Selected topics, normally fourth year honours and postgraduate courses, may be made available to undergraduate students. Interested students should consult the year coordinator or attend the honours course meeting on first Monday of each semester.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
On satisfying the requirements of this course, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
1. Advanced knowledge of a special topic in the mathematical sciences and its role in modern mathematics and applied contexts.
2. Demonstrate accurate and efficient use of specific techniques from the mathematical sciences.
3. Demonstrate capacity for mathematical reasoning through analysing, proving and explaining concepts from the mathematical sciences.
4. To be able to critically read journal articles and conduct some independent research under the supervision of the lecturer.
Indicative Assessment
Three to five assignments (worth 15% - 9% each; LO 1-4)
Final examination (55%; LO 1-4)
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Workload
regular meetings.Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Mathematical Sciences Institute to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
Notes will be available to students.
Specialisations
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
If you are a domestic graduate coursework or international student you will be required to pay tuition fees. Tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 2
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are an undergraduate student and have been offered a Commonwealth supported place, your fees are set by the Australian Government for each course. At ANU 1 EFTSL is 48 units (normally 8 x 6-unit courses). You can find your student contribution amount for each course at Fees. Where there is a unit range displayed for this course, not all unit options below may be available.
| Units | EFTSL |
|---|---|
| 6.00 | 0.12500 |
Course fees
- Domestic fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $3444 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2017 | $4590 |
Offerings, Dates and Class Summary Links
ANU utilises MyTimetable to enable students to view the timetable for their enrolled courses, browse, then self-allocate to small teaching activities / tutorials so they can better plan their time. Find out more on the Timetable webpage.
Class summaries, if available, can be accessed by clicking on the View link for the relevant class number.
Summer Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 1489 | 01 Jan 2017 | 20 Jan 2017 | 20 Jan 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 1763 | 01 Jan 2017 | 20 Jan 2017 | 20 Jan 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | In Person | N/A |
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 3300 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 4596 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 3 | ||||||
| 4597 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 4 | ||||||
| 4598 | 20 Feb 2017 | 27 Feb 2017 | 31 Mar 2017 | 26 May 2017 | In Person | N/A |
Autumn Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 5452 | 01 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 5699 | 01 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 21 Apr 2017 | 30 Jun 2017 | In Person | N/A |
Winter Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 6472 | 01 Jul 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 | 30 Sep 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 6791 | 01 Jul 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 | 21 Jul 2017 | 30 Sep 2017 | In Person | N/A |
Second Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 8286 | 24 Jul 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Aug 2017 | 27 Oct 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 9660 | 24 Jul 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Aug 2017 | 27 Oct 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 3 | ||||||
| 9661 | 24 Jul 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Aug 2017 | 27 Oct 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 4 | ||||||
| 9662 | 24 Jul 2017 | 31 Jul 2017 | 31 Aug 2017 | 27 Oct 2017 | In Person | N/A |
Spring Session
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Topic 1 | ||||||
| 9441 | 01 Oct 2017 | 20 Oct 2017 | 20 Oct 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | In Person | N/A |
| Topic 2 | ||||||
| 9665 | 01 Oct 2017 | 20 Oct 2017 | 20 Oct 2017 | 31 Dec 2017 | In Person | N/A |
