MMath Project

Learning Outcomes

Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Critically analyse and appreciate an area of advanced mathematics
• Synthesise and draw conclusions clearly and unambiguously from a range of information drawn from a diverse range of sources
• Write an extensive technical report on advanced mathematics
• Manage their time and work autonomously, take initiative and develop personal responsibility for a major piece of written work

Knowledge and Understanding

Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:

• Use of resources
• Breadth and depth of comprehension
• Clarity of presentation
• Innovation and originality of approach
• The work may involve directed reading of books or original papers in journals and the provision of examples to illustrate particular aspects of a topic. Some topics may also present the opportunity for students to pursue their own investigations, or to undertake practical work using the computer. Students are advised to begin choosing their projects well before the end of their third year by consulting the appropriate supervisor. A student undertaking a project should inform the module co-ordinator of the supervisor's name by the end of the third year. Each student is required to submit an interim report and give an oral presentation on his/her project work towards the end of semester
• Independently study an of area of advanced mathematics, informed by the research interests of the Mathematical Sciences Academic Unit, which is not available in lectures
• Development and progress through the topic

Subject Specific Practical Skills

Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:

• Develop the ability to bring an extended piece of work to a successful conclusion.

Not applicable

Individual supervision and private study.

Summative

This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.