Mathematics Department

College of Science Discipline Sub-Committee in Mathematics

Meeting 6/2007 11am- 12noon Tuesday 28 August 2007

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

Notes of previous meeting

3. Matters arising

4. Honours

Back in June I asked the MSI research group coordinators to discuss with their groups the course prerequisites for students undertaking 4th year honours in their respective areas.

This was so that we could provide specific advice to prospective honours students, and also to ascertain the minimum requirements for entrance into honours maths.

4a Each research group to provide a short overview of their sugggested honours requirements.

4b To discuss and hopefully agree on a new minimum entrance requirement.

At present the requirement is credit average in the 4 second year courses
MATH2405 Math Methods 1 (ODE's and Vector Calculus)
MATH2406 Math Methods 2 (PDE's and Complex Calculus)
MATH2320 Analysis 1 (Real Analysis)
MATH2322 Algebra 1 (Groups and Rings)

and any 4 third year mathematics honours pathway level courses.

A possible new entrance requirement could be

Credit average in
MATH2405 Math Methods 1 (ODE's and Vector Calculus)
MATH2406 Math Methods 2 (PDE's, Complex Calculus)
MATH2320 Analysis 1 or MATH3101 Real Analysis
MATH2322 Algebra 1 or MATH3104 Groups and Rings

and any other 2 third year mathematics honours pathway level courses.

(Note that we now have 3rd year version of our Analysis 1 and Algebra 1 courses)

4c Discuss other honours related issues, eg advertising of our degree, attraction of students, structure of honours year.

5. Any other business

6. Next Meeting