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Undergraduate Course: Project in Mathematics (Group) (MATH10030)

Course Outline
SchoolSchool of Mathematics CollegeCollege of Science and Engineering
Course typeStandard AvailabilityNot available to visiting students
Credit level (Normal year taken)SCQF Level 10 (Year 4 Undergraduate) Credits20
Home subject areaMathematics Other subject areaSpecialist Mathematics & Statistics (Honours)
Course website https://info.maths.ed.ac.uk/teaching.html Taught in Gaelic?No
Course descriptionGroup Project for Degrees involving Mathematics and/or Statistics. A small group of students investigate a topic under the guidance of a member of staff, each writing a report on aspects of that topic.
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations Students MUST NOT also be taking Project in Mathematics (Single) (MATH10029) OR Project in Mathematics (Double) (MATH10031) OR Project in Statistics (Single) (MATH10032) OR Project in Statistics (Double) (MATH10012)
Other requirements None
Additional Costs None
Course Delivery Information
Not being delivered
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Learning Objectives
1. To allow students to gain some experience in mathematical investigations/research, building on that learned in MAT-3-MCC.
2. To enhance students' abilities to communicate mathematical ideas through written and spoken word.
3. To encourage independent thought and enhance students' critical faculties,both of their own and other peoples work.
4. Students learn how to carry out project work effectively, when working in a team.

Outcomes
1. Students will become more confident in reading mathematical papers, performing literature searches, summarizing knowledge in a topic area.
2. Students become better at carrying out mathematical analyses and computational work, posing their own questions, planning a study, all with limited direction from an academic supervisor.
3. Students become more proficient at writing mathematics.
4. Students become better at presenting mathematical work through oral presentations.
5. Students gain experience of mathematical typesetting.
6. Students are able to identify individuals' skills and distribute the project work so as to maximise team effectiveness.
Assessment Information
Coursework only.
Special Arrangements
None
Additional Information
Academic description Not entered
Syllabus Not entered
Transferable skills Not entered
Reading list Not entered
Study Abroad Not entered
Study Pattern Not entered
KeywordsGrP
Contacts
Course organiserDr Aram Karakhanyan
Tel: (0131 6)50 5056
Email: aram.karakhanyan@ed.ac.uk
Course secretaryMrs Alison Fairgrieve
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Alison.Fairgrieve@ed.ac.uk
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