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Degree Programme Table: Mathematics and Physics (BSc Hons) (UTMATPH)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2, Year 3, Year 4

Year 1 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: September

Notes:
Before selecting your outside courses, please ensure you have met your Personal Tutor.

NB. All compulsory courses 'must be passed' before students are permitted to progress to the next year of the programme. This condition is stated clearly in the information below.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to Linear Algebra

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

MATH08057 20 credits
Physics 1A: Foundations

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

PHYS08016 20 credits
Calculus and its Applications

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

MATH08058 20 credits
Proofs and Problem Solving

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

MATH08059 20 credits
Mathematics for Physics 2

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

PHYS08036 20 credits

Course options

Maths Y1 Fundamentals

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Choose this course if you do not have Advanced Higher Mathematics or you have Grade C or below (or if you have neither Grade A* in A Level Mathematics nor Grade A in A Level Further Mathematics).
Fundamentals of Algebra and Calculus
MATH07003 20 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, S, T and W

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, S, T and W

Year 2 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Notes:
NB. Some compulsory courses 'must be passed' before students are permitted to progress to the next year of the programme. This condition is stated clearly in the information below.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introductory Dynamics

Must be passed and taken during Semester 1

PHYS08052 10 credits
Fundamentals of Pure Mathematics

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

MATH08064 20 credits
Introductory Fields and Waves

Must be passed and taken during Semester 2

PHYS08053 20 credits
Probability

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH08066 10 credits
Modern Physics

Must be taken during Semester 1

PHYS08045 10 credits
Physics of Matter

Must be taken during Semester 2

PHYS08054 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MathsPhysics : SVCDE only

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Selected courses must be passed
Several Variable Calculus and Differential Equations
MATH08063 20 credits
AND

MathsPhysics : Y2 'compulsory'

Select exactly 10 credits of the following courses
Computing and Numerics
MATH08065 10 credits
Programming and Data Analysis
PHYS08049 10 credits
AND

Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, S, T and W

Select between 0 and 10 credits from Level 7 and 8 courses in Schedules A-Q, S, T and W
OR

Group B

Select exactly 40 credits in this group.

MathsPhysics : Direct Entry

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
THESE COURSES are COMPULSORY for DIRECT ENTRY STUDENTS : continuing students are not permitted to take the two 'accelerated' courses.
Accelerated Algebra and Calculus for Direct Entry
MATH08062 20 credits
Computing and Numerics
MATH08065 10 credits
Accelerated Proofs and Problem Solving
MATH08071 10 credits

Year 3 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Honours Differential Equations

Must be taken during Semester 1

MATH10066 20 credits
Honours Complex Variables

Must be taken during Semester 2

MATH10067 20 credits
Electromagnetism and Relativity

Must be taken during Full Year

PHYS10093 20 credits

Course options

Group A

Select exactly 60 credits in this group.

HAlg/HAna choice

Select between 20 and 40 credits of the following courses
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
Honours Algebra
MATH10069 20 credits
AND

MathsPhysics : Y3 physics choice

Select exactly 20 credits of the following courses
Thermal Physics
PHYS09061 20 credits
Principles of Quantum Mechanics
PHYS10094 20 credits
AND

2019-20 : UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
SEMESTER 1 courses
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
AND

2019-20: UTMATHB : Y3 options : SEMESTER 2

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
SEMESTER 2 courses
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
AND

Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 9 and 10 courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 9 and 10 courses

Year 4 Academic year: 2019/20, Starting in: August

There are no compulsory courses in this year of this programme.

Course options

Group A

Select between 20 and 40 credits in this group.

MathPhy : Mathematics Projects

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Project in Mathematics (Double)
MATH10031 40 credits
Mathematics Project
MATH10063 20 credits
AND

MathsPhysics : Y4 Physics Projects

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Students may take only one of these two courses.
Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 1
PHYS10086 20 credits
Senior Honours Project (Physics & Astronomy) Semester 2
PHYS10087 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select between 80 and 100 credits in this group.

HAlg/HAna choice

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Honours Analysis
MATH10068 20 credits
Honours Algebra
MATH10069 20 credits
AND

2019-20 : UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : FULL YEAR

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Probability, Measure & Finance
MATH10024 20 credits
AND

2019-20: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : SEMESTER 1

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
SEMESTER 1 courses
Financial Mathematics
MATH10003 10 credits
Mathematical Biology
MATH10013 10 credits
Commutative Algebra
MATH10017 10 credits
Essentials in Analysis and Probability
MATH10047 10 credits
Applied Stochastic Differential Equations
MATH10053 10 credits
Fundamentals of Operational Research
MATH10065 10 credits
Combinatorics and Graph Theory
MATH10072 10 credits
Geometry
MATH10074 10 credits
General Topology
MATH10076 10 credits
Group Theory
MATH10079 10 credits
Linear Analysis
MATH10082 10 credits
Advanced Methods of Applied Mathematics
MATH10086 20 credits
Differentiable Manifolds
MATH10088 10 credits
Statistical Consultancy
MATH10092 10 credits
Statistical Methodology
MATH10095 10 credits
Numerical Linear Algebra
MATH10098 10 credits
Entrepreneurship in the Mathematical Sciences
MATH10099 10 credits
Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
MATH10100 10 credits
The Analysis of Survival Data
MATH11024 10 credits
Functional Analysis
MATH11135 10 credits
Applied Dynamical Systems
MATH11140 10 credits
Multi-scale Methods in Mathematical Modelling
MATH11141 10 credits
Modern Methods in Geometry and Topology
MATH11142 10 credits
Quantum Information
MATH11169 10 credits
AND

2019-20: UTMATHB : Y4/5 options : Semester 2

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
SEMESTER 2 courses
Stochastic Modelling
MATH10007 10 credits
Theory of Statistical Inference
MATH10028 10 credits
Fourier Analysis
MATH10051 10 credits
Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations and Applications
MATH10060 10 credits
Multivariate Data Analysis
MATH10064 10 credits
Introduction to Number Theory
MATH10071 10 credits
Linear Programming, Modelling and Solution
MATH10073 10 credits
Algebraic Topology
MATH10077 10 credits
Galois Theory
MATH10080 10 credits
Symmetry and Geometry
MATH10091 10 credits
Statistical Computing
MATH10093 10 credits
Algebraic Geometry
MATH11120 10 credits
Nonlinear Schrodinger Equations
MATH11137 10 credits
Geometry of General Relativity
MATH11138 10 credits
Multi-scale Methods in Mathematical Modelling
MATH11141 10 credits
Topics in Ring and Representation Theory
MATH11144 10 credits
Mathematics in Action A
MATH11180 10 credits
Topics in Mathematical Physics
MATH11201 10 credits
Data Assimilation
MATH11206 10 credits
Numerical Partial Differential Equations
MATH11207 10 credits
AND

2019-20: UTMATHB : Y4/5 : PGT courses without concession

Select between 0 and 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These Postgraduate Taught courses may be taken by Undergraduate students without requiring a concession (NB. students on Postgraduate taught programmes are given priority in the allocation of places). For all other Postgraduate Taught courses the student and/or Personal Tutor must seek a concession.
Finance, Risk and Uncertainty
MATH11088 10 credits
Fundamentals of Optimization
MATH11111 10 credits
Time Series
MATH11131 10 credits
Financial Risk Theory
MATH11132 10 credits
Large Scale Optimization for Data Science
MATH11147 10 credits
Optimization Methods in Finance
MATH11158 10 credits
Bayesian Data Analysis
MATH11175 10 credits
Bayesian Theory
MATH11177 10 credits
Topics in Applied Operational Research
MATH11183 10 credits
Incomplete Data Analysis
MATH11185 10 credits
Nonparametric Regression Models
MATH11186 10 credits
Generalised Regression Models
MATH11187 10 credits
Risk and Logistics
MATH11190 10 credits
Integer and Combinatorial Optimization
MATH11192 10 credits
Operational Research in the Energy Industry
MATH11193 10 credits
Topics in Applied Optimization
MATH11194 10 credits
Numerical Probability and Monte Carlo
MATH11202 10 credits
AND

2019-20: UTMATHB : Y4/5 : Approved Outside Courses

Select between 0 and 20 credits of the following courses
Decision Analytics
BUST10133 20 credits
Mathematical Programming in Advanced Analytics
BUST10134 20 credits
Analytical Decision Making with Games
BUST10141 20 credits
Computer Algebra
INFR11111 10 credits
Logic, Computability and Incompleteness
PHIL10133 20 credits
AND

Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 10 and 11 courses

Select exactly 40 credits from Undergraduate (School of Physics and Astronomy) Level 10 and 11 courses
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