Mathematics Department

College of Science Discipline Sub-Committee in Mathematics

Meeting 3/2006 1-2pm Tuesday 18 July

Room G35 John Dedman Building

Agenda

1. Welcome/Apologies

Please note that all with an interest in teaching and learning in the area of mathematics are welcome.

2. Minutes of Meeting 2/2006

Attached for reference

3. Matters arising (other than curriculum items)

4. Curriculum proposals 2007

4.1 New Courses (pro-formas attached)

MATH3511 Scientific Computing (New Course, replacing MATH2501)

MATH6111 Scientific Computing (New course, postgraduate version of MATH3511)

 

MATH3512 Matrix Computations and Optimisation (New Course, replacing MATH3502)

MATH6112 Matrix Computations and Optimisation (New course, postgraduate version of MATH3512)

 

MATH3351 Topics in Mathematical Physics Honours (New Course)

MATH3352 Topics in Computational Mathematics Honours (New Course)

MATH3353 Topics in Bioinformatics Honours (New Course, replacing MATH3017)

MATH6113 Complex Analysis (New Course, postgraduate version of MATH3228)

MATH6114 Number Theory and Cryptography (New Course, postgraduate version of MATH3301)

MATH6210 Data Mining (New Course, postgraduate version of MATH3346)

4.2 Minor Course Changes

We would like the approval for the following minor changes consisting of semester changes and addition of HPO or HPCs

·       MATH1014 in both semesters

·       MATH2307 to semester 2 in 2007

·       MATH3029 to semester 1 and designation as a HPC (small change to prerequisites)

·       MATH3501 to have an HPO

Document containing proposed handbook entries are attached.

4.3 New Program Bachelor of Computational Science (Honours)

Proposal for a new elite degree in computational science with an entry UAI of 98. The proposal includes the request to have students take 2 Advanced Studies Courses in years 1 and 2. A paper giving an overview of the program (bcomptlsci-honours) and the program pro-forma (bcomptlsci-honours-program-form) are included.

4.4 Change of degree rules for BComptlSci Degree

A change to the degree rules for the standard BComptlSci degree to define an area specialisation via a science major and to take account of the change of MATH2501 to MATH3511  and MATH3502 to MATH3512. (bcomptlsci, bcompltsci-program-form)

4.5 Changes to Mathematical Finance Major

Structure of current major includes third year courses which are not designated as level C. We are request (mathematical-finance-level-C) that the following courses be designated as group C courses:

·       FINM3003: Continuous Time Finance

·       FINM3007: Advanced Derivatives Pricing and Applications

Copies of recent exams are attached (exam-FINM3003.pdf, exam-FINM3007.pdf) which support the fact that these courses are quantitative in nature.

Subject to approval of FINM3003 and FINM3007 as group C, we propose the changes to the major as detailed in the document  mathematical-finance-major

4.6  Introduction of Mathematical Economics Major.

We propose a new major in collaboration with the Economics department as detailed in the document mathematical-economics-major.doc. Again we need to request (mathematical-economics-level-C) the inclusion the following courses as level C courses:

·       ECON 3121: Mathematical Economics

·       ECON 3100: Economics III Honours

·       EMET 3006: Applied Micro-econometrics

·       EMET 3008: Applied Macro and Financial Econometrics

·       EMET 3011: Advanced Econometric Methods

Copies of recent exams of these courses are included (exam-ECON3121.pdf, exam-ECON3100.pdf, exam-EMET3006.pdf, exam-EMET3008.pdf, exam-EMET3011.pdf)

Subject to approval of these courses as level C,  the new major is detailed in the document  mathematical-economics-major

4.7 Small changes to Computational Modelling Major

Small changes are needed to the computational modelling major brought about  by the change of MATH2501 to MATH3511  and MATH3502 to MATH3512 (see computational-modelling-major)

5. Any other business

6. Next Meeting

To be agreed

Stephen Roberts

Chair

17/07/2006