Courses
GCNU1035 Introduction to Spatial Numeracy (3 units)
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
The course will teach students mathematical concepts and tools for measuring space, location and spatial relationships in terms of distance, direction, location, size, area, etc. These include plane and spherical geometries such as coordinates, latitude, longitude, Euclidean and great circle distances, etc. The course will also introduce basic quantitative spatial models and tools for mapping, positioning and navigating, for examples Google Earth, Geographical Information Systems and Global Positioning Systems, and satellite images.
http://ge.hkbu.edu.hk/course/GCNU-1035/