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Undergraduate Handbook 2010-2011 (archived)

Module MATH3161: INDEPENDENT STUDY III

Department: Mathematical Sciences

MATH3161: INDEPENDENT STUDY III

Type	Level	Credits	Availability	Module Cap	Location
Tied	3	20	Not available in 2010/2011	None.	Durham

Tied To

Pre-requisites

2H Honours Mathematics.

Corequisites

None.

Excluded Combinations

None.

Aims

To develop student self-sufficiency by enabling the students to learn for themselves some selected topic in mathematical sciences.

Content

Students choose one of a number of offered topics for each of which a book, which is suitable for independent study at this level, is specified.
For each topic offered the specified text, or identified parts of it define the syllabus.

Learning Outcomes

Subject-specific Knowledge

By the end of the module students will: have developed mathematical self-sufficiency by studying independently some selected topic in mathematical sciences.
be able to solve novel and/or complex problems in that topic.
have a systematic and coherent understanding of theoretical mathematics in that topic.
have acquired a coherent body of knowledge and understanding to reproduce theoretical mathematics in the field of that topic.

Subject-specific Skills

Key Skills

Students will be able to study independently to further their knowledge of a topic.

Modes of Teaching, Learning and Assessment and how these contribute to the learning outcomes of the module

Subject material assigned for independent study develops the ability to acquire knowledge and understanding without dependence on lectures.
Formatively assessed assignments provide practice in the application of logic and high level of rigour as well as feedback for the students and the lecturer on students' progress.
The end-of-year examination assesses the knowledge acquired.

Teaching Methods and Learning Hours

Activity	Number	Frequency	Duration	Total Hours	Attendance Monitored
Preparation and Reading				177
Total				200

Summative Assessment

Component	Component Weighting	Element	Length/Duration	Element Weighting	Resit Opportunity
Examination	100%	three hour written examination		100%

Formative Assessment

Fortnightly problem sheets, work to be marked and returned to the students.

Students who do not attend monitored activities shown under Teaching Methods and Learning Hours, or who fail to complete the summative or formative assessment(s) specified above, may be subject to the Academic Progress procedures defined in the University's General Regulation V, and may be required to leave the University.