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Special topics aimed at developing the skills to understand and communicate contemporary mathematics and its applications. Topics vary from semester to semester and will be listed on the Maths Special Topics page by O-week. Please contact the course convener for more details.
Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion, students will have the knowledge and skills to:
- Demonstrate the capacity for mathematical reasoning through analysing, proving, and explaining concepts from the mathematical sciences.
- Be able to critically read journal articles in the mathematical sciences.
- Accurately and efficiently use specific techniques from the mathematical sciences.
- Explain fundamental concepts of a special topic and its role in modern mathematics and its applications.
Other Information
The topics offered vary from semester to semester. Please check the course website or contact the MSI Masters Program Convener for semester specific details.
Indicative Assessment
- Assessment will be based on a student-customised set of assessment tasks relevant to the topic(s) being studied. An example of assessment structure is below. Weighting is negotiated in the first week of class. (100) [LO 1,2,3,4]
- Written assignments (null) [LO null]
- Presentations (null) [LO null]
- Project report (null) [LO null]
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Workload
Approximately 130 hours (per 6 units of enrolment) of total student learning, which includes regular meetings, independent reading, writing, and research, and other tasks suitable for the topic(s) being studied.
Inherent Requirements
To be determined
Requisite and Incompatibility
You will need to contact the Mathematical Sciences Institute to request a permission code to enrol in this course.
Prescribed Texts
N/A
Assumed Knowledge
To enrol in this course, you must be active in the Master of Science in Mathematical Sciences, or the Master of Science (Advanced) in Mathematical Sciences.
Fees
Tuition fees are for the academic year indicated at the top of the page.
Commonwealth Support (CSP) Students
If you 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). More information about your student contribution amount for each course at Fees.
- Student Contribution Band:
- 1
- Unit value:
- 6 units
If you are a domestic graduate coursework student with a Domestic Tuition Fee (DTF) place or international student you will be required to pay course tuition fees (see below). Course tuition fees are indexed annually. Further information for domestic and international students about tuition and other fees can be found 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 |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $4200 |
- International fee paying students
| Year | Fee |
|---|---|
| 2022 | $6000 |
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.
First Semester
| Class number | Class start date | Last day to enrol | Census date | Class end date | Mode Of Delivery | Class Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3078 | 21 Feb 2022 | 28 Feb 2022 | 31 Mar 2022 | 27 May 2022 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6078 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | N/A |
| 7646 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | N/A |
| 7647 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | N/A |
| 7648 | 25 Jul 2022 | 01 Aug 2022 | 31 Aug 2022 | 28 Oct 2022 | In Person | N/A |
