The Department of Mathematics offers two core mathematics subjects MAT2010 and MAT2020 at the second-year level, together with specialist subjects in applied mathematics, pure mathematics and mathematical statistics. First-year students intending to take second-year mathematics in subsequent years should consult first-year prerequisites for second-year subjects, as indicated below.
Second-year mathematics subjects are each worth four points. Each has two lectures and one practical hour or equivalent per week. There are many possible combinations of subjects but preferred combinations are listed under each specialist area.
Any student enrolled in second-year mathematics subjects with a total value of sixteen points or more must include at least one of MAT2010 and MAT2020. Further, any student enrolled in second-year mathematics subjects with a total value of twenty-four points or more must include both of these second-year core mathematics subjects.
Any student who intends to enrol in third-year mathematics subjects with a total value of twenty-four or more points is strongly advised to take both second-year core mathematics subjects in their second year. Any student who enrols in third-year applied mathematics subjects with a total value of twelve or more points will be required to include any second-year core mathematics subjects not previously passed.
Prerequisites
See individual subject entries for details of prerequisites. The first-year Faculty of Engineering subjects MAT1910 and MAT1920 are acceptable alternatives to MAT1011 and MAT1022.
Details concerning prerequisites for third-year subjects are given in the third-year section below, and should be consulted by second-year students intending to proceed to third-year studies in mathematics.