Mathematics Major
| Offered By | ANU College of Medicine, Biology & Environment, ANU College of Engineering and Computer Science, ANU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific, ANU College of Business and Economics, and ANU College of Law |
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| Academic Contact | Dr Elizabeth Ormerod (Mathematics) |
| Areas of Interest | Mathematics |
Mathematics is the study of universal patterns and structures; it is the quantitative language of the world; it underpins information technology, computer science, engineering, and the physical sciences; and it plays an increasingly important role in the biological and medical sciences, economics, finance, environmental science, sociology and psychology.
You can do a single or a double major in Mathematics. You can combine a major in Mathematics with other Majors. In particular, the following majors involve mathematics courses as an important part: Astronomy and Astrophysics, Computational Modelling, Environmental Modelling, Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematical Finance, Mathematical Economics, Physics, Quantitative Biology and Bioinformatics. Because of the prerequisites involved, these majors normally require MATH1014 (or MATH1116 for the later year Honours level courses).
Students anticipating studying Mathematics at fourth year level and beyond would normally be expected to complete at least 24 units of Group C Mathematics courses at honours pathway level, including MATH3116 and MATH3104 (unless MATH2320 and MATH2322 have been taken).
Requirements
The requirements for a Mathematics Major are 42 units of courses, including at least 18 Group C units and you cannot count more than 12 Group A units. A double Major requires an additional 18 units of Group C courses offered by the Department. Because of the prerequisites involved, this major, and those explicitly noted above, normally require either MATH1013 or MATH1115, and either MATH1014 or MATH1116.
Courses offered in Major
These include all courses regularly offered by Mathematics and also other special courses, advanced studies courses, and fourth year courses.
First Year course advice
The information published on the Study at ANU 2010 website applies to the 2010 academic year only. All information provided on this website replaces the information contained in the Study at ANU 2009 website.
