Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Chris Meaney
Contact via chris.meaney@mq.edu.au
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Credit points |
Credit points
4
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Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
Admission to MRes
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Corequisites |
Corequisites
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Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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Unit description |
Unit description
This unit is designed to engage students with current research in Mathematics. It will introduce students to a number of the current open research questions across the range of the broad discipline. It is the first of a pair of such units, with the second appearing in the second year of the MRes program. This unit addresses research across the breadth of the discipline, while the second unit will focus on more particular issues related to the student's project area.
Activities may include such things as seminar attendance, directed reading of research papers, the discussion and critiquing of research topics and introduction to new practical techniques with preparatory reading, hands-on experience and a final report. Presentation of a seminar and a written report based on the topics examined are required for completion of this unit.
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On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
Name | Weighting | Due |
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Exercises | 30% | TBD |
Student lecture | 30% | Week 13 |
Report | 40% | Week 12 |
Due: TBD
Weighting: 30%
Due: Week 13
Weighting: 30%
Presentation of a seminar-style lecture at the end of the semester about their directed reading.
Due: Week 12
Weighting: 40%
Provide a written report, in the form of a short essay, to be submitted in week 13, based on their directed reading.
Weekly tutorials. This unit requires access to the internet and university library databases.
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