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ENGLISH 360
: Special Topic: Nineteenth Century Literature2024 Semester One (1243)
Considers a range of literature from the nineteenth century – poetry, fiction and drama – as regards its treatment of growing up in the period. Issues covered include the recognition of childhood as a special state, the establishment of an individual's gender and sexual identity and the opportunities and constraints afforded by the changing social hierarchy and religious belief systems.
Prerequisite: 30 points at Stage II in English
Restriction: ENGLISH 219
Restriction: ENGLISH 219
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ENGLISH 769
: Representing Imagining2024 Semester One (1243)
Investigates representation in imaginative writing. Principal texts are from 1928 to the present and from North America, UK, Aotearoa New Zealand, France, and the Caribbean. Topics include genre and expectations; ideologies of originality and copying; discursive mixing; authenticity; wholeness and brokenness; translingualism; the page, the codex and the digitas; and the economy of the imaginative subject.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
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ENGLISH 787
: Literature USA: from the American Renaissance to the Jazz Age2024 Semester One (1243)
Examines a selection of classic texts and major issues in the literature of the United States from the American Renaissance of the 1840s and 1850s through to the Jazz Age of the 1920s and 1930s.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
529
ENGSCI 111
: Mathematical Modelling 12024 Semester One (1243)
Introduction to mathematical modelling. Differentiation and integration (polynomials, trigonometric, exponential, logarithmic, and rational functions). Integration by parts, substitution and partial fractions. Differential equations and their solutions (including Euler's method). Vector and matrix algebra, transformations, solving systems of linear equations. Modelling using probability.
Restriction: ENGSCI 211, 213, 311, 313, 314
530
ENGSCI 211
: Mathematical Modelling 22024 Semester One (1243)
First and second order ordinary differential equations and solutions. Laplace transforms. Taylor series and series in general. Multivariable and vector calculus including divergence, gradient and curl. Further linear algebra. Eigenvalues and eigenvectors. Fourier series. Application of the techniques through appropriate modelling examples. Introductory data analysis and statistics.
Prerequisite: ENGGEN 150, or ENGSCI 111, or a B+ grade or higher in MATHS 108 or 110, or a B+ grade or higher in MATHS 120 and 130
Restriction: ENGSCI 213
Restriction: ENGSCI 213
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ENGSCI 255
: Modelling and Analytics in Operations Research2024 Semester One (1243)
Emphasises the relationship between business and industrial applications and their associated operations research models. Software packages will be used to solve practical problems. Topics such as: linear programming, transportation and assignment models, network algorithms, queues, inventory models, simulation, analytics and visualisation will be considered.
Prerequisite: 15 points at Stage I in Engineering General or Engineering Science or Mathematics or Statistics
Restriction: STATS 255
Restriction: STATS 255
532
533
ENGSCI 313
: Mathematical Modelling 3ECE2024 Semester One (1243)
Complex Analysis, including complex numbers, analytic functions, complex integration, Cauchy's theorem, Laurent series, residue theory; Laplace transforms; Modelling with partial differential equations, including electronic and electrical applications; Fourier Analysis, Fourier transform, Fast Fourier transform; Optimisation, including unconstrained and constrained models, linear programming and nonlinear optimisation.
Prerequisite: ENGSCI 211
Restriction: ENGSCI 311, 314
Restriction: ENGSCI 311, 314
534
ENGSCI 343
: Mathematical and Computational Modelling in Mechanics2024 Semester One (1243)
Development of macroscopic models of physical systems using fundamental mathematical techniques and physical laws. Topics include vector and tensor calculus including indicial notation and integral theorems, conservation laws, control volumes and constitutive equations, continuum assumptions, isotropy and homogeneity. Possible applications include deformation, strain and stress, fluid flow, electromagnetism, reactive chemical transport, and kinetics.
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 221 or MECHENG 242, and ENGSCI 211 or 213
Restriction: BIOMENG 321
Restriction: BIOMENG 321
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ENGSCI 391
: Optimisation in Operations Research2024 Semester One (1243)
Linear programming, the revised simplex method and its computational aspects, duality and the dual simplex method, sensitivity and post-optimal analysis. Network optimisation models and maximum flow algorithms. Transportation, assignment and transhipment models, and the network simplex method. Introduction to integer programming.
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGGEN 150, ENGSCI 111, MATHS 208, 250, 253, and 15 points from COMPSCI 101, ENGGEN 131, MATHS 162, STATS 220
Restriction: ENGSCI 765
Restriction: ENGSCI 765
536
ENGSCI 700A
: Research Project2024 Semester One (1243)
An investigation carried out under the supervision of a member of staff on a topic assigned by the Head of Department of Engineering Science. A written report on the work must be submitted.
To complete this course students must enrol in ENGSCI 700 A and B
537
ENGSCI 711
: Advanced Mathematical Modelling2024 Semester One (1243)
A selection of modules on mathematical modelling methods in engineering, including theory of partial differential equations, integral transforms, methods of characteristics, similarity solutions, asymptotic expressions, theory of waves, special functions, non-linear ordinary differential equations, calculus of variations, tensor analysis, complex variables, wavelet theory and other modules offered from year to year.
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGSCI 311, 313, 314
538
ENGSCI 740
: Computational Engineering for Physical Systems2024 Semester One (1243)
Principles and practice for modelling complex physical systems. Applications in biomechanics, fluid mechanics and solid mechanics. Including topics such as large deformation elasticity theory applied to soft tissues, inviscid flow theory, compressible flows, viscous flows, meteorology, oceanography, coastal ocean modelling, mixing in rivers, fracture, composite materials and geomechanics. Underlying theories, computational techniques and industry applications explored using commercial software.
Prerequisite: BIOMENG 321 or ENGSCI 343
539
ENGSCI 760
: Algorithms for Optimisation2024 Semester One (1243)
Meta-heuristics and local search techniques such as Genetic Algorithms, Simulated Annealing, Tabu Search and Ant Colony Optimisation for practical optimisation. Introduction to optimisation under uncertainty, including discrete event simulation, decision analysis, Markov chains and Markov decision processes and dynamic programming.
Prerequisite: 15 points from COMPSCI 101, ENGGEN 131, MATHS 162, 199, and 15 points from COMPSCI 120, ENGSCI 111, STATS 125
540
ENGSCI 765
: Advanced Optimisation in Operations Research2024 Semester One (1243)
Linear programming, the revised simplex method and its computational aspects, duality and the dual simplex method, sensitivity and post-optimal analysis. Network optimisation models and maximum flow algorithms. Transportation, assignment and transhipment models, and the network simplex method. Integer programming. The implementation and solution of optimisation models for practical applications.
Prerequisite: 15 points from ENGGEN 150, ENGSCI 111, MATHS 208, 250, 253, and 15 points from COMPSCI 101, ENGGEN 131, MATHS 162, STATS 220
Restriction: ENGSCI 391
Restriction: ENGSCI 391
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ENGSCI 773
: Capstone Project2024 Semester One (1243)
Group based projects involving the application and integration of knowledge in computational engineering, data analytics and operations research for design, prototyping and performance testing of a new product. Topics include social and Te Tiriti considerations, engineering design practice, optimisation methods in robust design, material selection and structural analysis, risk management, communication skills, prototype manufacturing and design validation.
Prerequisite: 60 points from courses listed in Part III of the BE(Hons) Schedule for Engineering Science
Restriction: ENGSCI 363
Restriction: ENGSCI 363
542
ENGWRIT 101
: English Writing for Academic Purposes2024 Semester One (1243)
A skills-based analysis of texts written for academic purposes. Topics include: essays of comparison and contrast, argumentative essays, problem solution texts, literature reviews, critiques, and report writing.
Restriction: ENGWRIT 94F
543
ENVENG 300
: Natural and Built Environment Processes2024 Semester One (1243)
Chemical and biological treatment processes. Surface water quality modelling. Soil chemistry. Contaminant fate and transport in soil and groundwater. Contaminated sites remediation. Environmental responsibilities and sustainability considerations.
Prerequisite: ENVENG 200
Restriction: ENVENG 341
Restriction: ENVENG 341
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ENVENG 701
: Urban Stormwater Management2024 Semester One (1243)
Design and application of stormwater runoff quantity and quality control systems for urban development including: bioretention, living roofs, swales, permeable/porous pavement, detention ponds, and constructed wetlands. An independent project couples technical design, safety, maintenance, construction, hydrologic and water quality modelling, and stakeholder engagement in an application of "Low Impact Design" from the site to the catchment scale.
Prerequisite: either CIVIL 302 and ENVENG 200, or ENVENG 244 and 333
545
ENVENG 702
: Engineering Decision Making in Aotearoa2024 Semester One (1243)
Advanced systems engineering based decision making; complex problem framing including ontology analysis; cultural opportunity mapping; absolute sustainability analysis; risk threshold determination; temporal cumulative effects; and effective consultation. Independent research is undertaken to solve a complex engineering decision making problem.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
546
ENVENG 740
: Water and Wastewater Engineering2024 Semester One (1243)
Chemistry and microbiology of water and wastewater treatment, flow models and reactors. Unit operations and process analysis and design. Treatment plant design and operation. Nutrient removal processes. Effluent and residues disposal.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
547
ENVENG 746
: Surface Water Quality Modelling2024 Semester One (1243)
Advanced specialist topics in modelling of lakes and rivers. Specific topics covered include response to different loadings applied to surface water systems, and modelling of organic matter, dissolved oxygen consumption, eutrophication, and toxic substances. The core taught skills are extended by an individual project in which independent research is undertaken to solve a challenging surface water quality engineering problem.
Prerequisite: either ENVENG 300, or ENVENG 341 and 342
548
ENVENG 747
: Environmental Fate of Chemicals and Mitigation2024 Semester One (1243)
Focuses on modelling sorption, degradation kinetics, and leaching of chemicals in the soil environment. Topics include deriving sorption parameters, parent and metabolite fitting with statistical rigours, calculating degradation end-points, novel adsorbents for removing contaminants in soil and water. The core taught skills are extended by an individual project in which independent research is undertaken to solve an environmental issue.
Prerequisite: ENVENG 300 or 341
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ENVMGT 742
: Social Dimensions of Global Environmental Change2024 Semester One (1243)
An examination of the social dimensions of global environmental change. This includes a review of the history of climate science, the interaction of science with other knowledges, and contemporary debates surrounding climate change as well as other forms of environmental change. It also examines the different ways in which people respond to environmental risks and changes, and the challenges associated with mitigation and adaptation policies.
No pre-requisites or restrictions
550
ENVMGT 746
: Collaborative Environmental Management2024 Semester One (1243)
An exploration of participatory management and its potential for engaging communities, resource users and stakeholders in the pursuit of sustainable development. Students will examine strategies for incorporating local knowledge within conservation practices and for reconciling natural resource management with human welfare, social justice and indigenous rights.
No pre-requisites or restrictions