Mathematics Options
Choosing your options in mathematics is an important part of the Maths/Physics course. Whereas it is possible in the first year to cover the main areas of mathematics, this is difficult in the second and later years - even for students studying maths on its own. Remember that all lecture modules are taught on the basis that you are keeping up with the material and completing the problem sheets. Only the modules which would normally be taken by a significant number of Maths/Physics students are included in the course regulations but you are free to take other modules available in the diet.
The modules can be loosely grouped into four categories below. The natural areas for maths/physics students to concentrate on are Applied Mathematics and Analysis. Within the Applied Mathematics section, good modules to consider are the modules which are about physics or the mathematics directly used in physics. These are listed in the dropdown menu Mathematical Physics on the right-hand side. Not all modules are taught every year and new modules may be introduced and others discontinued.
Choices in pure mathematics in the second year are particularly important. If you want to continue with analysis beyond the second year, you should take Metric Spaces.
Fourth year modules are in italics. Modules marked with an asterisk are those which are not listed explicitly in the Maths/Physics course regulations.