
0
2
1 1
n
m m
S J B s ( ) ( )
1
1
0
0 0

n
m m m
sds s J s J B
( ) [ ]
m m
m
J
B

1
4
8

( )
( )
( )

1
2
1
3
0
exp 8
n
n
n n
n
J
s J

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4esults.
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Conclusions.

Te un$er-ra$uate stu$ents in ce"ical

en-ineerin- ave a bi- !otential, if tey are
"otivate$.

S!ecial course to interests stu$ents.

2/uilibriu" bet(een for"ulas an$ "ate"atical

ri-or.

Bor$er bet(een un$er-ra$uate an$ -ra$uate

courses soul$ be in$icate$ by te objectives of
te career.

,o"inion of "ate"atics !re!are -ra$uate

stu$ents.
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