MATH4072: PROJECT IV

• Mathematics modules to the value of 100 or more credits inYears 2 and 3, with at least 40 credits at Level 3.

• One 20 credit Level 4 mathematics module.

• Level 4 projects in any other Department.

• To allow an undergraduate to conduct a substantial piece ofmathematical work as an individual initiative, and to write up and present it in a scholarly fashion.
• This will further the students' analytical skills and theirabilities in oral and written communication.

• Projects are inevitably and deliberately very varied inthe topics they address and in the type of approachrequired.
• Some projects will need extensive computation or dataanalysis, some will be entirely theoretical, many will include bothsorts of approach.
• All allow opportunity for initiative by the student, andare open-ended in that they offer scope for considerably more work thancan be achieved in the available time.
• Some projects may involve an element of groupwork.
• A first-class project derives not only from technicalflair, other important ingredients are good management andorganisation.
• Management of the project is the responsibility of thestudent, however, the student must seek, and take advantage of theadvice of the supervisor.
• The contents of the project is expected to be at a level of sophistication, detail and explanation appropriate to Level 4 Mathematics.
• Project work starts at the beginning of the 4thyear.
• A short oral presentation of the work is given near theend of the second term, accompanied by a publicly displayedposter.
• The written report is submitted by the end of the firstweek of Easter term.
• A report is judged principally on the quality of itscontent and its structure, good typographical presentation is a minorfactor, although poor typography can detract from thereport.

Subject-specific Knowledge:

• Students will have conducted a substantial piece of mathematical work, as an individual initiative, and have written it upas a project and presented it in a fashion appropriate to an audienceof their peers.
• The work will demonstrate understanding of a specialised andcomplex theoretical mathematics and show mastery of a coherent body ofknowledge.

Subject-specific Skills:

Key Skills:

• The students will have enhanced analytical skills andabilities in oral and written communication.
• Students will have the ability to critically review andreport on a specialised area of knowledge.
• Students will have the ability to synthesize and integratematerial from diverse mathematical sources.

• The assessment for the poster and oral presentation of theproject (worth 15% of the marks) gives means to measure how wellstudents communicate the results of their investigations to an audienceof level 4 mathematics students.
• The assessment of the written project will demonstrate thedepth of personal initiative and understanding of the topicmaterial.

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