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Mathematical Sciences program |
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The Mathematical Sciences program is available only to students eligible to enroll in the Dalyell stream. | ||
A program in Mathematical Sciences requires 66 credit points including: | ||
(i) A 48 credit point major in either, Data Science, Financial Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics or Statistics, and: | ||
(ii) 6 credit points of 1000-level program core units according to the following rules: | ||
(a) For students with a major in Financial Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics or Statistics, 6 credit points of 1000-level program core (non-Data Science major) units in addition to those counted towards the major. | ||
(b) For students with a major in Data Science, 6 credit points of 1000-level program core (Data Science major) units in addition to those counted towards the major. | ||
(iii) 12 credit points of 2000-level and 3000-level selective units according to the following rules: | ||
(a) For students with a major in Mathematics, 6 credit points of 2000-level program selective (Mathematics major) units and 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units, in addition to those counted towards the major. | ||
(b) For students with a major in Statistics, 6 credit points of 2000- level program selective set one (Statistics major) units, and 6 credit points of 2000-level program selective set two (Statistics major) in addition to those counted towards the major. | ||
(c) For students with a major in Financial Mathematics and Statistics, 6 credit points of 2000-level program selective (Financial Mathematics and Statistics major) units, and 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units, in addition to those counted towards the major. | ||
(d) For students with a major in Data Science, 6 credit points of 2000-level program selective (Data Science major) units in addition to those counted towards the major, and 6 credit points of 3000-level selective units, in addition to those counted towards the major. |
Unit of study | Credit points | A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites C: Corequisites N: Prohibition |
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1000-level units of study |
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Program Core (Non-Data Science major) |
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DATA1002 Informatics: Data and Computation |
6 | N INFO1903 OR DATA1902 |
DATA1902 Informatics: Data and Computation (Advanced) |
6 | A This unit is intended for students with ATAR at least sufficient for entry to the BSc/BAdvStudies(Advanced) stream, or for those who gained Distinction results or better, in some unit in Data Science, Mathematics, or Computer Science. Students with portfolio of high-quality relevant prior work can also be admitted N INFO1903 OR DATA1002 |
Program Core (Data Science major) |
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MATH1061 Mathematics 1A |
6 | A NSW HSC Extension 1 Mathematics or equivalent N MATH1901 or MATH1902 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931 or MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1002 or MATH1014 |
MATH1961 Mathematics 1A (Advanced) |
6 | A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) or (Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extensions 1) or equivalent N MATH1901 or MATH1902 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931 or MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1061 or MATH1971 or MATH1002 or MATH1014 |
MATH1971 Mathematics 1A (SSP) |
6 | A (at least Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 2) or equivalent N MATH1901 or MATH1902 or MATH1921 or MATH1906 or MATH1931 or MATH1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1061 or MATH1961 or MATH1002 or MATH1014 |
2000-level units of study |
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Program selective (Mathematics major) |
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DATA2902 Data Analytics: Learning from Data (Adv) |
6 | A Successful completion of a first-year or second-year unit in statistics or data science including a substantial coding component. The content from STAT2X11 will help but is not considered essential. Students who are not comfortable using the R software for statistical analysis should familiarise themselves before attempting the unit, e.g. taking OLET1632: Shark Bites and Other Data Stories P A mark of 65 or above in (DATA1X01 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or [(MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972) and (STAT2011 or STAT2911)] or [MATH1X05 and (MATH1001 or MATH1002 or MATH1003 or MATH1004 or MATH1021 or MATH1023 or MATH1115 or MATH19XX)]) N STAT2012 or STAT2912 or DATA2002 |
STAT2911 Probability and Statistical Models (Adv) |
6 | P (MATH1X61 or MATH1971 or MATH1X21 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906 or MATH1011) and a mark of 65 or greater in (DATA1X01 or MATH10X5 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1X62 or MATH1972) N STAT2011 |
Program selective set one (Statistics major) |
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MATH2921 Vector Calculus and Differential Eqs (Adv) |
6 | P ([(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))]) or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) N MATH2021 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or (MATH2061 and MATH2022) or (MATH2061 and MATH2922) or (MATH2961 and MATH2022) or (MATH2961 and MATH2922) or MATH2067 |
MATH2922 Linear and Abstract Algebra (Advanced) |
6 | P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1061) N MATH2022 or MATH2968 or (MATH2061 and MATH2021) or (MATH2061 and MATH2921) or (MATH2961 and MATH2021) or (MATH2961 and MATH2921) |
Program selective set two (Statistics major) |
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MATH2921 Vector Calculus and Differential Eqs (Adv) |
6 | P ([(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))]) or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) N MATH2021 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or (MATH2061 and MATH2022) or (MATH2061 and MATH2922) or (MATH2961 and MATH2022) or (MATH2961 and MATH2922) or MATH2067 |
MATH2922 Linear and Abstract Algebra (Advanced) |
6 | P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1061) N MATH2022 or MATH2968 or (MATH2061 and MATH2021) or (MATH2061 and MATH2921) or (MATH2961 and MATH2021) or (MATH2961 and MATH2921) |
MATH2923 Analysis (Advanced) |
6 | P [(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))] or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) N MATH2023 or MATH2962 or MATH3068 |
MATH2988 Number Theory and Cryptography Adv |
6 | P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1964 or MATH1902 or MATH1904 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061 or MATH1064 or MATH1002 or MATH1004) N MATH2068 or MATH2088 |
MATH2970 Optimisation and Financial Mathematics Adv |
6 | A MATH19X3 or MATH1907 or a mark of 65 or above in MATH1003 or MATH1023 P [MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)] or [(MATH19X1 or MATH1906 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)) and (MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002))] N MATH2070 Students may enrol in both MATH2970 and MATH3975 in the same semester |
Program selective (Financial Mathematics and Statistics major) |
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MATH2921 Vector Calculus and Differential Eqs (Adv) |
6 | P ([(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))]) or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) N MATH2021 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or (MATH2061 and MATH2022) or (MATH2061 and MATH2922) or (MATH2961 and MATH2022) or (MATH2961 and MATH2922) or MATH2067 |
MATH2922 Linear and Abstract Algebra (Advanced) |
6 | P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1061) N MATH2022 or MATH2968 or (MATH2061 and MATH2021) or (MATH2061 and MATH2921) or (MATH2961 and MATH2021) or (MATH2961 and MATH2921) |
Program selective (Data Science major) |
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MATH2921 Vector Calculus and Differential Eqs (Adv) |
6 | P ([(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))]) or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) N MATH2021 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or (MATH2061 and MATH2022) or (MATH2061 and MATH2922) or (MATH2961 and MATH2022) or (MATH2961 and MATH2922) or MATH2067 |
MATH2922 Linear and Abstract Algebra (Advanced) |
6 | P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1061) N MATH2022 or MATH2968 or (MATH2061 and MATH2021) or (MATH2061 and MATH2921) or (MATH2961 and MATH2021) or (MATH2961 and MATH2921) |
STAT2911 Probability and Statistical Models (Adv) |
6 | P (MATH1X61 or MATH1971 or MATH1X21 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906 or MATH1011) and a mark of 65 or greater in (DATA1X01 or MATH10X5 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1X62 or MATH1972) N STAT2011 |
3000-level units of study |
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Selective |
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DATA3888 Data Science Capstone |
6 | P DATA2001 or DATA2901 or DATA2002 or DATA2902 or STAT2912 or STAT2012 |
FMAT3888 Projects in Financial Mathematics |
6 | A STAT2X11, MATH2X70 P (MATH2070 or MATH2970) and (STAT2011 or STAT2911) |
MATH3888 Projects in Mathematics |
6 | P (MATH2921 or MATH2021 or MATH2065 or MATH2965 or MATH2061 or MATH2961 or MATH2923 or MATH2023) and (MATH2922 or MATH2022 or MATH2061 or MATH2961 or MATH2088 or MATH2988) |
MATH3961 Metric Spaces (Advanced) |
6 | A Real analysis and vector spaces. For example (MATH2922 or MATH2961) and (MATH2923 or MATH2962) P An average mark of 65 or above in 12cp from the following units (MATH2X21 or MATH2X22 or MATH2X23) N MATH4061 |
MATH3962 Rings, Fields and Galois Theory (Adv) |
6 | P MATH2961 or MATH2922 or a mark of 65 or greater in (MATH2061 or MATH2022) N MATH3062 or MATH4062 |
MATH3963 Nonlinear ODEs with Applications (Adv) |
6 | A Linear ODEs (for example, MATH2921), eigenvalues and eigenvectors of a matrix, determinant and inverse of a matrix and linear coordinate transformations (for example, MATH2922), Cauchy sequence, completeness and uniform convergence (for example, MATH2923) P A mark of 65 or greater in 12 credit points of MATH2XXX units of study N MATH3063 or MATH4063 |
MATH3968 Differential Geometry (Advanced) |
6 | A (MATH2921 and MATH2922) or MATH2961 P A mark of 65 or greater in 12 credit points of MATH2XXX units of study N MATH4068 |
MATH3969 Measure Theory and Fourier Analysis (Adv) |
6 | A Real analysis and vector spaces. For example MATH2X21 and MATH2X23 P A mark of 65 or greater in 12 credit points of MATH2XXX units of study N MATH4069 |
MATH3971 Convex Analysis and Optimal Control (Adv) |
6 | A MATH2X21 and MATH2X23 and STAT2X11 P A mark of 65 or above in 12cp from (MATH2XXX or STAT2XXX or DATA2X02) N MATH4071 |
MATH3974 Fluid Dynamics (Advanced) |
6 | A [MATH2961 and MATH2965] or [MATH2921 and MATH2922] P An average mark of 65 or more in (12 credit points of MATH2XXX) N MATH4074 |
MATH3975 Financial Derivatives (Advanced) |
6 | P A mark of 65 or above in 12cp from (MATH2XXX or STAT2XXX or DATA2X02) N MATH3933 or MATH3015 or MATH3075 MATH2X70 and MATH3975 may be taken in the same semester |
MATH3976 Mathematical Computing (Advanced) |
6 | A Strong skills in linear algebra and the theory and methods of ordinary and partial differential equations for example (MATH2961 and MATH2965) or (MATH2921 and MATH2922) P A mark of 65 or above in [(12cp of MATH2XXX) or (6cp of MATH2XXX and 6cp of STAT2XXX or DATA2X02)] N MATH3076 or MATH4076 |
MATH3977 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Adv) |
6 | P A mark of 65 or greater in 12 credit points of MATH2XXX units of study N MATH4077 |
MATH3978 PDEs and Waves (Advanced) |
6 | A [MATH2X61 and MATH2X65] or [MATH2X21 and MATH2X22] P A mark of 65 or greater in 6cp from (MATH2X21 or MATH2X65 or MATH2067) and a mark of 65 or greater 6cp from (MATH2X22 or MATH2X61) N MATH3078 or MATH4078 |
MATH3979 Complex Analysis (Advanced) |
6 | A Good knowledge of analysis of functions of one real variable, working knowledge of complex numbers, including their topology, for example MATH2X23 or MATH2962 or MATH3068 P A mark of 65 or above in 12cp of MATH2XXX N MATH4079 or MATH3964 |
STAT3921 Stochastic Processes (Advanced) |
6 | A Students are expected to have a thorough knowledge of basic probability and integral calculus and to have achieved at credit level or above P STAT2X11 N STAT3011 or STAT3911 or STAT3021 or STAT3003 or STAT3903 or STAT3005 or STAT3905 or STAT4021 |
STAT3922 Applied Linear Models (Advanced) |
6 | P STAT2X11 and [a mark of 65 or greater in (STAT2X12 or DATA2X02)] N STAT3912 or STAT3012 or STAT3022 or STAT4022 |
STAT3923 Statistical Inference (Advanced) |
6 | P STAT2X11 and a mark of 65 or greater in (DATA2X02 or STAT2X12) N STAT3913 or STAT3013 or STAT3023 |
STAT3888 Statistical Machine Learning |
6 | A STAT3012 or STAT3912 or STAT3022 or STAT3922 P STAT2X11 and (DATA2X02 or STAT2X12) N STAT3914 or STAT3014 |
STAT3925 Time Series (Advanced) |
6 | P STAT2X11 and (MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907 or MATH1X23 or MATH1933) N STAT4025 |
STAT3926 Statistical Consulting (Advanced) |
6 | P At least 12cp from STAT2X11 or STAT2X12 or DATA2X02 or STAT3XXX N STAT4026 |
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Post-publication amendment |
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9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for DATA2902 published as: P A mark of 65 or above in (DATA1X01 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or [MATH1X05 and (MATH1001 or MATH1002 or MATH1003 or MATH1004 or MATH1021 or MATH1023 or MATH1115 or MATH19XX)]) |
Prerequisites (P) for DATA2902 amended to: P A mark of 65 or above in (DATA1X01 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or [(MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972) and (STAT2011 or STAT2911)] or [MATH1X05 and (MATH1001 or MATH1002 or MATH1003 or MATH1004 or MATH1021 or MATH1023 or MATH1115 or MATH19XX)]) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for STAT2911 published as: P (MATH1X21 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906 or MATH1011) and a mark of 65 or greater in (DATA1X01 or MATH10X5 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020) |
Prerequisites (P) for STAT2911 amended to: P (MATH1X61 or MATH1971 or MATH1X21 or MATH1931 or MATH1X01 or MATH1906 or MATH1011) and a mark of 65 or greater in (DATA1X01 or MATH10X5 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or MATH1X62 or MATH1972) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for MATH2921 published as: P [(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)] |
Prerequisites (P) for MATH2921 amended to: P ([(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))]) or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for MATH2922 published as: P MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002) |
Prerequisites (P) for MATH2922 amended to: P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1061) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for MATH2923 published as: P [(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)] |
Prerequisites (P) for MATH2923 amended to: P [(MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)) and (MATH1962 or MATH1972 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1062))] or ([(MATH1921 or MATH1931 or MATH1901 or MATH1906) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] and [(MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1903 or MATH1907) or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1023 or MATH1003)]) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for MATH2988 published as: P MATH1902 or MATH1904 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002 or MATH1004 or MATH1064) |
Prerequisites (P) for MATH2988 amended to: P MATH1961 or MATH1971 or MATH1964 or MATH1902 or MATH1904 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061 or MATH1064 or MATH1002 or MATH1004) |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for MATH2970 published as: P [MATH19X1 or MATH1906 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)] and [MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002)] |
Prerequisites (P) for MATH2970 amended to: P [MATH1961 or MATH1971 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1061)] or [(MATH19X1 or MATH1906 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1021 or MATH1001)) and (MATH1902 or (a mark of 65 or above in MATH1002))] |
9/02/2024 | Prerequisites (P) for STAT3925 published as: P STAT2X11 and (MATH1X03 or MATH1907 or MATH1X23 or MATH1933) |
Prerequisites (P) for STAT3925 amended to: P STAT2X11 and (MATH1062 or MATH1962 or MATH1972 or MATH1X03 or MATH1907 or MATH1X23 or MATH1933) |