Senior Mathematics and Statistics

This site contains information on senior level units of study offered by the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Sydney in 2012.

Contact Information

General enquiries about undergraduate mathematics and statistics study at the University of Sydney should be directed to the Mathematics and Statistics Student Office (Room 520 of the Carslaw Building). More specific enquiries about senior level units should be directed to one of the following class coordinators.

name	office	phone	email
Dr David Ivers   (applied)	Carslaw 623	9351 3561	david.ivers@sydney.edu.au
Dr Florica Cîrstea (pure)	Carslaw 719	9351 2965	florica.cirstea@sydney.edu.au
Dr John Ormerod (statistics)	Carslaw 815	9351 5883	john.ormerod@sydney.edu.au

Frequently asked questions.

Handbook

Detailed information about all aspects of senior level Pure and Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Statistics is available here in the Senior Mathematics Handbook.

See in particular the summary of enrolment advice section of the handbook.

Further Information

• Read the information about calculators in exams (and other interesting items).
• Be aware of what happens if you miss an exam, and what happens if your performance in an exam is impaired.
• Be aware of the rules and procedures concerning applications for special consideration and special arrangements for assessment.
• Be aware of the University's plagiarism policy.
• Download an assignment cover sheet. Such a cover sheet must be attached to every assessable assignment you hand in.
• Enter the annual SUMS Problem Competition, open to all undergraduates at any Australian university or tertiary institution. There are prizes!

Units of Study

Unit of Study Availability:

• MATH3964 and MATH3067 are offered in even numbered years only.
• MATH3068 is offered in odd numbered years only.

Applied Mathematics
First Semester	Second Semester
MATH3063 Differential Equations and Biomathematics MATH3076 Mathematical Computing	MATH3075 Financial Mathematics MATH3078 Partial Differential equations and Waves
MATH3963 Differential Equations and Biomathematics (Advanced) MATH3976 Mathematical Computing (Advanced) MATH3974 Fluid Dynamics (Advanced)	MATH3964 Complex Analysis with Applications (Advanced) MATH3977 Lagrangian and Hamiltonian Dynamics (Advanced) MATH3975 Financial Mathematics (Advanced) MATH3978 Partial Differential Equations and Waves (Advanced)
Pure Mathematics
First Semester	Second Semester
MATH3062 Algebra and Number Theory MATH3063 Differential equations and Biomathematics MATH3065 Logic and Foundations	MATH3061 Geometry and Topology MATH3067 Information and Coding Theory MATH3068 Analysis
MATH3961 Metric Spaces (Advanced) MATH3962 Rings Fields and Galois Theory (Advanced) MATH3963 Differential Equations and Biomathematics (Advanced)	MATH3964 Complex Analysis with Applications (Advanced) MATH3966 Modules and Group Representations (Advanced) MATH3968 Differential Geometry (Advanced) MATH3969 Measure Theory and Fourier Analysis (Advanced)
Mathematical Statistics
First Semester	Second Semester
STAT3011 Stochastic Processes and Time Series STAT3012 Applied Linear Models	STAT3013 Statistical Inference STAT3014 Applied Statistics
STAT3911 Stochastic Processes and Time Series (Advanced) STAT3912 Applied Linear Models (Advanced)	STAT3913 Statistical Inference (Advanced) STAT3914 Applied Statistics (Advanced)