BSc Mathematics

Institution University of Sheffield
Method At the institution
Location Sheffield
Type Undergraduate
Course fee By request

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BSc Mathematics

Objectives The Mathematics course is taught by the three departments of Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and probability and Statistics. Most Single Honours students start by studying Core Mathematics and all three of these subjects and may specialise in one or two of them later on. There is scope for changing degree course within the first few weeks of arriving in Sheffield, and sometimes at the end of the first or second year. The courses in Applied Mathematics and Probability and Statistics do not assume prior knowledge of these subjects.
Entry requirements Entry requirements GCE/VCE A Levels - ABC Two GCE A Levels plus two GCE AS Levels - AB+CC Scottish Highers - AABB - AAAB (plus at least two Advanced Highers) Irish Leaving Cert. - ABBBB - AABBB BTEC Level N - 2 Distinctions and 1 Merit International Baccalaureate - 32-33 points including 5 in Higher Maths Core Requirements - Grade A in GCE A level Maths
Academic title BSc Mathematics
Course description Our students usually select from a range of compulsory and optional modules to add up to 120 credits.

Some departments offer courses that don't feature optional modules whereas other courses are fully flexible.

Important notice :

This is a list of modules that have been offered in the past. We expect similar modules to be offered for courses starting in 2009.

This information is provided for illustration only and you should check with the department directly when applying to confirm module options.

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Typical First Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Applications of Probability and Statistics 10

Differential and Difference Equations 10

Foundations of Probability and Statistics 10

Groups and Symmetries 10

Mathematics with Maple 10

Matrices and Geometry 10

Mechanics in Action 10

Numbers and Proofs 10

Practical Calculus 10

Probability and Inference 10

Probability, Sets and Complex Numbers 10

Vectors and Motion 10

Differential and Difference Equations 10

Foundations of Probability and Statistics 10

Groups and Symmetries 10

Mechanics in Action 10

Numbers and Proofs 10

Probability and Inference 10

Vectors and Motion 10

Typical Second Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Advanced Calculus 10

Linear Mathematics for Applications 10

Applied Differential Equations 10

Continuity and Integration 10

Mechanics 10

Methods for Differential Equations 10

Nonlinear Mathematics 10

Numerical Linear Algebra 10

Probability Modelling 10

Rings and Groups 10

Statistical Modelling 10

Statistical Reasoning 10

Statistics Core 10

Statistics in Society 10

Topics in Number Theory 10

Vector Spaces and Fourier Theory 10

Vectors and Fluids 10

Typical Third Year Modules

Module/Unit Credits
Practical and Applied Statistics 20

Project in Applied Mathematics 20

Advanced Operations Research 10

Applicable Analysis 10

Applied Probability 10

Bayesian Statistics 10

Chaos 10

Classical Control 10

Codes and Cryptography 10

Combinatorics 10

Complex Analysis 10

Computational Inference 10

Continuum Mechanics 10

Differential Equations (Advanced) 10

Differential Equations: A Case Study 10

Differential Geometry 10

Fields 10

Financial Mathematics 10

Fluid Mechanics I 10

Fractals 10

Galois Theory 10

Graph Theory 10

Group Project 10

Groups and Symmetry 10

History of Mathematics 10

Knots and Surfaces 10

Linear Models 10

Mathematical Methods 10

Medical Statistics 10

Metric Spaces 10

Milestones in Applied Mathematics 1: Electromagnetism 10

Milestones in Applied Mathematics II: Quantum Theory 10

Multivariate Data Analysis 10

Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations 10

Operations Research 10

Optics and Symplectic Geometry 10

Optimisation 10

Real and Complex Analysis 10

Rings and Modules 10

Sampling Theory and Design of Experiments 10

Stochastic Finance 10

Stochastic Processes 10

Time Series 10

Topics in Mathematical Economics 10

Topics in Number Theory 10

Undergraduate Ambassadors Scheme in Mathematics 10

Waves 10