Undergraduate Course: Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics (MATH08064)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 8 (Year 2 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This is a first course in real analysis and a concrete introduction to group theory and the mathematics of symmetry. |
| Course description |
Analysis:
Real Numbers; Inequalities; Supremum; Countable and Uncountable Sets; Sequences of Real Numbers; The Bolzano-Weierstrass Theorem; Cauchy sequences; Series of Real Numbers; Integral; Comparison, Root, and Ratio Tests; Continuity; Intermediate Value Theorem; Extreme Values Theorem; Differentiability; Mean Value Theorem; Inverse Function Theorem.
Algebra:
Symmetries of squares and circles; Permutations; Linear transformations and matrices; The group axioms; Subgroups; Cyclic groups; Group actions; Equivalence relations and modular arithmetic; Homomorphisms and isomorphisms; Cosets and Lagrange's Theorem; The orbit-stabiliser theorem; Colouring problems.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students are advised to check that they have studied the material covered in the syllabus of each pre-requisite course before enrolling. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2017/18, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 44,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11,
Summative Assessment Hours 3,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
138 )
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| Additional Information (Learning and Teaching) |
Students must pass exam and course overall.
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
85 %,
Coursework
15 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
Coursework 15%, Examination 85% |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| Exam Information |
| Exam Diet |
Paper Name |
Hours & Minutes |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics | 3:00 | | | Resit Exam Diet (August) | Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics | 3:00 | |
Learning Outcomes
1. Perform basic set manipulation and to distinguish between common countable and uncountable sets
2. Using straightforward epsilon methods to establish convergence/non convergence of sequences and determine whether a given sequence is Cauchy.
3. Verifying limits of functions and check continuity using the epsilon-delta method.
4. Computing derivatives from first principles, and by manipulation rules.
5. Performing simple proofs using epsilon-delta techniques.
6. Using the following tests to check convergence/non-convergence of series: comparison, ratio, root, integral, alternating series and understand absolute convergence.
7. Familiarity with the language and ideas of basic group theory.
8. Ability to calculate in several different sorts of group.
9. Familiarity with the language and ideas of group actions.
10. A knowledge of the basic theorems in group theory mentioned in the syllabus
11. Ability to apply these theorems to solve combinatorial problems involving symmetry.
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Reading List
Group theory: Students are expected to have a personal copy of:
Groups, by C. R. Jordan and D. A. Jordan
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Keywords | FPM |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Nikolaos Bournaveas
Tel: (0131 6)50 5063
Email: N.Bournaveas@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mr Martin Delaney
Tel: (0131 6)50 6427
Email: Martin.Delaney@ed.ac.uk |
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