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Degree Programme Table: Mathematics (MA Hons) (UTMATHM)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your
    Director of Studies. Programme Guide, including entry/progression requirements into subsequent years may be accessed at : http://www.maths.ed.ac.uk/guides


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH08001 Practical Calculus Semester 1 10
    MATH08002 Solving Equations Semester 1 10
    MATH08003 Geometry & Convergence Semester 2 10
    MATH08004 Group Theory: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to J and W level 8' (SCH_A-J/W_8) , as available.

    Notes:Students MUST include a Secondary 'Arts' Subject in years 1 and 2. This involves taking a course or courses in year 2 that follow on from a course or courses passed in the previous year. These courses will normally (a) be from the same subject area as the courses previously passed (as listed in the relevant Schedule) (b) not be taken before the second year of study, and (c) may have the course(s) previously passed as prerequisite(s). Selection of Secondary Subjects is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Mathematics.
     


    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: B  
    Select exactly 40 credits from these collections:  

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) P - Y1_applied - Level(s) 8' (ROU_P_Y1_APPLIED1_8) , as available.
         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH08037    Linear Programming & Numerical Analysis   10  
    MATH08022    Differential Equation Modelling & Solution   10  

    Notes:These courses may be omitted if there is a strong academic case.
     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q, T and W level 7 or 8' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8) , as available.

     


    Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH08005 Foundations of Calculus Semester 1 10
    MATH08006 Several Variable Calculus Semester 1 10
    MATH08007 Linear Algebra Semester 2 10
    MATH08035 Methods of Applied Mathematics Semester 2 10




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to J and W level 8' (SCH_A-J/W_8) , as available.

    Notes:Students MUST include a Secondary Subject in years 1 and 2. This involves taking a course or courses in year 2 that follow on from a course or courses passed in the previous year. These courses will normally (a) be from the same subject area as the courses previously passed (as listed in the relevant Schedule) (b) not be taken before the second year of study, and (c) may have the course(s) previously passed as prerequisite(s). Selection of Secondary Subjects is subject to the approval of the Head of the School of Mathematics.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 40 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 7 or 8 or 9' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8/9) , as available.

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August

  • Notes: Entry to Honours requires passes at 50% or above in Foundations of Calculus, Linear Algebra, Methods of Applied Mathematics and Several Variable Calculus, or the permission of the Head of the School of Mathematics. With the permission of the Head of the School of Mathematics, entry to Honours may also be granted on the basis of passes at 60% or above in the Non-Specialist level 8 courses and the completion of prescribed summer vacation reading.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    MATH10033 Complex Variable & Differential Equations Full Year 20
    MATH10008 Pure & Applied Analysis Full Year 20
    MATH10021 Algebra Full Year 20
    MATH10006 Mathematical Computation & Communication Skills Full Year 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 20 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) P - Y3Opt - Level(s) 9-10' (ROU_P_Y3OPT1_9-10) , as available.
                                          
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH09001    Discrete Mathematics (Year 3)   10  
    MATH09002    Discrete Programming & Game Theory   10  
    MATH09003    Geometry & Calculus of Variations   10  
    MATH10002    Differential Geometry   10  
    MATH10003    Financial Mathematics   10  
    MATH10004    Likelihood   10  
    MATH10005    Linear Statistical Modelling   10  
    MATH10007    Stochastic Modelling   10  
    MATH10022    Motion & Flow   10  
    MATH10023    Numbers & Rings   10  
    MATH10043    Numerical Algorithms   10  
    MATH08052    Statistics (Year 3)   10  
    MATH10049    Metric Spaces   10  

    Notes:Students who have taken Discrete Mathematics (Year 2) and/or Statistics (Year 2) are not permitted to take the Year 3 equivalent.
     
    AND   

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School Collection schedule A to Q and T and W 9 or 10' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_9/10) , as available.

     

    Year 4, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: August


    COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 0 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 3 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 120 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 20 credits and maximum of 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) P - SglDgrPrj - Level(s) 10' (ROU_P_SGLDGRPRJ1_10) , as available.
               
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH10029    Project in Mathematics (Single)   20  
    MATH10030    Project in Mathematics (Group)   20  
    MATH10011    Data Analysis   20  
    MATH10010    Mathematical Education   20  

    Notes:Only one Project course may be taken.
     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 80 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School P - Specialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours) Leve' (ROU_P_SMSH_10/11) , as available.
                                                                                                                                                         
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH10001    Complex Variable   10  
    MATH10002    Differential Geometry   10  
    MATH10003    Financial Mathematics   10  
    MATH10004    Likelihood   10  
    MATH10005    Linear Statistical Modelling   10  
    MATH10006    Mathematical Computation & Communication Skills   20  
    MATH10007    Stochastic Modelling   10  
    MATH10008    Pure & Applied Analysis   20  
    MATH10013    Mathematical Biology   10  
    MATH10017    Commutative Algebra   10  
    MATH10021    Algebra   20  
    MATH10022    Motion & Flow   10  
    MATH10023    Numbers & Rings   10  
    MATH10024    Probability, Measure & Finance   20  
    MATH10025    Algebraic Coding Theory   10  
    MATH10026    Number Theory   20  
    MATH10027    Topology   20  
    MATH10033    Complex Variable & Differential Equations   20  
    MATH10034    Naive and Axiomatic Set Theory   10  
    MATH10035    Representation Theory   10  
    MATH10036    Number Theory   10  
    MATH10037    Dynamical Modelling   10  
    MATH10038    Rings and Modules   10  
    MATH10039    Topics in Differential Topology   10  
    MATH10040    Modern Probability Theory   10  
    MATH10041    Elliptic Curves and Applications   10  
    MATH10042    Waves in the Environment and Telecommunications   10  
    MATH10043    Numerical Algorithms   10  
    MATH10044    Numerical Partial Differential Equations   10  
    MATH10046    Hilbert Spaces   10  
    MATH10047    Essentials in Analysis and Probability   10  
    MATH10049    Metric Spaces   10  
    MATH10050    Jewels of Algebra   20  
    MATH10051    Fourier Analysis   10  
    MATH10052    Nonparametric Regression   10  
    MATH10053    Applied Stochastic Differential Equations   10  
    MATH11023    Geometry of Perspective   10  
    MATH11026    Asymptotic Methods   10  
    MATH11027    Dynamical Systems   10  
    MATH11044    Practical & Large Scale Optimization   10  
    MATH11045    Non-linear Optimization   10  
    MATH11053    Introduction to Lie Groups   10  
    MATH10028    Theory of Statistical Inference   10  
    MATH10014    Distribution-Free Statistical Methods   10  
    MATH10015    Simulation   10  
    MATH11024    The Analysis of Survival Data   10  
    MATH11025    Time Series Analysis   10  
    MATH11093    Analysis of Nonlinear Waves   10  
    MATH11116    Stochastic Models in Biology   10  
    MATH10010    Mathematical Education   20  

     
    AND   

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 10 and 11' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_10/11) , as available.

    Notes:EXCLUDING : Courses listed in the first box of Group A, above.
     

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