620-392 Mathematics and Statistics Topics B

Note

The detailed contents of the two subjects 620-391 and 620-392 will be different, and suitably qualified students may choose to do either or both of these subjects. Enrolment, when approved, will be conditional on the subject content negotiated for 620-392 not duplicating material which the student has previously covered in any of the project subjects 620-191, 620-291, 620-292, or the subject 620-391 (1997 Handbook 618-191, 618-291, 618-292, 618-391).

Credit Points

Coordinator

Prerequisites

Enrolment in this subject requires the permission of the Head of Department of Mathematics and Statistics.

Semester

Contact

Subject Description

Students completing this subject should comprehend in some detail and depth the mathematical or statistical theory and techniques associated with some topic or topics of interest to staff members; have developed the ability to pursue mathematical or statistical themes at some depth and to work with a certain amount of independence; and gain a richer insight into major themes and applications of mathematics or statistics. They should appreciate the methods and techniques required to complete an in-depth study of mathematical or statistical topics (possibly at research level), the interaction of various branches of mathematics and statistics, and their use in problem-solving. The subject may be undertaken either as a project under the supervision of a staff member, or as an appropriate 400 - level subject, or as a course of 36 lectures from one of the following areas, by negotiation with the coordinator: algebra; analysis; geometry; history of mathematics; mathematical logic; mathematical modelling; mathematical methods; mathematical physics; operations research; probability; statistical mechanics; statistics; stochastic processes; topology.

Assessment

By negotiation with the coordinator: either a written report and/or assignments totalling up to 80 pages; or a written report and/or assignments totalling up to 24 pages, and a three-hour written examination.