units

MTH4100

Faculty of Science

18 September 2017 02 May 2024
Monash University

Undergraduate - Unit

This unit entry is for students who completed this unit in 2015 only. For students planning to study the unit, please refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your course or area of study.

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24 points, SCA Band 2, 0.500 EFTSL

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LevelUndergraduate
FacultyFaculty of Science
Organisational UnitSchool of Mathematical Sciences
OfferedClayton Full year 2015 (Day)
Clayton Second semester to First semester 2015 (Day)
Coordinator(s)Dr Jerome Droniou

Synopsis

Completion of a 'project and research skills' component along with one lecture topic chosen from the fourth-year offerings as approved by the coordinator. A list of the fourth-year lecture and project topics is available at enrolment. The 'project and research skills' component can take one of two forms:

  1. A major research project, in which the student is expected to contribute new results to the field of mathematics;
  2. A reading project, in which the student completes their mathematical background, along with a series of modules to develop research skills.

Both types of projects contain a literature review component.

Outcomes

On completion of this unit students will be able to:

  1. Read, comprehend and present advanced results from the mathematical literature including specialised research monographs and articles from refereed journals;

  1. Search the mathematical literature effectively;

  1. Conduct and/or apply mathematical research while adhering to high standards of mathematical scholarship;

  1. Plan, prepare and deliver oral presentations on specialized topics;

  1. Plan and write complex documents that interpret, synthesize, and generalize mathematical knowledge;

  1. Complete work requirements in an efficient and timely manner.

Assessment

One lecture topic: 16.7%
Project and research skills: 83.3%

Chief examiner(s)

Dr Jerome Droniou