Honours in the School of Mathematics and Statistics

General Information

This page contains brief information on honours in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney. Students may take honours in Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics or Mathematical Statistics. In all cases, assessment is by a combination of coursework (~70%) and a project (~30%). While the three divisions offer courses separately, the honours program is flexible and students are encouraged to consult their course coordinator if they are interested in taking a course from another division. Lists of the lecture courses offered by Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics appear below. More detailed information is available from the course coordinators and the various handbooks.

Students should be aware of the University's plagiarism policy.

Course Coordinators

The following people are available to discuss the honours program.

  person   office   phone   email
Dr Martin Wechselberger
(applied)
Carslaw 628 9351 3860 M.Wechselberger@maths.usyd.edu.au
Dr Laurentiu Paunescu
(pure)
Carslaw 816 9351 2969 L.Paunescu@maths.usyd.edu.au
Dr Michael Stewart
(statistics)
Carslaw 818 9351 5765 M.Stewart@maths.usyd.edu.au

Handbooks

The handbooks contain detailed information including assessment details, important dates, course outlines, an outline of the project requirement including a list of possible projects and supervisors. Students should ensure they have a copy of the relevant handbook.

The handbooks for Honours in Applied Mathematics (2009) and Pure Mathematics (2009) and Mathematical Statistics (2009) are available here.)

Honours Lecture Courses

Following is a list of courses offered by the divisions of Applied Mathematics, Pure Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics. Students in Mathematics may also take advanced third year units – see the Senior Mathematics page for a list of these. Consult your course coordinator if you are interested in taking a course from another division.

Applied Mathematics

   First Semester    Second Semester

Pure Mathematics

   First Semester    Second Semester

Mathematical Statistics

   First Semester    Second Semester

(Subject to the approval of the relevant coordinator, honours students may take courses offered by another division within the School of Mathematics and Statistics, or another School, or even another university. Students are advised to check the courses offered in January and February at the AMSI Summer School and also courses available via the access grid.)

More detailed information about courses and assessment can be obtained from the relevant handbook or course coordinator.