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Degree Programme Table: Mathematics (Pure Mathematics) (MA Hons) (UTMATPM)


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 2 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 80 credits from these collections:  

    Select a minimum of 0 credits and maximum of 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 are not compulsory, but taking them is strongly advised to maintain flexibility.
     

    Select a minimum of 60 credits and maximum of 80 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 6 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
    MATH08008 Probability (Year 2) Semester 1 10
    MATH08010 Discrete Mathematics (Year 2) 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 Q and T and W level 7 or 8 or 9' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_7/8/9) , as available.

     

    Select exactly 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule A to Q and T and W level 8 and 9' (SCH_A-Q/T/W_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 4 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 60 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School(s) P - Y4_Pure - Level(s) 10-11' (ROU_P_Y4_PURE1_10-11) , as available.
                                             
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    MATH10025    Algebraic Coding Theory   10  
    MATH10002    Differential Geometry   10  
    MATH10041    Elliptic Curves and Applications   10  
    MATH10051    Fourier Analysis   10  
    MATH10046    Hilbert Spaces   10  
    MATH10050    Jewels of Algebra   20  
    MATH10049    Metric Spaces   10  
    MATH10034    Naive and Axiomatic Set Theory   10  
    MATH10026    Number Theory   20  
    MATH10023    Numbers & Rings   10  
    MATH10027    Topology   20  
    MATH11027    Dynamical Systems   10  
    MATH11053    Introduction to Lie Groups   10  
    MATH11093    Analysis of Nonlinear Waves   10  

     
    AND   

    Overarching rule collection group: A  
    Select exactly 60 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 0 credits and maximum of 20 credits from the following School Collection: 'School collection schedule P level 10 OR 11' (SCH_P_10/11) , as available.

     
    AND   

    Select exactly 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.

     

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