G100 Mathematics (BSc) Year 1

Loading / Requirements

The normal (minimum) load is 120 CATS. The maximum load is 150 CATS.

Students must take the following:

• 100 CATS of core modules
• enough optional modules (including Unusual Options) to meet the normal load of 120 CATS.

Four of the core modules are required core modules, meaning that they must be passed (the pass mark being 40%) to progress to Year 2.

See Requirements for Progression for the criteria you need to satisfy to progress to Year 2.

Here is a visual summary of the first year of the maths degree (G100 and G103).

Core Modules

There are 100 CATS of core modules, 40 CATS of which are required core (i.e you must pass these modules to progress to year 2).

Optional Modules

Your selection of optional modules is extremely important. You must ensure that

• you meet the regulations for your degree programme
• you take modules which may be pre-requisites for other modules you wish to take later on in your degree programme
• you take modules which are required if you are considering transferring to another degree programme
• you follow any special procedures for registering for certain modules, including for Unusual Options.

For historical reasons, there are no List A modules. All first-year options are considered List B modules.

List B modules

Department	Term	Code	Name	CATS	Notes
Maths	Term 2	MA117	Programming for Scientists	10	MA117 may be needed in order to take Computer Science modules in later years.
Statistics	Term 2	ST121	Statistical Laboratory	10	Several later Statistics modules will assume that students know how to use R (taught in this module).
WBS	Term 3	IB104	Mathematical Programming 1	10	There are special procedures for registering for Warwick Business School (IB) modules.
Philosophy	Term 1	PH144	Mind and Reality	15	There are special procedures for registering for PH modules. Second and third year Philosophy modules will require at least 30 CATS of Philosophy modules in year 1. Maths students must take both PH136 and PH142 (as an Unusual Option) to be eligible to transfer Mathematics and Philosophy at the end of the first year.
	Term 1	PH146	Reason, Argument and Analysis	15
	Term 2	PH136	Logic 1: Introduction to Symbolic Logic (for non-Philosophy students)	15
Physics	Term 1	PX155	Classical Mechanics and Special Relativity	10	The Physics department recommends PX156, PX155 and PX157 for those students who may wish to transfer to the Maths and Physics degree at the end of the first year.
	Term 2	PX156	Quantum Phenomena	10
	Term 2	PX157	Electricity and Magnetism	10
	Term 2	PX158	Astronomy	10
Economics	Terms 1 & 2	EC106	Introduction to Economics	30	You must take this module if you intend to transfer to GL11 at the end of year 1.

You should check the Module from Other Departments page for information about any special procedures to register for a module and for further advice.

Any modules not listed as Core or List B are considered Unusual Options. Permission to take these modules must usually be obtained with a completed Unusual Option form.

More about Unusual Options, including restrictions and deadlines, can be found in the Unusual Options section of the Handbook.

Examinations

MA141 Analysis 1 has an exam in January. Other maths Term 1 modules are examined in April/early May straight after the Easter Vacation.

Term 2 maths modules are examined in Term 3 (late May and June).

Where a module is examined, 10 CATS modules are generally 2 hour exams and 15 CATS modules 3 hours. More about exams in the exams section of the Handbook.

Outcomes and Progression

First-Year Learning Outcomes

After completing the first year students will have

• made the transition in learning style and pace from school to university mathematics

• been introduced to the basic concepts in university mathematics, in particular proof, rigour and calculations

• begun the study of the foundational core

• acquired knowledge, understanding and techniques necessary to proceed to the second year.

Requirements for Progression

To progress to the second year of the degree programme, you must:

1. have taken modules in accordance with the description under the heading Loading/Requirements at the top of this page.
2. have an overall year mark of 40 percent or above
3. pass at least 90 CATS of modules at FHEQ Level 4 (i.e. UG Level 1)
4. pass all the required core modules, namely:

• MA146 Methods of Mathematical Modelling 1

• MA139 Analysis 2

• MA144 Methods of Mathematical Modelling 2

• MA150 Algebra 2

(The pass mark is 40%.)

First-Year Examination Boards - possible outcomes

The possible decisions from the summer First-Year Examination Board for students taking modules for the first time are

• proceed to year 2 of G100, if the Requirements for Progression above are met
• take required resits in September, so that if they are passed, the Requirements for Progression will be met.

The possible outcomes for the September (Resit) Examination Board, where resit marks are considered alongside original marks are

• proceed to year 2 of G100, if the Requirements for Progression above are now met
• take required resits at the next available opportunity. This would only be the case if a student's most recent resit attempt was considered to be a Further First Attempt (FFA) for that module, e.g. due to mitigation or deferral of exams.
• required to withdraw, in which case the student will be offered an Exit Award if possible.

It is possible for students to be out of phase with this sequence due to deferring their exams, temporary withdrawal, mitigation allowing resits to be taken as Further First Attempts (which would allow for a further capped resit) and so on. In these cases, students are considered at the next available First-Year Examination Board.

All students whose degree programme started in 21/22 or later have the Right to Remedy Failure in the next available exams following first attempts at modules in which they score less than the pass mark.

Students who commenced their course before (and including) academic year 2021/22

For students who commenced studies before (and including) academic year 2021/22, first-year departmental regulations can be found here. The appropriate BSc university regulations can be found here.

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