News
| ANU Maths Day
- Friday 30th May. A fun day of maths problems for year 12
Mathematics students from schools and colleges in the ACT and
surrounding area. |
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| Honours
Scholarships - Deadline of 31st October is coming up for ANU
Honours scholarships. Applications for MSI,
Hilary
Booth and Boyaparti
honours scholarships are due on the 30th November. |
Introduction
The Department of Mathematics at The Australian National
University is part of the Mathematical
Sciences Institute. It is located in the John Dedman Building
(Building 27) adjacent to the Manning Clark Lecture Theatres.
Mathematics is the study of universal patterns and
structures; it is the quantitative language of the world; it underpins
information technology, computer science, engineering, and the physical
sciences; and it plays an increasingly important role in the biological
and medical sciences, economics, finance, environmental science,
sociology and psychology. Have a look at Math Moments
form the American Mathematical Society to get some idea of the range of
applications of Mathematics.
By 2020 it is estimated up to 70% of all job
categories are likely to change, 35% will disappear and be replaced by
jobs that do not currently exist.
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“Employers
… are more likely to hire someone with a good background in
mathematics” (Ross Gittins, economics editor, Sydney Morning
Herald).
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The 1999 US Jobs Rated Almanac ranked 250 jobs
based on salary, work environment, security, stress level, physical
demands, and outlook. The top five jobs were in mathematics or computer
science and 9 of the top 10 were maths or computer related.
The Department of Mathematics, provides a unique
opportunity within Australia to study Mathematics. We provide a stream
of advanced
courses from first year through to honours year. These units
are open to anyone with the appropriate prerequisites, not only those
intending to undertake a fourth (Honours) year in mathematics. They are
strongly recommended for students needing to apply mathematics in other
disciplines. They will be found particularly useful for students in the
physical and biological sciences, engineering, computer science and
mathematical economics. These courses provide small class sizes which
allow students access to some of the best Mathematicians in Australia.
In addition we provide a full suite of courses supporting the
quantitative needs of many areas, as demonstrated by our strong
involvement in a range of
mathematically oriented majors.
All members of the Department of Mathematics
pursue their research as members of the research
programs within the Mathematical
Sciences Institute.
Postgraduate study in mathematics is organised
through the mathematics graduate program. Typical course work programs
include:
Research programs include:
The official University graduate program
guides can be found at
http://www.anu.edu.au/graduate/pubs/
Fourth Year Honours Program
Students may undertake their fourth year honours
program in a large number of areas. Those programs either run or with a
high involvement of the Department of Mathematics are
There are a number of undergraduate science degree
programs which are available for mathematically oriented students, such
as the
To obtain guidance on selecting the most
appropriate mathematics courses and programs, follow our comprehensive online guide
or our
first year,
second year and
third year course descriptions. The official guide for all
courses can be found at the ANU study_at
site.
As part of the Bachelor of Science you must choose
to do two single majors or a double major. You can do a
single or a double major in Mathematics. Also you can combine a major
in Mathematics with other majors.
The following
majors have mathematics courses as an important part:
The Department offers courses at a higher (or
honours) level in years one to three for students wishing to study the
subject in greater depth. These courses are recommended for students
intending to undertake research in any mathematics based discipline as
well as those wishing to take Honours in Mathematics in their fourth
year.
The Department of Mathematics is involved in
secondary College and High School mathematics in a number of ways.
Current involvement includes
This sub-committee is the initial forum for all
teaching and learning matters associated with mathematics in the
College of Science. For instance proposals for new course, programs,
majors in mathematics or related areas should go through this
committee.
The current chair of the committee is Dr Stephen Roberts
and agenda items for the meetings of the committee should be sent to
him.
Information sessions slides
We regularly hold seminars for our undergraduate
students, with speakers from a range of areas and background, but all
with a need for quantitative skills. Here are some slides from recent
sessions.
Here are some
previous
Information Sessions about careers and research with
mathematical connections
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