Contents

Introduction 5
Useful Dates and Deadlines
Objectives 5
Term 1 starts Mon 2nd Oct 2006 Mathematics 6
Online module registration Weeks 13
Terms 12
Term 1 ends Sat 9th Dec 2006
Term 2 starts Mon 8th Jan 2007 MA240 Modelling Natures Nonlinearity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Online module registration Weeks 1517 MA395 Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Deregistration deadline, unusual options Fri 2nd March 2007 MA372 Reading Module . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Deregistration deadline, April Exams Fri 16th March 2007 Term 1
Term 2 ends Sat 17th Mar 2007 MA241 Combinatorics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Term 3 starts Mon 23rd Apr 2007 MA243 Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
April Exams First week of Term 3 MA3G4 Computational Algebraic Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Deregistration deadline, May/June Exams Fri 27th April 2007 MA397 Consolidation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Finals Exams Mon 21st MaySat 16th June 2007 MA3G2 Continuum Mechanics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Term 3 ends Sat 30th Jun 2007 MA3E1 Groups and Representations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
20072008 Term 1 starts Mon 1st Oct 2007 MA3E5 History of Mathematics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
MA3F1 Introduction to Topology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
MA398 Matrix Analysis and Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
MA359 Measure Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
MA3G0 Modern Control Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
MA371 Qualitative Theory of ODEs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
MA377 Rings and Modules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
MA390 Topics in Mathematical Biology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Term 2
MA245 Algebra II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
MA248 Applied Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
MA225 Differentiation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
MA222 Metric Spaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
MA228 Numerical Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
MA3A6 Algebraic Number Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
MA3B8 Complex Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MA3D1 Fluid Dynamics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
MA3D4 Fractal Geometry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
MA3D5 Galois Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
MA3D9 Geometry of Curves and Surfaces . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
MA3F2 Knot Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
MA3F4 Linear Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
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MA3G1 Theory of Partial Differential Equations . . . . . . . . . . 36 History of Art 53

Term 3 Terms 13
MA209 Variational Principles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37 HA204 Nineteenth Century French Art . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Computer Science 39 Language Centre 53

Term 1 Terms 13
CS301 Complexity of Algorithms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 LL201 Russian for Scientists I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
CS330 History of Computing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 LL301 Russian for Scientists II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
CS319 Theory of Databases . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Philosophy 55
Term 2
CS324 Computer Graphics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 Terms 13
PH210 Symbolic Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Economics 41 Term 1
Term 1 PH228 Scientific Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
EC220 Mathematical Economics IA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Physics 57
Term 2
EC221 Mathematical Economics IB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 Term 1
PX308 Physics in Medicine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Term 12 PX359 Quantum Physics I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
EC301 Mathematical Economics II . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 PX311 Relativistic Cosmology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
EC306 Econometrics Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 PX366 Statistical Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
EC314 Topics in Economic Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Term 2
Institute of Education 45 PX302 Electromagnetic Waves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
PX371 Elementary Particles and Nuclei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Term 1 PX326 Introduction to Synergetics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Development of Mathematical Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 PX361 Magnetic Porperties of Solids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Term 2 PX370 Optoelectronics and Laser Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
IE215 Ecology and Conservation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 PX358 Plasma Physics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
IE420 Problem Solving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47 PX350 The Weather and the Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Engineering 48 Sociology 62
Term 1 Terms 13
ES330 Control I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 SO104 Gender, Class and Race . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Term 2 SO101 Modernity and Globalisation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
ES312 Systems Modelling and Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 SO110Social Welfare in Britain I . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Film Studies 50
Terms 13
FI101 Introduction to Film Studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
FI102 The Hollywood Cinema . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
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Statistics 64 INTRODUCTION
Terms 12 This Pink section of PYDC 20062007 describes lectured modules and other
ST217 Mathematical Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 options available to third year Mathematics BSc students as well as third year
ST313 Statistics Third Year Essay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 MMath students. Course regulations (core modules, normal load, options, etc.)
Term 1 for Mathematics BSc and MMath are given in the White PYDC booklet. First,
ST333 Applied Stochastic Processes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 second and fourth year modules are listed in the Blue, Green and mauve PYDC
ST301 Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory . . . . . . . . . . 66 booklets, copies of which are available for consultation.
ST305 Designed Experiments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Modules are listed according to department, with Mathematics first and the
ST323 Multivariate Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 remainder in alphabetical order. The main data for each module is: when it
Term 2 happens (which term, or which weeks within a term, e.g. Term 1 (610) means
ST337 Bayesian Forecasting & Intervention . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 the second five weeks of Term 1), the CATS credit it carries, and its status (core,
ST332 Medical Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 option List A, List B, unusual option, not available to some students) for the
ST318 Probability Theory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Maths degree courses. Weeks are counted from the first week of Term 1 and
ST329 Topics in Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 through the vacations, so Term 2 is weeks 1524 and Term 3 is weeks 3039. An
older system is also in use, but this is the system used by the timetable software.
Warwick Business School 72 Double check lectures weeks to make sure you do not miss lectures.
Terms 13 This booklet does not claim complete and absolute infallibility on all matters;
IB314 Management of Change . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 in case of doubt, check the information given about courses in other departments
(availability, which term, credit weighting, etc.) with that department. Informa-
Terms 12
tion can change after this book has gone to press. We try to keep the web version
IB227 Industrial Relations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
up to date:
IB215 Principles of Finance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Term 1 www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/pydc/
IB321 Forecasting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 See also the MathStuff website
IB349 OR for Strategic Planning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 mathstuff.maths.warwick.ac.uk/
IB313 Value-Based Management . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
It is advisable to check the timetable as soon as possible for two reasons.
Term 2 Firstly, the timing of a course may have been unavoidably changed after PYDC
IB217 Starting a Business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 went to press. Secondly, to guard against clashes. Some will be inevitable, but
IB228 Understanding Enterprise . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 others may be avoided if they are noticed sufficiently well in advance. This is
IB352 Mathematical Programming III . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 particularly important if you are doing a slightly unusual combination of options,
IB3A7 The Practice of Operational Research . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 and if you intend to take options outside the Science Faculty. Pay particular
IB320 Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 attention to the possibility that modules advertised here as in Term 2 may have
been switched to Term 1 after this book has been printed. Check the Timetable
at the start of term.

OBJECTIVES
After completing the third year of the BSc degree or MMath degree the stu-
dents will have

1. covered advanced material in mathematics, and studied some of it in depth

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2. achieved a level of mathematical maturity which has progressed from the
skills expected in school mathematics to the understanding of abstract ideas
and their applications
3. developed
(a) investigative and analytical skills,
(b) the ability to formulate and solve concrete and abstract problems in a
precise way, and
(c) the ability to present precise logical arguments
4. been given the opportunity to develop other interests by taking options
outside the Mathematics Department in all the years of their degree course.
MATHEMATICS
Students should note that the exams for Term 1 Mathematics modules, in-
cluding some reading modules, take place at the beginning of Term 3.
The Year 2 modules
MA209 Variational Principles
MA222 Metric Spaces
MA225 Differentiation
MA228 Numerical Analysis
MA240 Modelling Natures Nonlinearity
MA241 Combinatorics
MA243 Geometry
MA245 Algebra II
MA248 Applied Analysis
are available as third year List A options worth 6 or 12 CATS if not taken in
Years 1 or 2. However, not all these modules are guaranteed to take place every
year.
Students on Route I of the Mathematics BSc degree must take any of the
modules MA225 Differentiation and MA245 Algebra II which they did not take
in Year 2.
Students on Route II of the Mathematics BSc degree must take any of the
modules MA225 Differentiation and MA248 Applied Analysis which they did
not take in Year 2.
BSc students in Year 3 are required to take at least 57 CATS from List A;
MMath students in Year 3 are required to take at least 90 CATS from Lists A and
C, and at least 2 modules from List C.
List A consists of the MA2xx modules above together with the MA3xx
modules in this booklet, and ST318 Probability Theory. List C consists of the
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MA4xx coded modules except for MA469 Project, MA497 Project Extension
and MA495 Essay.
List C modules are also available to BSc students as unusual options, weight-
ed 18 CATS. Some of the MA5xx coded modules may be suitable for well-
prepared third year students, and are usually weighted 24 Cats. For information
on List C and MA5xx modules see the Mauve PYDC booklet and talk to your
tutor and the lecturer concerned.
Pass degree students must take MA397 Consolidation. MA397 may also be
available as an unusual option to Honours degree students who were placed in
the Third Class in Year 2.
Each List A Year 3 Mathematics module will have a Support Class timeta-
bled in weeks 2 to 10 of the same Term, and once at the beginning of the next
Term. This is your opportunity to bring the examples you have been working
on, to compare progress with fellow students and, where several people are stuck
or confused by the same thing, to get guidance from the graduate student in
charge. When more than 30 people want to come a second weekly session can
be arranged.
MA240 Terms 12 (610 & 1519)
Modelling Natures Nonlinearity 12 CATS
Status: Not available for Route II students, otherwise List A .
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures.
Prerequisites: This module leads on directly from MA113 Differential Equa-
tions A and MA128 Differential Equations B, although Differential Equations A
is the only essential prerequisite.
Content: This module is designed to be a gentle introduction to the area of non-
linear dynamical systems by way of its application to the Natural World. Some
quite deep ideas are introduced to help explain or describe natural phenomena
such as evolutionary theory, species diversity, weather forecasting, animal loco-
motion and epidemics. The mathematics considered will cover the full spectrum
of nonlinear dynamical systems theory including game theory, nonlinear oscilla-
tions, symmetry, sensitive dependence upon initial conditions (chaos) and frac-
tals. In many cases these ideas are introduced outside of a rigorous setting so that
the beauty and power of the techniques can be explored. There will be occasion-
al reference to numerical solutions of some problems, and some of the assessed
work may require use of a computer, but no previous experience (or love) of
computing will be assumed.
Aims: To provide a general introduction to the many aspects of dynamical sys-
tems theory through its application to the Natural World.
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Objectives: At the end of the module you should be familiar with the ideas of
stable/unstable equilibria and periodic orbits, strange attractors, Poincare maps,
bifurcations, catastrophes, nonlinear oscillations, chaos and fractals.
Leads to: Although not leading directly onto another course, this module should
provide a useful introduction/motivation/complement to MA235 Introduction to
Mathematical Biology.
Books: There is no one textbook which adequately covers the whole module,
but J.D. Murray Mathematical Biology is recommended for many aspects. Other
suggestions will be made during the course.
Lecture Notes: Printed lecture notes for the module will be available, but these
should be seen to complement the lectures rather than replace them since there
will be additional material (including examples) covered during lectures.
Assessment: The module is 100% assessed, through two assessments and what
has on previous years proved to be a popular mini project. Expect the assessments
to be quite demanding, and make sure that you understand the university rules on
plagiarism. In previous years there have been some harsh penalties imposed for
breach of these regulations. Ignorance is not an excuse.
Lecturer: Dave Wood.
MA395 Terms 12
Essay 15 CATS
Status: List A a student may offer at most one MA395 essay.
Aims: The 3rd year essay offers the opportunity of producing an original and
personal account of a mathematical topic of your own choice going beyond the
scope of existing lecture modules. It will test your ability to understand new
mathematical ideas without detailed guidance, to use the library in a resourceful
and scholarly way, and to produce a personal account of a piece of maths. The
essay should be 6,0008,000 words in length, and comparable in content to ten
lectures from a 3rd year maths module. As a rough guide, you should expect to
spend about 100 hours on this option.
Information: You have complete freedom to choose your own essay topic, pro-
vided that you can find a member of staff willing to supervise it. You should
begin looking for a supervisor as soon as possible. It is best to have this ar-
ranged by Week 8 of Term 1, and you will need to file this information with the
Undergraduate Office by Week 4 of Term 2.
A list of staff research interests may be found at
www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/staff/staff res ints.html
The entry for MA469 Project contains a list of possible topics, many of
which would be also suitable for this module.
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Assessment: The essay will be read by two examiners (normally, the supervisor
and one other lecturer); they will organise a short oral exam. The oral examina-
tion will not normally take more than 30 minutes. The usual form of the oral is
that (a) the student is asked to describe what they think are the main or most inter-
esting points in their essay (not exceeding 510 minutes), and (b) the markers will
ask questions about the essay, including questions designed to test understanding
of what has been written and of the mathematical context and background, about
the sources of material included in the essay, and about possible directions in
which the essay could have been developed further had time allowed. The oral
is not intended as a test of the students presentation skills; its purpose is to al-
low the markers to explore the extent to which the students understanding of the
material is reflected in the written essay.
Deadline. The essay must be handed in to the Undergraduate Office (Room 57)
before 12:00 Noon on the second day of Term 3. This deadline is enforced as
described in the White PYDC.
Organiser: Adam Epstein.
MA372 Terms 12
Reading Module 15 CATS
Status: List A
This scheme is designed to allow any student to offer for exam any reason-
able piece of mathematics not covered by the lecture modules, for example a
3rd/4th year or M.Sc. module given at Warwick in a previous year. Any topic ap-
proved for one student will automatically be brought to the attention of the other
students in the year. Note that a student offering this option will be expected to
work largely on his or her own.
The aims of this option are (a) to extend the range of mathematical subjects
available for examination beyond those covered by the conventional lecture mod-
ules, and (b) to encourage the habit of independent study. In the following outline
regulations, the term book includes such items as published lecture notes, one
or more articles from mathematical journals, etc.
1. A student wishing to offer a book for a reading module must first find a
member of staff willing to act as moderator. The moderator will be responsible
for obtaining approval of the module from the Chairman of the Mathematics
Department, and for circulating a detailed syllabus to all 3rd year Mathematics
students before the end of the term 1.
2. The Chairman of the Mathematics Department must inform the Subfaculty of
Science about each reading module at its meeting in term 2.
3. The moderator will be responsible for setting a three-hour exam paper, to be
taken during one of the examination sessions in Term 3.
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4. The mathematical level and content of a reading module must be at least that
of a standard 15 CATS 3rd Year Mathematics module. A reading module must
not overlap significantly with any other module in the university available to 3rd
Year Mathematics students.
5. Students may not take more than one reading module with code MA372. (This
rule does not apply to reading modules with their own MA3xx codes). In general,
if a reading module has the same title and syllabus as an existing 3rd year maths
module not lectured that year, then it will be given the code of that module, rather
than MA372.
MA241 Term 1
Combinatorics 12 CATS
Status: List A for Mathematics.
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: No formal prerequisites. The module follows naturally from first
year core modules and/or computer science option CS128 Discrete Mathematics.
Content: Despite the title of the module, we will concentrate on enumerative
combinatorics, which is that branch of combinatorics where one counts things.
Questions of counting are often important in computer science and statistics.
Moreover such questions naturally lead to manipulations of algebraic expressions
which go beyond secondary school techniques, and which will be essential in all
parts of algebra and many more parts of mathematics. Emphasis lies on examples
rather than theory.
Detailed contents:
1. Introductory material and background: Recurrence problems such as
the Tower of Hanoi. Sums and term rearrangement. Floor, ceiling, and
mod functions.
2. Binomial coefficients: Counting of permutations and combinations. Var-
ious definitions of binomial coefficients. Identities. Binomial theorem.
Inversion formula. Derangements. Multinomial coefficients.
3. Special numbers: Definitions, properties, applications. Stirling numbers;
Harmonic numbers; Bernoulli numbers and Fibonacci numbers.
4. Generating functions: Partial fractions. Applications to counting prob-
lems. Domino theory. Mutually recursive sequences. Convolutions. Cata-
lan numbers. Spanning Trees. Exponential generating functions. Generat-
ing functions in more variables.
Book: Lecture Notes will be available at cost price. An excellent but expensive
book is Graham, Knuth and Patashnik, Concrete Mathematics, Addison-Wesley.
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Assessment: 10% by 5 fortnightly assignments during the term, 90% by a two-
hour written examination.
Lecturer: Daan Krammer.
MA243 Term 1
Geometry 12 CATS
Status: List A for Mathematics.
Commitment: 30 lectures plus weekly worksheets.
Prerequisites: None, but an understanding of MA125 Introduction to Geometry
or MA130 From Geometry to Groups will be helpful.
Content: Geometry is the attempt to understand and describe the world around
us and all that is in it; it is the central activity in many branches of mathematics
and physics, and offers a whole range of views on the nature and meaning of the
universe.
Kleins Erlangen program describes geometry as the study of properties in-
variant under a group of transformations. Affine and projective geometries con-
sider properties such as collinearity of points, and the typical group is the full
n n matrix group. Metric geometries, such as Euclidean geometry and hyper-
bolic geometry (the non-Euclidean geometry of Gauss, Lobachevsky and Bolyai)
include the property of distance between two points, and the typical group is the
group of rigid motions (isometries or congruences) of 3-space. The study of the
group of motions throws light on the chosen model of the world.
The module includes a diversity of topics, such as the rules of life and self-
consistency of the non-Euclidean world, symmetries of bodies both Euclidean
and otherwise, tilings of Escher and the regular solids, and the geometric rules of
perspective in photography and art.
Aims: To introduce students to various interesting geometries via explicit ex-
amples; to emphasize the importance of the algebraic concept of group in the
geometric framework; to illustrate the historical development of a mathematical
subject by the discussion of parallelism.
Objectives: Students at the end of the module should be able to give a full anal-
ysis of Euclidean geometry; discuss the geometry of the sphere and the hyper-
bolic plane; compare the different geometries in terms of their metric properties,
trigonometry and parallels; concentrate on the abstract properties of lines and
their incidence relation, leading to the idea of affine and projective geometry.
Leads to: MA3D9 Geometry of Curves and Surfaces, MA4E0 Lie Groups,
MA473 Reflection Groups.
Books: M Reid and B Szendroi, Geometry and Topology, CUP, 2005 (some
Chapters will be available from the General office).
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E G Rees, Notes on Geometry, Springer
HSM Coxeter, Introduction to Geometry, John Wiley & Sons
Assessment: the weekly worksheets carry 15% assessed credit; the remaining
85% credit by 2-hour examination.
Lecturer: Miles Reid.
MA3G4 Term 1
Computational Algebraic Geometry 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures; worksheets (some with a computer).
Prerequisites: Rings and ideals from MA245 Algebra II and especially polyno-
mial rings k[x1, . . . , xn] in several variables over a field. (Algebraic Geometry
and Commutative Algebra contain related ideas but are not necessary.)
Content: This course is about solving systems of polynomials in many variables.
We will prove theorems in algebra of Hilbert and Emmy Nother and understand
them in geometry. The main technique is a cross between long division and
Gaussian elimination (or triangular form of a matrix) called the Buchberger al-
gorithm. This was introduced in the 1960s, and it is used to compute a so-called
Grobner basis of an ideal. We can use it compute many things about ideals-such
as Hilbert polynomials, free resolutions and primary decompositions-and also to
prove general theorems where explicit calculation is impossible.
Depending on time, we may also discuss some of: connections with linear
PDEs, examples in statistics, integer programming, invariant theory of groups,
constructions of algebraic codes and, in combinatorics, the Stanley-Reisner ring.
There are no prerequisites for these sections.
Grobner bases are famous as a computational tool, and so some of the as-
signments (but not the exam) will involve the use of a computer. This practical
component is mainly for illustration, so will be small, closely guided with tutori-
als and will start from scratch using a computing package, so although some ease
with computers will be useful, it is not an essential prerequisite.
Leads to: MA541 Commutative Rings and Homological Algebra, MA4A5 Al-
gebraic Geometry, MA4A4 Algebraic Curves,
Books: The main source for the first half of the course is the first three chapters
(in fact mainly Chapter 2) of
Cox, Little and OShea, Ideals, varieties, and algorithms, Second edition,
UTM, Springer 1997.
An alternative book that covers this basic material in tutorial format is
Kreuzer & Robbiano, Computational commutative algebra 1, Springer 2000.
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You could even look up one of Buchbergers own recent surveys on this subject,
such as
Buchberger, Introduction to Grobner bases, in Grobner bases and applica-
tions (Linz, 1998),
LMS Lecture Note Series 251, CUP 1998.
There is also a free e-book from Rice University
Brendan Hassett, Computational Algebraic Geometry.
Assessment: 100% by three-hour examination.
Lecturer: Ignacio de Gregorio.
MA397 Term 1
Consolidation 15 CATS
Status: Core for third year Pass Degree students. Not available to others.
Content: The tutor selects problems related to first year modules and to second
year modules where the students record indicates that further study is desirable.
Each week, the student receive an assignment of written work to be handed in.
At the following tutorial, the student and the tutor discuss the students answers
and related material.
Aims: To provide individual attention for Pass Degree students.
Objectives: To improve upon your understanding of the material from the first
two years, focusing primarily on the topics that you struggled with first time
around.
Books: Recommendations will depend upon the individual. But, a comprehen-
sive book list will be provided at the start of the course.
Assessment: Wholly based upon the students portfolio of written assignments,
performance in two short tests, and his/her explanations in the tutorials. The
tutorials themselves form an essential part of the assessment process.
Tutor: Martyn Parker
MA3G2 Term 1
Continuum Mechanics 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: MA231 Vector Analysis. MA225 Differentiation is also highly
desirable, but students who have not taken this will be able to manage if they are
prepared to read-up on some material.
Content: Partial differential equations are used throughout the sciences and engi-
neering to model the deformation of continuous media, such as fluids and solids.
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They arise through the localisation of natural physical balance laws, such as All these concrete forms can be investigated with computers. In this module we
conservation of mass, momentum and energy, together with constitutive laws, will study groups by
which characterise the material in question. This module develops the necessary
finding matrix groups to represent them
mathematical tools required to derive such equations, and applies the tools to the
derivation of a number of models commonly used in the sciences and engineer- using matrix arithmetic to uncover new properties.
ing. In particular, we will study the irreducible characters of a group and the square ta-
Aims: To develop tensor algebra and calculus and employ it to derive a variety ble of complex numbers they define. Character tables have a tightly-constrained
of equations arising from the continuum modelling of fluid and solid media. structure and contain a great deal of information about a group in condensed
Objectives: At the end of the module you will have studied the mathematics form. The emphasis of this module will be on the interplay of theory with calcu-
related to the study of: lation and examples.
Aims: To introduce representation theory of finite groups in a hands-on fashion.
1. Tensor algebra.
Objectives: To enable students to
2. Tensor calculus.
3. Continuum mass and force. 1. understand matrix and linear representations of groups and their associated
4. Balance laws of mass, momentum and energy. modules,
5. Constitutive assumptions. 2. compute representations and character tables of groups, and

Books: 3. know the statements and understand the proofs of theorems about groups
M Gurtin, An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, Academic Press, New and representations covered in this module.
York, 1981. Books: G James & M Liebeck, Representations and Characters of Groups, Cam-
GE Mase, Contimuum Mechanics, Schaums Outline Series, Macmillan, 1970. bridge University Press, 1993. Second edition, 2001. (IBSN: 052100392X). This
O Gonzalez & A Stuart, An Introduction to Continuum Mechanics, printed will be the course text; it is a highly readable book, with lots of examples. In par-
lecture notes. ticular, the course exercises will be drawn from this book. Having your own copy
Assessment: One three-hour final examination. is essential.
Lecturer: Robert Kerr. Assessment: Assigned work/tests 15%. Three-hour written exam 85%.
Lecturer: Dmitriy Rumynin
MA3E1 Term 1
Groups and Representations 15 CATS MA3E5 Term 1
History of Mathematics 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures. Status: List A
Prerequisites: The Group theory and linear algebra taught in core modules. Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures. Students are to submit three essays.
Content: The concept of a group is defined abstractly (as set with an associative Prerequisites: Familiarity with mathematical analysis as presented in MA131,
binary operation, a neutral element, and a unary operation of inversion) but is MA244, MA231 is highly desirable, but not essential.
better understood through concrete examples, for instance Content: The course offers an overview of part of mathematics, a sense of what
doing history is, and an acquaintance with primary sources (in translation).
permutation groups
Aims: The module aims to:
matrix groups consider topics in the 19th Century history of mathematical analysis;
groups defined by generators and relations. discuss what was taken to be so important about them.
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Objectives: with given properties (eg compact but not connected or connected but not path
connected).
To develop a critical sense of what was, and even what is, important and
exciting about mathematics and its evolution. Leads to: MA408 Algebraic Topology, MA455 Manifolds, MA3F2 Knot Theo-
ry.
To raise questions about the nature of mathematics and its relation both to
abstract thought and to its applications in classical physics. Book: MA Armstrong Basic Topology Springer (recommended but not essen-
tial).
Books: U. Bottazzini The higher Calculus: a history of real and complex anal- Assessment: One 3-hour examination
ysis from Euler to Weierstrass, translated by Warren van Egmond, Springer- Lecturer: Colin Rourke.
Verlag, New York (1986).
D. Bressoud, A Radical approach to Real Analysis, Mathematical Associa- MA398 Term 1
tion of America (1994).
J.J. Gray (with John Fauvel), The History of Mathematics; a Reader, Mac-
Matrix Analysis and Algorithms 15 CATS
millan, London (1987) paperback. Status: List A
H.N. Jahnke (ed.) A History of Analysis, American and London Mathemati- Commitment: 30 lectures
cal Societies, History of mathematics, vol. 24, (2003).
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, MA248 Applied Analysis. Willingness
M. Kline, Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times, vol. 3,
to program in Matlab.
OUP (1980), paperback.
Content: Solving large scale problems in linear algebra lies at the heart of many
Assessment: One essay (1,000 words, 20%) by week 5. One essay (1,500 words,
algorithms in computational applied mathematics. Thus understanding the de-
20%) by week 8. One essay (2,000 words, 60%) at the start of Term 2. The
sign and analysis of such algorithms is central to modern applied mathematics.
deadline is enforced as described in the White PYDC booklet.
This module will be based around understanding the mathematical principles un-
Lecturer: Jeremy Gray. derlying the design and analysis process for these algorithms.
Aims: This module aims to describe, and analyse, algorithms for the solutions
MA3F1 Term 1 of linear systems of equations, least square problems and eigenvalue problems.
Introduction to Topology 15 CATS Objectives: At the end of the module you will have studied the mathematics
Status: List A related to the study of:
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures 1. Computational cost.
Prerequisites: MA129 Foundations, MA242 Algebra I, MA222 Metric Spaces. 2. Matrix factorisations.
3. Condition and stability.
Content: Topology is the study of properties of spaces invariant under contin-
uous deformation. For this reason it is often called rubber-sheet geometry. 4. Direct and iterative methods.
The module covers: topological spaces and basic examples; compactness; con- Books: NJ Higham, Accuracy and Stability of Numerical Algorithms, SIAM
nectedness and path-connectedness; identification topology; Cartesian products; 1996.
homotopy and the fundamental group; winding numbers and applications; an J Demmel, Applied Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM 1997.
outline of the classification of surfaces. RA Horn and CR Johnson, Matrix Analysis, Cambridge University Press
Aims: To introduce and illustrate the main ideas and problems of topology. 1985.
Objectives: To explain how to distinguish spaces by means of simple topological AM Stuart, Numerical Linear Algebra, Instructors own printed lecture notes.
invariants (compactness, connectedness and the fundamental group); to explain LN Trefethen and D Bau, Numerical Linear Algebra, SIAM 1997.
how to construct spaces by gluing and to prove that in certain cases that the result Assessment: One three-hour final examination counting for 70%. The remaining
is homeomorphic to a standard space; to construct simple examples of spaces 30% will be assessed through three assignments, each requiring use of Matlab.
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Lecturer: Andrew Stuart. Books: Royden, H. L.: Real Analysis, Third Edition, Macmillan Publishing
Company (1988).
MA359 Term 1 Rudin, W.: Real and Complex Analysis, Third Edition, McGraw-Hill Book
Measure Theory 15 CATS Company (1987).
Status: List A Halmos, P. R.: Measure Theory, D. Van Nostrand Company Inc., Princeton,
N.J. (1950).
Commitment: 30 hours.
Lecturer: Valeriy Slastikov.
Prerequisites: MA129 Foundations, MA222 Metric Spaces, MA244 Analysis
III.
MA3G0 Term 1
Content: The modern notion of measure, developed in the late 19th century, is
an extension of the notion of area, developed by greeks. A measure m is a law Modern Control Theory 15 CATS
which assigns a number m(A) to certain subsets A of a given space and is a Status: List A
natural generalization of the following notions: 1) length of an interval, 2) area Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra.
of a plane figure, 3) volume of a solid, 4) integral of a non-negative function over
some space, e.t.c. Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures plus 8 example classes.
It originated in the real analysis and is used now in many areas of mathemat- Content: Will include observability and controllability of dynamical systems;
ics like, for instance, geometry, probability theory, dynamical systems, functional optimal control for minimal time and quadratic criteria for linear systems; sta-
analysis, e.t.c. bility and robustness; Pontryagins maximum principle and dynamic program-
Given a measure m, one can define the integral of suitable real valued func- ming; pole assignment and Luenberger observers; state space realizations of
tions with respect to m. Riemann integral is applied to continuous functions or input-output maps; (A, B) and (A, C) invariant subspaces and application to the
functions with few points of discontinuity. For measurable functions that can disturbance decoupling problem. The module will comprise seven chapters.
be discontinuous almost everywhere Riemann integral does not make sense. 1. Define and show how to compute eAt and solve
However it is possible to define more flexible and powerful Lebesgues integral
(integral with respect to Lebesgues measure) which is one of the key notions of x = Ax + Bu, y = Cx.
modern analysis.
The Module will cover the following topics: Definition of a measurable 2. Controllability.
space and -additive measures, Construction of Lebesgues measure, Lebesgue 3. Observability.
measurability, Construction of a non-measurable set, Measurable Functions, Lu- 4. Stability and Feedback.
sins Theorem, Egoroffs Theorem, Integral with respect to a measure and ap- 5. Stability Radius and Robustness.
proximation by measurable step functions, Fatous Lemma, Monotone Conver- 6. Time Optimal Control.
gence Theorem, Dominated Convergence Theorem, Product Measures and Fubi-
7. Realization Theory.
nis Theorem.
Aims: To introduce the concepts of measure and integral with respect to a mea- Aims: The aim of the module is to show how, as a result of extensive interests of
sure and to discuss their basic properties, so as to provide a basis for further mathematicians, control theory has developed from being a theoretical basis for
studies in Analysis, Probability, and Dynamical Systems. control engineering into a versatile and active branch of applied mathematics.
Objectives: To construct Lebesgues measure on the real line; To construct the Objectives: The objective is to ensure the aims are carried out by teaching the
integral and discuss its basic properties; To explain the basic properties of mea- state space theory approach as outlined in the syllabus.
surable functions with emphasis on proofs by approximation. Books: E. D. Sontag, Mathematical Control Theory, Texts in Applied Mathe-
Leads to: ST318 Probability Theory, MA3D4 Fractal Geometry, MA3F4 Lin- matics No 6, Springer Verlag, 1990.
ear Analysis, MA482 Stochastic Analysis, MA496 Signal Processing, Fourier J. Zabczyk, Mathematical Control Theory: An Introduction, Systems and
Analysis and Wavelets. Control, Birkhauser, 1992.
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Assessment: 3 hour examination.
Lecturer: Tony Pritchard.
MA371 Term 1
Qualitative Theory of ODEs 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures and 9 example classes.
Prerequisites: MA113 Differential equations A and MA128 Differential equa-
tions B, MA131 Analysis, MA106 Linear Algebra, MA222 Metric spaces, and
MA225 Differentiation. Also parts of MA235 Intro to Math Biology and MA240
Modelling Natures Nonlinearity provide helpful background.
Content: The module presents the geometric approach to ordinary differential
equations and some of the key ways in which it permits one to go well beyond
the traditional approach. The emphasis is on techniques to determine the phase
portrait. So the module is a natural sequel to Differential Equations B.
1. Geometric approach versus explicit solutions: flow, phase portrait. Exis-
tence, uniqueness and continuity of solution to initial value problem.
2. Orbits, invariant sets, omega-limit sets; Lyapunov stability and asymptot-
ic stability, attracting set and basin of attraction. Conservative systems.
Lyapunov functions, La Salles Invariance Principle.
3. Dynamics near equilibria: sinks and sources; Lyapunov Stability Theo-
rems; hyperbolic equilibria, stable and unstable manifolds; linearisation
theorems.
4. Periodic orbits: in 2D flows, PoincareBendixson theorem and Divergence
test; first return map, Floquet multipliers and Lyapunov exponents; Lienard
systems; Energy balance method for near-conservative systems.
5. Bifurcations of 2D flows: use of implicit function theorem, centre mani-
folds, normal forms and return maps.
Aims: To teach you some tools to understand the asymptotic behaviour of sys-
tems of ODEs and the ways this can change with parameters.
Objectives: By the end of the module, students should be familiar with the ge-
ometric approach to ODEs and the tools presented, and be able to use them to
determine phase portraits for some simple systems and to recognize simple bi-
furcations taking place in one-parameter families.
Leads to: MA424 Dynamical Systems and lots of fun areas of research!
Books: We will not follow any particular book. The most recommended is M
Hirsch and S Smale, Differential equations, dynamical systems and linear alge-
bra, Academic Press 1974.
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Other books which can be useful (from easy but not covering the module to
substantial but going beyond the module):
PA Glendinning, Stability, instability and chaos, CUP 1994.
A.C. King, J. Billingham & S.R. Otto, Differential Equations, CUP, 2003.
DW Jordan and P Smith, Nonlinear ODEs, Oxford 1987.
PG Drazin, Nonlinear systems, CUP 1992.
R Grimshaw, Nonlinear ODEs, CRC Press 1991.
DK Arrowsmith and CM Place, Introduction to Dynamical Systems, CUP
1990.
S Wiggins, Introduction to applied nonlinear dynamical systems and chaos,
Springer 1990.
VI Arnold, Ordinary Differential equations, Springer 1973.
VI Arnold, Geometrical methods in the theory of ODEs, Springer 1988.
Assessment: 3-hour examination
Lecturer: Claude Baesens
MA377 Term 1
Rings and Modules 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, familiarity with elementary group theory
and the ring theory part of MA245 Algebra II is desirable.
Content: Most mathematical objects consist of a set M of elements, and a rea-
sonable notion of addition and subtraction. Such a set is called a commutative
group. Examples are the integers or ordinary Euclidean space.
Functions f : M M which satisfy the rule f (m + n) = f (m) + f (n) are
called homomorphisms. These can be added or composed. Any set of homomor-
phisms (after including all possible composites, sums, and differences) satisfies
the axioms of a ring. And any abstract ring arises this way.
A ring is a fundamental concept in Maths and includes integers, polynomials
and matrices as some of the basic examples. What occurs in nature though is
not just a ring, but rather a ring together with a module. A clear example of this
is real three dimensional space, which is a module for the ring of three by three
real matrices. Also six dimensional space is a module over this ring, can you see
why?
Here are two other nice examples: A module over a field is nothing but a
vector space. So module theory over a field is linear algebra. A module over
the real polynomial ring is the same thing as a real vector space furnished with
a linear transformation. Thus module theory includes the classification of linear
transformations.
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The material for this term will include Mashkes theorem that a ring generat-
ed by a finite group of real linear transformations of a vector space, if it includes
scalar multiplications, is built up of simple rings. And it will include a result of
Frobenius and Pierce that each simple part must be a matrix ring over the real
numbers, complex numbers or Quaternions.
This same theory of semisimple algebra will be developed more generally
with the real numbers replaced by an arbitrary field as follows: Wedderburns
theorem will show any finite dimensional semisimple ring is built from simple
rings. Finite dimensional simple rings (via Skolem-Noethers theorem and the
double centralzier property) are classified by their center, dimension, and an ele-
ment of the so-called Brauer group.
The more general theory gives good information about rings with finitely
many elements, or those which are finite dimensional over the field of rational
numbers.
The term will finish with a look at four types of examples where the tech-
niques above do not apply: rings which are not finite dimensional but can be
made Artinian by localization, rings which are not semisimple (such as quiver
algebras), rings whose modules cannot ever be classified, and situations where
functions with different domains of definition cannot be added together (sheaf
theory).
Books: Books for this module are being kept in the Student Reserve Collection
to ensure all students have full access. Lecture notes will be available in advance.
Assessment: 3-hour examination.
Lecturer: John Moody.
MA390 Term 1
Topics in Mathematical Biology 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 1-hour lectures
Prerequisites: Any one or more of MA235 Introduction to Mathematical Biolo-
gy MA240 Modelling Natures Nonlinearity MA250 or PX253 Partial Differen-
tial Equations are recommended. Note that the second year MA234 Introduction
to Mathematical Biology is not essential.
Content: The course is split into 6 sections:
1. Phase Plane Methods, 2. Reaction Kinetics, 3. Biological Waves 4. Multi-
Species Waves 5. Animal coat patterns 6. Neural models for pattern forma-
tion/storage and recognition
Mathematical Biology is a relatively new area of applied mathematics in
which mathematical models are used to study biological phenomena in areas such
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as ecology, epidemiology, biochemistry, development and, medicine. The course
begins by discussing application of phase plane methods for ODEs to ecology
and medicine, followed by a study of ODEs applied to enzymatic processes such
as digestion; some introductory perturbation theory will be taught in this section.
Wave phenomena are important in biology and will be considered in the next
section of the course with an introduction to the Reaction Diffusion equation for
dilute systems. Wave solutions of reaction-diffusion equations will be discussed
and their existence proved. Various applications including wound healing and,
spread of disease are discussed here.
The course will also discuss reaction-diffusion equations applied to pattern
formation, including an explanation of why animals such as leopards with spotted
bodies tend to have striped tails. The last part of the course is on mathematical
modelling of pattern formation in the brain.
Aims: To introduce ideas and techniques of mathematical modelling in biology.
Objectives: To gain an insight into propagational phenomena in biology, using
a variety of mathematical techniques: analysis of travelling wave solutions of
PDEs and of standing wave solutions; establishing the existence of waves; com-
putation of wave speeds; dynamical systems and phase plane analysis.
Books: Essential:
J D Murray, Mathematical Biology, Springer, Volume I.
Highly Recommended:
J.D. Murray, Mathematical Biology, Springer, Volume II.
P. Grindrod, Patterns and Waves, OUP.
L. Edelstein-Keshet, Mathematical Models in Biology, McGraw-Hill.
L.A. Segal, Modelling dynamic phenomena in molecular and celluar biolo-
gy, CUP.
Assessment: 3-hour examination (100%).
Lecturer: Dirk Drasdo
MA245 Term 2
Algebra II 12 CATS
Status: Core for Route I who did not take it in Year 2, List A otherwise.
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: First year MA129 Foundations, MA106 Linear Algebra, and
MA242 Algebra I.
Content: The first chapter of the module introduces rings. One of the results is
that the unique factorization theorem you may already know about the integers
generalizes to the case of polynomials and certain other rings. Also well look at
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matrix rings, rings of differential operators, rings of algebraic integers, and rings
coming from congruences.
The second chapter gives a classification of the linear transformations from a
finite-dimensional vector space to itself. There is a nice theoretical connection
between polynomials and matrices, and the chapter finishes with the Jordan
Form classification of all such linear transformations using the results about
polynomials from chapter 1.
The third chapter gives a classification theorem about commutative groups using
the same ideas as in chapter two.
A discussion [not examinable] shows that both results can be explained by a
single, widely-applicable theorem classifying finitely generated modules over a
principal ideal domain.
Aims: To study algebraic structures which provide the basis for several branches
of mathematics.
Objectives: By the end of the module the student should have an understanding
of the importance of factorisation theorems, the structure theorem for finitely
generated Abelian groups and the Jordan normal form.
Leads to: The results of this module are used in several modules including:
MA377 Rings and Modules, MA453 Lie Algebras, MA362 Non-commutative
Rings and MA3G0 Modern Control Theory
Books:
Printed Notes (available in the General Office and at
www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/moody/)
P M Cohn, Algebra, vol. 1, Wiley.
J B Fraleigh A First Course in Abstract Algebra, AddisonWesley.
I N Herstein, Topics in Algebra, Wiley.
A W Chatters & C R Hajarnavis , An Introductory Course in Commutative
Algebra, OUP.
Assessment: Eight example sheets will be available outside the general office
in weeks 29 of Term 2. Three of these are assessed and are worth 5% each.
Optional support classes are available to discuss the example sheets. Solutions
and other materials will be at www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/moody/
The two-hour examination in June is worth 85%.
Lecturer: John Moody.
MA248 Term 2
Applied Analysis 12 CATS
Status: Core for Route II who deferred this module from Year 2, List A for
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other students who did not take it in Year 2.
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures and 10 one-hour exercise classes.
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, MA131 Analysis, MA244 Analysis III.
Content: This is essentially a module about infinite-dimensional Hilbert spaces,
which arise naturally in many areas of applied mathematics. The ideas presented
here allow for a rigorous understanding of Fourier series and more generally
the theory of Sturm-Liouville boundary value problems. They also form the
cornerstone of the modern theory of partial differential equations.
Hilbert spaces retain many of the familiar properties of finite-dimensional
Euclidean spaces (Rn ) in particular the inner product and the derived notions
of length and distance while requiring an infinite number of basis elements.
The fact that the spaces are infinite-dimensional introduces new possibilities, and
much of the theory is devoted to reasserting control over these under suitable
conditions.
The module falls, roughly, into three parts. In the first we will introduce
Hilbert spaces via a number of canonical examples, and investigate the geo-
metric parallels with Euclidean spaces (inner product, expansion in terms of
basis elements, etc.). We will then consider various different notions of con-
vergence in a Hilbert space, which although equivalent in finite-dimensional
spaces differ in this context. Finally we consider properties of linear opera-
tors between Hilbert spaces (corresponding to the theory of matrices between
finite-dimensional spaces), in particular recovering for a special class of such op-
erators (compact self-adjoint operators) very similar results to those available in
the finite-dimensional setting.
Throughout the abstract theory will be motivated and illustrated by more
concrete examples.
Aims: To give a basic introduction to the theory of Hilbert spaces, including
notions of weak convergence and the spectral theory of linear operators.
Objectives: On successful completion of the module students will understand
the definitions of Banach and Hilbert spaces and be able to give examples of them
from analysis. They will understand the important properties of linear operators
between Banach spaces, and the concept of the spectrum of a linear operator. In
particular they will be able to apply the theory of compact self-adjoint operators
to problems from mathematical physics.
Leads to: MA3F4 Linear Analysis, MA398 Numerical Linear Algebra, MA364
Numerical Methods for PDEs, MA394 Waves, MA3G0 Modern Control Theory,
MA3D1 Fluid Dynamics, MA4A2 Advanced PDES, MA491 Topics in Math-
ematical Physics, MA496 Signal Processing, Fourier Analysis and Wavelets,
MA433 Fourier Analysis.
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Books: Printed lecture notes will be provided, which will contain all the material
in the module. A useful book to use as an accompanying reference is
BP Rynne & MA Youngson, Linear Functional Analysis, Springer-Verlag,
London, 2000.
Assessment: 15% by assessed work, 85% by two-hour examination.
Lecturer: James Robinson.
MA225 Term 2
Differentiation 12 CATS
Status: This module is Core for all Maths students who did not take it in Year 2.
Commitment: Three one-hour lectures per week.
Prerequisites: MA131 Analysis, MA244 Analysis III.
Content: There are many situations in maths where one has to consider the con-
tinuity and differentiability of a function f : Rm Rn (e.g., the determinant of
an n n matrix as a function of its entries, or the wind velocity as a function
of space and time). The derivative is interpreted as a linear transformation, or
matrix, and basic properties which generalise those of ordinary calculus are es-
tablished, including finding maxima and minima and Taylor expansions. The
inverse and implicit function theorems are proved - these have many applications
in both geometry and the study of solutions of nonlinear equations.
We will also study norms on infinite dimensional vector spaces and some
applications.
Aims:
1. To extend the results on differentiation of functions of 1-variable to func-
tions between higher dimensional linear spaces.
2. To develop the theory of the derivative as a linear map and study its rela-
tionship with partial derivatives.
3. To introduce the basic theory of normed vector spaces as needed for this
theory and to provide a basis for later modules.
4. To show how different branches of mathematics, in this instance linear
algebra and analysis, combine to give an aesthetically satisfying and pow-
erful theory.
5. To encourage self-motivated study of mathematics.
Objectives: At the end of this module the student should have a basic working
knowledge of higher dimensional calculus. The student should understand this
in the context of normed spaces and appreciate the role this level of abstraction
plays in the theory. They should understand basic linear analysis to the extent of
being able to follow it up in the relevant third year modules. They should also be
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in a position to make use of more advanced textbooks if they wish to go further
into these theories.
Books: J Marsden and A Tromba, Vector Calculus, McGraw Hill.
T Apostol, Mathematical Analysis, Addison-Wesley.
W Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw Hill.
M Spivak, Calculus on manifolds, Benjamin Cummings.
Assessment: Two-hour examination.
Lecturer: Vassili Gelfreich.
MA222 Term 2
Metric Spaces 12 CATS
Status: List A for students who did not take it in Year 2, in particular it is not
available to students on Route I.
Commitment: Read the set book: W A Sutherland, Introduction to Metric and
Topological Spaces, OUP (chapters 19); 10 support lectures; homework exer-
cises.
Prerequisites: MA129 Foundations, MA131 Analysis and MA244 Analysis III.
Content: Roughly speaking, a metric space is any set provided with a sensible
notion of the distance between points. The ways in which distance is measured
and the sets involved may be very diverse. For example, the set could be the
sphere, and we could measure distance either along great circles or along straight
lines through the globe; or the set could be New York and we could measure
distance as the crow flies or by counting blocks. Or the set might be the set
of real valued continuous functions on the unit interval, in which case we could
take as a measure of the distance between two functions either the maximum of
their difference, or alternatively its root mean square.
This module examines how the important concepts introduced in first year
analysis, such as convergence of sequences, continuity of functions, complete-
ness, etc, can be extended to general metric spaces. Applying these ideas we
will be able to prove some powerful and important results, used in many parts
of mathematics. For example, a continuous real-valued function on a compact
metric space must be bounded. And such a function on a connected metric space
cannot take both positive and negative values without also taking the value zero.
Continuity is readily described in terms of open subsets, which leads us natural-
ly to study the above concepts also in the more general context of a topological
space, where, instead of a distance, it is declared which subsets are open.
Aims: To introduce the theory of metric and topological spaces; to show how the
theory and concepts grow naturally from problems and examples.
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Objectives: To be able to give examples which show that metric spaces are more Lecturer: Peter Horvai.
general than Euclidean spaces, and that topological spaces are yet more general
than metric spaces. To be able to work with continuous functions, and to recog- MA3A6 Term 2
nize whether spaces are connected, compact or complete. To know the definition Algebraic Number Theory 15 CATS
of the quotient topology and to be able to work with it in simple cases like pro-
jective space. Status: List A .
Leads to: The module is a vital prerequisite for most later (especially Pure) Commitment: 30 lectures, plus a willingness to work hard at the homework.
Mathematics modules, including MA3F1 Introduction to Topology, MA3D9 Ge- Prerequisites: MA242 Algebra I, MA245 Algebra II, MA246 Number Theory.
ometry of Curves and Surfaces, MA3F4 Linear Analysis, MA359 Measure The- This course should be taken simultaneously with MA3D5 Galois Theory as there
ory, MA3B8 Complex Analysis, MA371 Qualitative Theory of ODEs, MA3G1 is some overlap between the two courses.
Theory of PDEs, MA424 Dynamical Systems, MA475 Riemann Surfaces, MA4E0 Content: A Diophantine equation is a polynomial equation in several variables
Lie Groups. with integer coefficients and one desires the solutions in integers. An example is
Books: The set text is W A Sutherland, Introduction to Metric and Topological to ask for all the solutions in integers x, y of the equation
Spaces, OUP. You will need your own copy (or a half share in one) from day 0.
Other books worth consulting: y 2 + 2 = x3 .
E T Copson, Metric Spaces, CUP.
W Rudin, Principles of Mathematical Analysis, McGraw Hill. Euler solved this equation by factoring the left-hand side
G W Simmons, Introduction to Topology and Modern Analysis, McGraw
Hill. (More advanced, although it starts at the beginning; helpful for several third (y + 2)(y 2) = x3
year and MMath modules in analysis).
and noting that, roughly speaking, the factors must be cubes. To make such ar-
A M Gleason, Fundamentals of Abstract Analysis, Jones and Bartlett.
guments rigorous,
we need to study factorisation in Q( 2) and similar fields.
D Epstein, Metric Spaces Lecture Notes, 19992000, Mathstuff.
The field Q( 2) is an example of what is called a number field. This study of
Assessment: Two-hour examination 85%, class tests 15%. factorisation in number fields is what Algebraic Number Theory is about. In
Lecturer: Caroline Series. this course we hope to cover the basic concepts of algebraic number theory (18
below); the applications to Diophantine equations will be interspersed through-
MA228 Term 2 (1519) out.
Numerical Analysis 6 CATS
1. Factorisationuniqueness and the failure of uniqueness.
Status: List A for Maths. 2. Ideals. Prime ideals. Maximal ideals. Factorisation of ideals.
Commitment: 15 lectures and 3 or 4 computing exercises. 3. Number fields. Norm. Trace.
Prerequisites: MA117 Programming for Scientists or equivalent, MA113 Dif- 4. Algebraic integers. Integral bases.
ferential Equations A, MA127 3D Geometry and Motion.
5. Quadratic and cyclotomic fields.
Content: This module focuses on basic numerical methods for problems aris-
ing in mathematics and the physical sciences. Through selected examples such 6. The class group.
as multi-dimensional zero-finding and the solution of ordinary differential equa- 7. Minkowskis Theorem.
tions, the important concepts of iteration, convergence, cost, accuracy and stabil- 8. Dirichelets Units Theorem.
ity will be covered. 9. Applications to Diophantine Equations.
Aims: To introduce the numerical methods used in tackling mathematical equa-
tions which do not yield to exact forms of analysis. Leads to: MA426 Elliptic Curves, Ph.D. studies in Number Theory.
Assessment: By reports from computing exercises. Books: There are many algebraic number theory books. The easiest is:
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I.N. Stewart and D.O. Tall, Algebraic Number Theory and Fermats Last Theo-
rem, third edition.
Those with more a more solid background in algebra might prefer:
Pierre Samuel Algebraic Theory of Numbers.
Another good text that is available online is:
J. Milne Algebraic Number Theory,
www.jmilne.org/math/index.html.
Assessment: 15% by a number of assessed worksheets, 85% by 3-hour exami-
nation.
Lecturer: William Hart
MA3B8 Term 2
Complex Analysis 15 CATS
Status: List A
Prerequisites: MA225 Differentiation MA244 Analysis III, and MA231 Vector
Analysis. MA3F1 Introduction to Topology would be helpful but not essential..
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures.
Content: The course focuses on the properties of differentiable functions on the
complex plane. Unlike real analysis, complex differentiable functions have a
large number of amazing properties, and are very rigid objects. Some of these
properties have been explored already in Vector Analysis. Our goal will be to
push the theory further, hopefully revealing a very beautiful classical subject.
We will start with a review of elementary complex analysis topics from vec-
tor analysis. This includes complex differentiability, the Cauchy-Riemann equa-
tions, Cauchys theorem, Taylors and Liouvilles theorem, Laurent expansions.
Most of the course will be new topics: Winding numbers, the generalized ver-
sion of Cauchys theorem, Moreras theorem, the fundamental theorem of alge-
bra, the identity theorem, classification of singularities, the Riemann sphere and
WeierstrassCasorati theorem, meromorphic functions, Rouches theorem, inte-
gration by residues.
Leads to: MA475 Riemann Surfaces.
Books: Stewart and Tall, Complex Analysis, (Cambridge University Press).
Conway, Functions of one complex variable, (Springer-Verlag).
Ahlfors, Complex Analysis, (McGraw-Hill Book Co).
Assessment: 3-hour examination, no assessed homework.
Lecturer: Vladimir Bozin
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MA3D1 Term 2
Fluid Dynamics 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: MA231 Vector Analysis, MA250 or PX253 PDEs. PX244 Intro-
duction to Fluids. MA248 Applied Analysis, MA228 Numerical Analysis and
MA3B8 Complex Analysis are desirable.
Content: The lectures will provide the student with a solid background in the
mathematical description of fluid dynamics. You will be introduced to the method
of deducing the equations of motion from conservation laws (mass, momentum,
energy), the value of dimensional analysis in finding scale-invariant solutions and
universal turbulence spectra, role of the gravity and rotation in atmospheric and
oceanic dynamics, and deriving approximate equations of motion (e.g. boundary
layer equations).
The module will cover the following topics:
Kinematics of Fluid Motion. Specification of the flow by field variables; vorticity;
stream function; strain tensor; stress tensor.
Conservation Laws. Conservation of mass, momentum and energy and equations
of motion deduced from these laws; Bernoullis equation.
Vorticity. Vortex lines and vortex tubes, Kelvins circulation theorem, vorticity
equation, interaction of vortices, vortex sheet.
Dimensional analysis. Reynolds number, Rayleigh number, Ekman number,
Rossby number, etc.
Laminar flow. Flow in a pipe; shear flows; flow due to an oscillating plate; Stokes
flows of very viscous fluids.
Boundary layers. Prandtls boundary layer theory; flow separation. Taylor-
Proudman theorem and Eckman boundary layer in rotating fluids.
Instability and waves. RaleighTaylor and KelvinHelmholtz instabilities; sta-
bility of parallel flows. Inertia-gravity and internal waves. Waves on a deep
water. Sound.
Time permitting, lectures will be given on material selected from the follow-
ing.
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics. Rotating reference frames; shallow water equa-
tions; geostrophic equations; potential vorticity; Rossby waves and vortices.
Turbulence. Onset of turbulence; energy cascade and the Kolmogorov spectrum.
Inverse energy cascade and the enstrophy cascade in 2D fluids. Turbulent bound-
ary layer; log-profile.
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Aims: An important aim of the module is to provide an appreciation of the com-
plexities and beauty of fluid motion. This will be brought out in lectures, com-
puter demonstrations and visualisations, web pages.
Objectives: It is expected that by the end of this module students will be able to:
1. understand the underlying mathematics of the physical processes in a num-
ber of different fluid flows.
2. come up with qualitative and quantitative solutions for particular fluid dy-
namics problems ranging from simple laminar flows to fully developed
turbulence.
3. use concepts and mathematical techniques learned from this course for
analysis of other partial differential equations arising for example in plas-
ma physics or nonlinear optics.
Books: D.J. Acheson, Elementary Fluid Dynamics, OUP. (The main text. Excel-
lent and affordable.)
L.D. Landau and E.M. Livshitz, Fluid Dynamics, OUP. (A classic.)
D.J. Tritton, Physical Fluid Dynamics (Second Edition), Oxford Science
Publs. (The emphasis is on the physical phenomena and less on the mathemat-
ics.)
A.R. Paterson, A First Course in Fluid Dynamics, CUP. (Affordable and
easier than Acheson.)
Assessment: 3 hour exam
Lecturer: Sergey Nazarenko
MA3D4 Term 2
Fractal Geometry 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures.
Prerequisites: A good mark on MA222 Metric Spaces and/or writing answers
to the Are You Ready Questions on Mathstuff.
Content: Fractals are geometric forms that possess structure on all scales of
magnification. Examples are the middle third Cantor set, the von Koch snowflake
curve and the graph of a nowhere differentiable continuous function.
The main focus of the module will be the mathematical theory behind frac-
tals, such as the definition and properties of the Hausdorff dimension, which is a
number quantifying how rough the fractal is and which reduces to the usual di-
mension when applied to Euclidean space. However, more recent developments
will be included, such as Barnsleys iterated function systems (used for image
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compression). You will study how a fractal is approximated by other compact
subsets.
Books: K Falconer, Fractal geometry : mathematical foundations and applica-
tions, Wiley, 1990 or 2003. (We shall cover much of the first half of this book.)
Assessment: Assignments 15%, 3 hour summer Examination 85%.
Lecturer: Anthony Manning
MA3D5 Term 2
Galois Theory 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures + assessment sheets + tests.
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, MA242 Algebra I, MA245 Algebra II.
Content: Galois theory is the study of solutions of polynomial equations. You
know how to solve the quadratic equation ax2 + bx + c = 0 by completing
the square, or by that formula involving plus or minus the square root of the
discriminant b2 4ac. The cubic and quartic equations were solved by radicals
in Renaissance Italy. In contrast, Ruffini, Abel and Galois discovered around
1800 that there is no such solution of the general quintic. Although the problem
originates in explicit manipulations of polynomials, the modern treatment is in
terms of field extensions and groups of symmetries of fields. For example, a
general quintic polynomial over Q has 5 roots 1 , . . . , 5 , and the corresponding
symmetry group is the permutation group S5 on these.
Aims: The course will discuss the problem of solutions of polynomial equations
both in explicit terms and in terms of abstract algebraic structures. The course
demonstrates the tools of abstract algebra (linear algebra, group theory, rings and
ideals) as applied to a meaningful problem.
Objectives: By the end of the module the student should understand
1. The relation between roots and coefficients of a polynomial: elementary
symmetric functions; complex roots of unity; and solutions by radicals of
cubic and quartic equations.
2. The characteristic of a field and the prime subfield.
3. Factorisation and ideal theory in the polynomial ring k[x]; the structure of
a primitive field extension.
4. Field extensions and characterisation of finite normal extensions as split-
ting fields.
5. The structure and construction of finite fields.
6. Counting field homomorphisms; the Galois group and the Galois corre-
spondence.
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7. Radical field extensions.
8. Soluble groups and solubility by radicals of equations.
Books: Lecture notes will be on sale from the front office, or are available from
the lecturers website
www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/daan/MA3D5Galois/
IT Adamson, Introduction to Field Theory, Oliver & Boyd.
E Artin, Galois Theory, University of Notre Dame.
DJH Garling, A course in Galois theory, CUP.
IN Stewart, Galois Theory, Chapman and Hall.
BL van der Waerden, Algebra or Modern algebra, vol 1.
S Lang, Algebra, Springer.
IR Shafarevich, Basic notions of algebra, Springer. (Strongly recommended
as an extended essay in philosophical terms on the meaning of algebra but it
wont help much for the exam).
J-P Tignol, Galois theory of algebraic equations, World Scientific. (Histor-
ically aware treatment of all the main issues)
Assessment: 3-hour examination (85%), assessed worksheets and tests (15%).
Lecturer: Daan Krammer.
MA3D9 Term 2
Geometry of Curves and Surfaces 15 CATS
Status: List A
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: Linear algebra, MA225 Differentiation, MA222 Metric Spaces.
Some familiarity with differential equations would also be useful.
Content: The way in which a curve in R3 bends and twists is measured by
two functions, the curvature and torsion. For a surface, the situation is more
complicated, but two functionsthe Gaussian curvature and mean curvature
tell us a great deal about it, and in particular enable us to say which surfaces are
formed by rolling up a piece of paper, or forming a soap bubble across a piece
of wire. The GaussBonnet theorem relates the curvature to the topology of a
surface, and allows us to calculate the Euler number or the number of zeros of a
vector field.
Aims: To apply the theory of Differentiation to the cases of Curves and Surfaces
in 3-dimensional space.
Objectives: Students will learn to apply the Frenet formulae to a curve. They
will learn to calculate the principal, mean and Gaussian curvatures of a surface.
They will relate curvature to the Euler number of the surface.
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Leads to: a richer appreciation of surfaces in everyday life; MA455 Manifolds.
Book: M Do Carmo, Differential geometry of curves and surfaces, Prentice Hall
(thorough but expensive).
Assessment: 3-hour examination (85%), assignments (15%).
Lecturer: Adam Epstein.
MA3F2 Term 2
Knot Theory 15 CATS
Status: List A
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, MA130 From Geometry to Groups.
MA242 Algebra I and MA245 Algebra II would also be useful, as would MA3F1
Introduction to Topology.
Commitment: 30 lectures
Content: There has been an explosion of interest in knot theory in the last ten
years. Surprising connections with quantum physics, statistical mechanics and
the action of enzymes on DNA have emerged.
A knot may be regarded as a continuous loop of (thin rubber) string. There
are two fundamental problems: Is the loop really knotted? When is a loop got
from another by continuous deformation? The problem is tackled by computing
invariants. If for instance we have a computable way to assign invariant numbers
to knots then two knots with different numbers can not be equivalent. Another
approach is to look at the topology of the complement of the knot. Can we find a
surface with the knot as boundary? What properties does it have?
Aims: To introduce a variety of ways of representing knots and explore the value
and novelty of different approaches.
Objectives: To be able to calculate various knot invariants and use them to dis-
tinguish one knot from another.
Leads to: MA408 Algebraic Topology and MA447 Homotopy Theory.
Books: Listed in order of accessibility:
Colin C Adams, The Knot Book, W H Freeman, 1994.
Livingston, Charles. Knot Theory Washington, DC: Math. Assoc. Amer.,
1993. 240 p.
N.D. Gilbert and T. Porter, Knots and surfaces, Oxford, Oxford University
Press, 1994.
Peter Cromwell, Knots and Links, CUP, 2004.
Louis H. Kauffman, Knots and physics, Singapore, Teaneck, N.J., World
Scientific, 1991 Series on knots and everything, v.1.
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Louis H. Kauffman, On knots, Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, Prerequisites: This module uses material from many of the Core 1st and 2nd
1987 Annals of mathematics studies, 115. year modules, particularly MA231 Vector Analysis and MA244 Analysis III.
Dale Rolfsen, Knots and links, Berkeley, CA, Publish or Perish, c1976 Math- A student taking this module will benefit from having taken MA250 or PX253
ematics lecture series, 7. Partial Differential Equations and MA222 Metric Spaces. However no course is
Gerhard Burde, Heiner Zieschang, Knots, Berlin, New York, W. De Gruyter, a required prerequisite.
1985 De Gruyter studies in mathematics, 5. Content:
Lectures are available on the web at
www.maths.warwick.ac.uk/bjs/MA3F2-page.html Fundamental solution of Laplacian, Greens function.
Assessment: 3 hour exam. Harmonic functions, mean value properties, maximum principles.
Lecturer: Brian Sanderson. The Gaussian heat kernel, inhomogeneous diffusion equations.
Comparison and maximum principles.
MA3F4 Term 2 Poincares inequality and energy methods.
Linear Analysis 15 CATS Existence of solution to a nonconstant coefficient linear parabolic equa-
Status: List A tions and/or semilinear equations.
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures. Aims: The aim of this course is to introduce students to general questions of
Prerequisites: MA106 Linear Algebra, MA222 Metric Spaces, MA359 Measure existence, uniqueness and properties of solutions to partial differential equations.
Theory, MA248 Applied Analysis (possibly in parallel). Objectives: Students who have successfully taken this module should
Content: Many problems in Mathematics lead to linear problems on infinite-
be aware of several different types of pdes,
dimensional spaces. In this course we shall mainly study infinite-dimensional
normed linear spaces and continuous linear transformations between such spaces. have a knowledge of some of the methods that are used for discussing ex-
We will study the classic Banach spaces and prove the main theorems of this istence, uniqueness of solutions to the Dirichlet problem for the Laplacian,
subjects. have a knowledge of properties of harmonic functions,
Aims: To introduce Banach spaces and to show how these spaces are different have a rudimentary knowledge (including energy estimates) of solutions of
from the finite dimensional linear spaces. To prove the Hahn-Banach theorem, parabolic equations in arbitrary dimensions.
the open mapping theorem and the principle of uniform boundedness.
Objectives: To show how the above theorems can be applied in other branches Books: Fritz John, Partial Differential Equations, Springer, 1982.
of mathematics. L.C. Evans, Partial Differential Equations, American Mathematical Society,
1998.
Leads to: MA4A2 Advanced PDEs, MA433 Fourier Analysis. Walter A. Strauss, Partial Differential Equations, An Introduction, Wiley,
Books: W. Rudin, Functional Analysis, McGraw-Hill, 1973. 1982.
A. E. Taylor & D. C. Lay, Introduction to functional analysis, Krieger, 1986. More detailed advice on books will be given during lectures and on math-
Assessment: 3-hour examination. stuff.
Lecturer: TBA Assessment: 3-hour examination (100%).
Lecturer: Volker Betz.
MA3G1 Term 2
Theory of Partial Differential Equations 15 CATS MA209 Term 3
Status: List A Variational Principles 6 CATS
Commitment: 30 Lectures. Status: List A for Maths.
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Commitment: 15 lectures.
Prerequisites: MA131 Analysis and a module on differential equations (MA225
Differentiation is also helpful).
Content: This module consists of a study of the mathematical techniques of vari-
ational methods, with applications to problems in physics and geometry. Critical
point theory for functionals in finite dimensions is developed and extended to
variational problems. The basic problem in the calculus of variations for contin-
uous systems is to minimise the integral
Z b
I(y) = f (x, y, yx)dx
a Content: The module will begin with an introduction to models of computa-
on a suitable set of differentiable functions y: [a, b] R. The EulerLagrange
theory for this problem is developed and applied to dynamical systems (Hamil-
tonian mechanics and the least action principle), shortest time (path of light rays
and Fermats principle), shortest length and smallest area problems in geome-
try. The theory is extended to constrained variational problems using Lagrange
multipliers.
Aims: To introduce the calculus of variations and to see how central it is to the
formulation and understanding of physical laws.
Objectives: To show you how to set up and solve minimisation problems with
and without constraints, to derive EulerLagrange equations and to have you
appreciate how the laws of mechanics fit into this framework.
Books: A useful introduction is:
R Weinstock, Calculus of Variations with Applications to Physics and Engi-
neering, Dover, 1974.
Other useful texts are:
F Hildebrand, Methods of Applied Mathematics (2nd ed), Prentice Hall,
1965.
IM Gelfand & SV Fomin. Calculations of Variations, Prentice Hall, 1963.
The module will not, however, closely follow the syllabus of any book.
Assessment: One-hour examination.
Lecturer: Dwight Barkley
ST318 Term 2
Probability Theory 15 CATS
Attention is drawn to ST318 Probability Theory, which is a List A option
for Maths students; for details, see under Statistics (p71).
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COMPUTER SCIENCE
CS301 Term 1
Complexity of Algorithms 15 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: 30 1-hour lectures.
Prerequisites: CS203 Automata and Formal Languages and CS236 Data Struc-
tures and Algorithms are recommended.
tion, that is, well-defined mechanisms such as Turing machines that can be used
to specify computational algorithms. These will be used to study the class of
NP-complete problems, which includes many fundamental problems such as the
Travelling Salesman Problem. The relationship between this and other classes of
problems such as cryptographically hard problems, and PSPACE-hard problems
(which include for example the problem of finding winning strategies in various
board games) will be studied.
The module will also address general algorithmic techniques, and their ap-
plicability. Examples include the use of randomness, and parallel algorithms.
Studies of the kinds of problems for which these techniques are useful and ways
of identifying situations where they do not help.
Book: Papadimitriou C H, Computational Complexity, Addison-Wesley, 1994.
Assessment: Three-hour examination.
Lecturer: Artur Czumaj.
CS330 Term 1
History of Computing 15 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Content: The module will be taught by means of lectures, based around selected
readings in the history of computing. Lectures will be supplemented with visual
aids and occasional seminars by outside speakers. Assessed work will consist of
an essay, with an optional programming/mathematics/web component.
The following topics will be treated: Early aids to calculation; Calculating
engines; Punched-card machinery; The early IT environment; Relay calculators;
Electronic calculators; Early stored program computers; Development of com-
puting and applications; Third generation computers; Development of the com-
puter industry; Personal computing; The internet.
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Books: WF Aspray (Ed), Computing before computers, 1990. Prerequisites: CS131 Mathematics for Computer Scientists II, or similar mod-
M Campbell-Kelly and W Aspray, Computer: A history of the information ule.
machine, 1996. Content: The module is intended not only to demonstrate the wonder of modern
B Randell, The Origins of Digital Computers, 1982. computer graphics but also shows how the graphics process works. Starting with
MR Williams, A History of Computing Technology, 1985. an examination of the mechanisms by which we can get a single coloured spot of
Assessment: Assessed work (20%) plus 3-hour examination (80%). light on the screen the module pursues the development of graphics techniques
Lecturers: Martin Campbell-Kelly. and their associated interactive tools right up to the current state of the art. For
the computer scientist and computer systems engineer unusual areas of software
and hardware structure are revealed. For the potential user of graphics an insight
CS319 Term 1 is given into how the tools of graphic usage are created and thus how they may
Theory of Databases 15 CATS be exploited to advantage.
Status: List B Topics covered will include:
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures. graphics hardware
Prerequisites: CS205 Logic for Computer Scientists and/or CS233 Database rendering processes
Systems. computational geometry of 2 and 3 dimensions
Content: This module examines the motivation for database systems and inves- modelling and projection of 3-dimensional structures
tigates the principles behind database design and use. It includes a general intro- spatial data structures
duction to several data models that have been proposed eg network, relational, colour and texture
object-oriented, and entity-relationship, and considers their relative merits from
ray tracing
both theoretical and practical perspectives.
The mathematical theory that underlies the relational model is examined in fractal processes in graphics
depth with reference to algebraic and logical frameworks for query languages, al- Demonstrations of graphics features will be given during the module.
gorithms for relational database design and influence over commercial practice. Books: Hearn & Baker, Computer Graphics with Open GL, Prentice-Hall.
The status of the relational database model is considered in the light of the de- Foley & Van Dam, Introduction to Computer Graphics, Addison-Wesley.
mands of new applications, the state of the art in commercial relational systems A wide selection of books is available.
and current trends in database design. Possible future directions of development A substantial set of notes will be provided.
for databases are also considered, with particular reference to the topical contro-
Assessment: Three-hour examination.
versy surrounding object-oriented vs extended relational database models.
Lecturer: Meurig Beynon.
Books: Korth & Silberschatz, Database System Concepts, McGraw-Hill, 1991.
JD Ullman, Principles of Database Systems, (Vols 1 & 2), Computer Science
Press, 1988.
Assessment: Three-hour examination. ECONOMICS
Organiser: Alexandra Cristea. The Economics 2nd and 3rd Year Handbook is available on request from the
Economics Department and contains details of their modules and prerequisites,
CS324 Term 2 including information on which will actually run this year.
Computer Graphics 15 CATS EC220 Term 1
Status: List B Mathematical Economics IA 12 CATS
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures and three revision classes. Status: List B for Maths.
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Commitment: Two lectures each week, one problem class per fortnight and one
tutorial per fortnight.
Prerequisites: Students must have taken EC106 Introduction to Quantitative
Economics.
Content: The focus of this module is an introduction to game theory and the
syllabus comprises:
games in strategic form: Nash equilibria and its applications to voting
games, oligopoly, provision of public goods
games in extensive form: sub game perfect equilibria and its applications
to voting games, repeated games
static games with incomplete information: Bayesian equilibria and its ap-
plications to auctions, contracts and mechanism design
dynamic games of incomplete information: perfect Bayesian equilibria,
sequential equilibria and its application to signalling games
bargaining theory: Nash bargaining, non-cooperative bargaining with al-
ternating offers and applications to economic markets.
Aims: This module aims to provide a basic understanding of pure game theory
and also introduce the student to a number of applications of game theory to
economic problems of resource allocation. Strategic, normative and bargaining
approaches to resource allocation are treated.
Books: PK Dutta, Strategies and Games: Theory and Practice, 1999, MIT Press.
For supplementary reading and for the student seeking a deeper understand-
ing:
Fudenberg & Tirole, Game Theory, 1996.
Assessment: 3-hour examination (80%) and tests (20%).
Lecturer: Herakles Polemarchakis.
EC221 Term 2
Mathematical Economics IB 12 CATS
Status: List B for Maths.
Commitment: Two lectures per week, one problem class and one tutorial per
fortnight.
Prerequisites: EC220 Mathematical Economics 1A
Content: The focus of this module is introduction to general equilibrium and the
syllabus comprises:
Elements of Static Optimisation: a) Equality Constraints, b) Inequality
Constraints. Barro and Sala-I-Martin, mathematical appendix.
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Theory of incentives in regulation: a) The Classical theory, b) Cost-Reim-
bursement Rules, c) Pricing, d) Regulation of Quality. Laffont and Tirole.
Introduction to the differential equations. Barro and Sala-I-Martin, mathe-
matical appendix.
The Solow Model. Barro and Sala-I-Martin.
Introduction to the dynamic optimisation. Barro and Sala-I-Martin, math-
ematical appendix.
Introduction to the dynamic optimisation. Barro and Sala-I-Martin, math-
ematical appendix.
The Ramsey Model.Barro and Sala-I-Martin.
Aims: This module aims to provide a basic understanding of concepts and tech-
niques of general equilibrium theory to include asset markets, externalities, dif-
ferential information and inter-temporal trade.
Books: R. J. Barro and X. Sala I Martin, Economic Growth, 2003.
J.J Laffont and J. Tirole, A theory of incentives in procurement and Regula-
tion, MIT press, 1993.
A. C. Chang, Fundamental Methods of Mathematical Economics.
A. C. Chang, Elements of Dynamic Optimization, McGraw Hill.
Assessment: 3-hour examination (80%) and tests (20%).
Lecturer: Herakles Polemarchakis.
The above second year modules are List B options for Maths students.
According to the Course Regulations, students may take any module with
code EC3xx as a List B option. Details of all these modules can be found in the
Department of Economics 2nd and 3rd year handbook and on their web site
www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/economics
Some of particular interest to a Mathematics student are:
EC301 Terms 12
Mathematical Economics II 30 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: Two 50 minute lectures per week for first 7 weeks of each term.
Two 50 minute seminars per week for final 3 weeks of each term.
Prerequisites: EC220/ EC221 Mathematical Economics 1 or the equivalent; in
case of the latter please consult the module leader.
Content: The topics covered change from year to year. For the academic year
2003/2004 topics were:
First term:
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1. Topics on incomplete information games (Refinements of Bayesian equi- in single equations and in multivariate systems; errorcorrection models; vector
librium: sequential, perfect Bayesian, intuitive and divine equilibria autoregressive models (VARs); modelling and forecastingfinancial time series;
especially in signalling and agency games). ARCH and GARCH models.
2. Auction theory and practice. Students will be assessed by a combination of examination and coursework
3. Evolutionary equilibrium from the game-theoretic perspective. in which they will be required to demonstrate understanding of the key concepts
4. Network games. and acquired analytical skills and the ability to comment critically on empirical
regression results.
5. Seminars on: networks; evolutionary games; reputations; trust, security,
identity;anti-trust; auctions. Books: Verbeek, M, Guide to Modern Econometrics, Wiley, 2000.
Johnston, J and DiNardo, J (1997) Econometric Methods, 4th ed.
Second term: Assessment: Two assessments (20%) AND three-hour examination (80%).
6. Normal form and extensive form ganes and Nash equilibria. Lecturer: Mark Stewart
7. Weaker (than Nash) solution concepts.
EC314 Terms 12
8. Refinements of Nash equilibrium.
9. Critique of equilibrium theory.
Topics in Economic Theory 15 or 30 CATS
10. Dynamic games. Status: List B
11. Adverse selection and moral hazard: Incentives theory. Commitment: Two lectures per week for 20 weeks.
12. Seminars on: political parties and game theory; experimental and empirical Content: Topic 1: Welfare Economics, Social Choice and Cost-Benefit Analysis
game theory; tak competition; public good provision; principal-agent aand Topic 2:Law and Economics
signalling models. Topic 3: Duality Theory in Microeconomics and some Applications
See the Economics handbooks for detailed descriptions.
Books: Fudenberg, D & Tirole J (1994) Game Theory, MIT Press.
Books: In view of the eclectic nature of the course and the heavy emphasis on
Osborne, M & Rubinstein, A (1994) A Course in Game Theory, MIT Press. studentled learning, there are no set texts or reading for this course. Lecturers
Aliprantis, CD & Chakrabarti, SK (2000), Games and Decision Making, will supply lists of suggested reading to accompany their material.
OUP.
Assessment: Students taking the module over two terms for 30 CATS credits:
Assessment: Two assessed essays (25% each) AND 2-hour final exam (50%). two 2000-word essays (10% each) AND 3-hour final exam (80%). Students tak-
Lecturer: Jonathan Cave ing the module as a one-term unit for 15 CATS credits: one 2000-word essay
relating to that terms material (20%) AND 2-Hour final exam (80%).
EC306 Terms 12 Lecturer: Chuck Blackorby.
Econometric Theory 30 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: Two one-hour lectures per week for 20 weeks and 3 exercise INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION
classes a term.
IE419 Term 1
Prerequisites: A knowledge of EC226 Econometrics 1 or equivalent is assumed. Development of Mathematical Concepts 12 CATS
Content: The first term of the course covers Maximum Likelihood estimation
and specification tests, models with limited dependent variable models, and mod- Status: List B for Maths.
els based on panel data. Thesecond term focuses on some issues and recent de- Commitment: 30 hours, but see below.
velopments in the area of time series econometrics. This part of the module deals Content: This module aims to enhance students understanding of the ways in
with issues related to non-stationarity andtesting for unit roots; cointegration which mathematical concepts are developed by learners. A study of some aspects
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of the research literature will enable the module to build an image of how the
mind reacts in different mathematical situations. In addition, students will be
expected to draw on their own experiences of mathematics learning (both positive
and negative) to put these theoretical aspects into context. The module addresses
questions such as
how does the mind construct abstract objects from the earliest encounters
with the counting numbers to abstract group theory?
how do people solve mathematical problems?
how does mathematics learning at school differ from that at university?
how do we reason about mathematical objects and procedures, and how
does such reasoning relate to proving?
The module is designed for students who are interested in the psychological
aspects of learning, may provide a useful background for those thinking about
teaching and may help students to understand more fully how they themselves
come to build (or fail to build) mathematical knowledge. Each week the module
will have two hours of whole group teaching, with a one-hour seminar based on
some set reading.
Assessment: One 2000 word assignment and one 2-hour examination.
Lecturer: Peter Johnston-Wilder (p.j.johnston-wilder@warwick.ac.uk)
IE215 Term 2 (2024)
Ecology and Conservation 6 CATS
Status: List B
Students also taking IE420 Problem Solving should make themselves known
to the tutor of that course so that their seminar can be re-scheduled to avoid a
clash.
Commitment: 151 hour lectures.
Content: Many of the case studies used in this module will focus on the UK, but
some examples will be more widely drawn. An illustrative range of questions
and themes will be explored, including:
What is biodiversity and why should we conserve it?
The ecosystem concept with special reference to woodlands and manage-
ment for conservation.
The origin and development of the post-glacial British flora and fauna.
Habitat destruction, species decline and extinction, the ecology of extinc-
tion.
Re-introduction of species.
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Climate change and its future effect on habitats and species in the UK.
Legislation and planning for wildlife conservation: history, successes and
failures.
Nature Conservation in the UK, the Governments role and voluntary body
involvement.
The hunting and conservation debate.
Alternative and radical conservation strategies.
Books: Evans, D. A History of Nature Conservation In Britain. Routledge, 1992.
Chapman & Reiss, M. Ecology, Principles and Applications (2nd Edition)
Cambridge University Press, 1999.
Assessment: One-hour examination (for 2nd Years), one-and-a-half hours (for
finalists).
Lecturer: TBA
IE420 Term 2
Problem Solving 12 CATS
Status: List B for Maths.
Commitment: 30 Contact hours.
Content: Students on this module will have the opportunity to reflect on their
own mathematical thinking and to identify and develop problem-solving stra-
tegies. The module is not like many other mathematics modules. There are no
lecture notes and getting other peoples notes if a session is missed will be of little
use. In lectures, students will be expected to think, to work on problems and to
discuss experiences. Occasionally students may be asked to lead a discussion
based on their work.
As the lectures involve working in mathematics, students are advised to come
prepared with plenty of paper and a calculator: even a ruler and coloured pens
may be useful.
The module code may be confusing - this is a module for second and third
year undergraduates.
Students are advised that it is essential to have access to the set book, Think-
ing Mathematically, but it is preferable NOT to read it before the module starts.
Books: J Mason, L Burton and K Stacey, (1985) Thinking Mathematically, Wok-
ingham: Addison Wesley (ISBN 0201 10238 2)
Assessment: One 2000-word problem solving assignment (50%) and a 2-hour
examination (50%).
Lecturer: Adrian Simpson (a.p.simpson@warwick.ac.uk).
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ENGINEERING
Further information about Engineering courses is available from the Engi-
neering web pages and the School of Engineering.
ES330 Term 1
Control I 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: Familiarity with Laplace- and z-transforms.
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Content: The module will cover the following areas:
Classical methods of analogue controller design; steady-state and dynam-
ic criteria for control system design, Routh-Hurwitz and Nyquist stability
criteria, use of Nyquist and Nichols diagrams for single-loop compensator
design, adjustment of P, PI and PID controllers.
Pole-zero techniques; pole-zero representation of transfer functions, cal-
culation of time-domain responses, introduction to root locus design tech-
niques for linear single-loop compensators.
Methods of digital controller design; role of digital computers within con-
trol loops, essential elements of computer control systems, sample-and-
hold elements, analytical techniques for sampled data systems (z-trans-
forms and pulse transfer functions), stability assessment, Jurys stability
criterion, steady-state values and responses at sampling instants, digital
three-term controllers, autotune controllers.
Introduction to nonlinear systems; characterisation and review of principal
sources of nonlinearity (saturation, hysteresis, dead zone, backlash, etc.);
introduction to describing function concept; limit cycles; use of dither in
removing limit cycle oscillation.
Other control techniques; cascade control, ratio control, feedforward con-
trol.
Aims: The module aims to:
provide grounding in the classical methods of feedback control system de-
sign, using both time domain and frequency domain techniques;
provide a similar introduction to design techniques for discrete (digital)
feedback controllers;
introduce ratio control, cascade control and feedforward control;
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characterise principal sources of nonlinearity and to introduce describing
function techniques for analysing limit cycles (ie. continuous oscillations)
in feedback control loops containing nonlinearities.
Objectives: Determine steady-state values and analyse stability for analogue
control loops and digital control loops. Design of P, PI, and PID analogue con-
trollers, and conversion of these to digital form. Example of a digital controller
design. Nonlinearities in control loops - use of describing functions to analyse
limit cycles. Familiarity with feedforward control, cascade control, and ratio
control.
Books: CC Bissell, Control Engineering (2nd ed), Chapman & Hall, 1994.
JJ DiStefano, AR Stubberud & IJ Williams, Schaums Outline of Theory and
Problems of Feedback and Control Systems (2nd ed), McGraw Hill, 1990.
K Dutton, S Thompson & B Barraclough, The Art of Control Engineering,
Addison-Wesley, 1997.
GF Franklin, JD Powell & A Emami-Naeini, Feedback Control of Dynamic
Systems (4th ed), Prentice-Hall, 2002.
J Wilkie, M Johnson & R Katebi, Control Engineering An Introductory
Course, Palgrave, 2002
K Ogata, Discrete-Time Control Systems (2nd ed), Prentice Hall, 1995.
Assessment: Examination (80%), coursework (20%), two assignments.
Lecturer: KR Godfrey.
ES312 Term 2
Systems Modelling and Simulation 15 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: 30 lectures.
Prerequisites: Knowledge of transforms, basic computer programming and ele-
mentary probability theory.
Content: A wide variety of processes behave as dynamic systems where the sys-
tem states vary in time, often in response to external stimuli. This module will
introduce techniques for analysing, predicting and understanding such dynamic
behaviour in engineering and other systems. The ability to engage in mathemat-
ical modelling and use computer simulation tools is central to the application of
these techniques.
Aims: The module aims to present techniques available for the modelling and
simulation of physically based dynamical systems. It will cover the following
areas:
Physically based modelling.
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Models of dynamical systems as initial value ordinary differential and dif- Commitment: This module will involve its students in two screenings (2 hours
ference equations. each) every week, plus one lecture and one seminar. Substantial reading in criti-
Numerical integration and handling of discrete events. cal and theoretical texts will be needed. The module will be taught in the Autumn
and Spring terms, and weeks 14 of the Summer term. If you wish to take this
Modelling as a structured, systematic process and the role of empirical data
module, you must register your application (after consultation with your own de-
in model validation.
partment) with the Film Studies Secretary, Mrs Elaine Lenton, in the Humanities
Computer-aided modelling and simulation. Building, room 035 ground floor)
Continuous system simulation tools, eg. Simulink. Content: This module introduces you to the close analysis of film texts, consid-
Interactive matrix analysis, eg. MATLAB. ers a number of key developments in film history and asks you to explore some
Symbolic computation. of the critical debates that have shaped the development of Film Studies as an
academic discipline. Over the year we progress from examining how individual
Objectives: The course is aimed at introducing the student to: films and groups of films make meanings to considering the cultural analysis of
cinema as an institution and film consumption as a set of social practices.
Procedures for developing physically based dynamic models of processes.
In term 1, our work concentrates on the basic question of how film texts
The role and use of continuous system simulation in dynamic system mod- work - how moving images and sound combine to make meanings and trigger
elling. our responses as viewers. We focus initially on the continuity system that
Analytical techniques for assessing the qualitative behaviour of dynamic emerged from Classical Hollywoods studio production structure and then con-
system models. sider some other modes of film making that address us in different ways (Soviet
Methods for deriving dynamic system models from experimental data. Montage and German Expressionist film). We then turn to look at the Hollywood
Musical and consider an example of contemporary action-spectacle cinema such
Books: This is a selection of books useful for the module. For more details as John Woos Face/Off.
see the entry for ES312 Systems Modelling and Simulation on the School of In term 2, our work takes us beyond seeing film form as the single source
Engineerings website. of a films meanings and we look at debates about genre (with special reference
CM Close, DK Frederick & JC Newell, Modelling and Analysis of Dynamic to the Western and Film Noir) and authorship (with particular reference to John
Systems (3rd ed), Wiley, 2002. Ford). We look too at how these debates were discussed and inflected by Godard,
KG Godfrey, Compartmental Models and Their Applications, Academic Truffaut and others who contributed to the French New Wave in the 1950s and
Press, 1983. early 1960s. In the second half of the term, we investigate Film Studies argu-
K Ogata, System Dynamics (3rd ed), Prentice Hall International, 1997. ments about the relationship between looking (the gaze) and power, and end
Assessment: Examination (70%) Coursework (30%), and two assignments by discussing their implications for the visual representation of individual and
group identity. We complete the trajectory of the course by considering what
Lecturer: R Jones & M Chappell.
recent research into film audiences, and cinema-going has to say about our work
of the previous two terms.
Vacation Reading: The following books will be used throughout the module, so
FILM STUDIES it would be a good idea to be acquainted with them early on:
D Bordwell and K Thompson, Film Art, Knopf.
See the web pages at
P Cook (ed), The Cinema Book, BFI.
http://www.warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/Film
Other recommended books are:
FI101 Terms 13
John Hill & Pamela Church Gibson (eds), The Oxford Guide to Film Studies,
Introduction to Film Studies 24 CATS OUP.
Status: List B VF Perkins, Film as Film, Penguin.
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Assessment: One essay of 3,000 words 20%, two essays totalling 3,000 words
20%, two-hour examination 60%.
Lecturer: Dr Martin Pumphrey
FI102 Terms 13
The Hollywood Cinema 24 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: This module is normally only available to students who have
already completed FI101 Introduction to Film Studies.
Commitment: The module will involve its students in two screenings (2 hours
each) every week, plus one lecture and one seminar. Substantial reading in criti-
cal and theoretical texts will be needed. The module will be taught in the Autumn
and Spring terms, with revision screenings and seminars in weeks 14 of Term
3. If you wish to take this module, you must register your application (after con-
sultation with your own department) with the Film Studies Secretary, Mrs Elaine
Lenton, in the Humanities Building, room 035 ground floor).
Content: The module aims to increase our understanding of the Hollywood cin-
ema by presenting selected debates on its economics, culture and politics, as well
as some key methods with which to analyse them. We will begin by contextual-
ising Hollywood cinema within dominant aesthetic and sociological discourses
before looking at the interrelation between the Hollywood system(s) and partic-
ular films.
The module will analyse some of the most popular genres, films and stars
of significant periods of Hollywood history. It will be structured around specific
case studies and close textual readings concerning questions such as: How are
these films constructed? How do they signify? What meanings can be gathered
from them?
Vacation Reading: The Hollywood Section of John Hill and Pamela Church
Gibson (eds), The Oxford Guide to Film Studies, OUP.
Other recommended books are: R Maltby and I Craven, Hollywood Cinema;
an Introduction.
Assessment: One 3,000 word essay 20%, two essays totalling 3,000 words 20%,
a two-hour exam 60%.
Lecturer: TBA
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HISTORY OF ART
HA204 Terms 13
Nineteenth Century French Art 30 CATS
Status: List B
Content: This course explores painting and sculpture in France from the era of
the French Revolution in the 1790s to the Belle Epoque of the Third Republic.
Particular attention will be paid to the role of artistic institutions such as the
Academy, the Salon and the Ecole des beaux-arts, and to the role of the state as
an arbitrator and a major client of the fine arts during this period. The course will
investigate the impact of social and political change on French visual culture,
and encourage a nuanced historical reading of the art of the period. A reading
knowledge of French is an advantage.
Assessment: 50% assessed (4,000 word essay, additional to course work). 50%
examined (2-hour photographic paper).
Lecturer: Paul Smith.
LANGUAGE CENTRE
The Language Centre offers academic modules in French, German, Russian
and Spanish at a wide range of levels. These courses are available for exam credit
as unusual options to mathematicians in all years, and can be taken as an alterna-
tive to LL201 or LL301, Russian for Scientists I or II. Pick up a leaflet listing the
modules from the Language Centre, on the ground floor of the Humanities Build-
ing by the central library. Full module descriptions are available on request. Note
that you may only take one language module (coded LL, FR, GE or IT whether
as an Unusual Option or from List B) for credit in each year. These modules may
carry 24 or 30 CATS and that is the credit you get. But, where a language module
is offered at a choice of 24 or 30 CATS, you MUST choose the 24 CATS version.
The Language Centre also offers audiovisual and computer assisted self-
access facilities, with appropriate material for individual study at various levels in
Arabic, Chinese, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Portuguese,
Russian and Spanish. (This kind of study may improve your mind, but does not
count as exam credit.)
A full module listing with descriptions is available on the Language Centre
web pages
www.warwick.ac.uk/LanguageCentre/
Important note for students who pre-register for Language Centre modules
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It is essential that you confirm your module pre-registration by coming to
the Language Centre as soon as you can during week one of the new academic
year. If you do not confirm your registration, your place on the module cannot be
guaranteed. If you decide, during the summer, NOT to study a language module
and to change your registration details, please have the courtesy to inform the
Language Centre of the amendment.
LL201 Terms 13
Russian for Scientists I 24 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: The weekly load is 2 consecutive hours of teacher contact. In
addition 2 hours of private study in the Open Access Suite are necessary. The
teaching extends from the second week of Term 1 to week 5 of Term 3.
Content: This module is offered to students with no prior knowledge of Russian.
Students will acquire basic communication skills with a view to being able to
cope in a variety of everyday contexts. This module is specially devised to enable
the students to read and translate texts of general scientific interest relevant to
their degree course, which will give them the opportunity to combine learning
Russian with expanding their awareness of the current international scientific
issues relevant to their professional fields.
Aims: The aim of the module is to acquire basic Russian speaking and com-
prehension skills, both spoken and written, and to provide basic knowledge of
general scientific terminology and the ability to read and translate scientific texts
with the aid of a dictionary. The module is delivered using modern teaching
methods, including computer-based learning. As a project during the module,
each student will prepare a translation of a general scientific paper (two pages).
Leads to: The prerequisite for the 3rd year Russian II option (LL301) is that
students should have satisfactorily completed this option or have an equivalent
standard of Russian.
Assessment: 50% for the translation project, and 50% for the aural-oral exam in
the Language Centre.
Tutor: TBA
LL301 Terms 13
Russian for Scientists II 24 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: LL201 Russian for Mathematics and the Sciences I, or equivalent
standard. In the latter case students should consult the Russian language tutor, or
see the syllabus at www.warwick.ac.uk/LanguageCentre/.
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Commitment: The weekly load is two consecutive hours of teacher contact. In
addition two hours of private study in the Open Access Suite are necessary. The
teaching extends from week 2 of Term 1 to week 5 of Term 3.
Content: This module is offered to students who have successfully completed
module LL201 Russian for Scientists I or to those with prior knowledge of Rus-
sian (eg GCSE). It offers the opportunity for students to practise and enhance
their communication skills in a variety of everyday contexts and to improve their
ability to read and translate texts of general scientific interest. It will offer an
opportunity for students not specialising in foreign languages to improve their
communicative competence in Russian as a supplement to their studies in other
spheres and to expand their knowledge of current international scientific issues
relevant to their degree, while learning a foreign language. The language labora-
tory work is supplemented with a wide variety of materials, including computer-
based activities.
Assessment: 80% written examination, 20% aural-oral examination in the Lan-
guage Centre.
Tutor: TBA
PHILOSOPHY
Students following modules in Philosophy are required to complete a De-
partmental record card and to return it to the Philosophy Department Secretary
at the start of Term 1. Students who fail to register correctly with the Philosophy
Department will not be sent details concerning assessment procedures, or other
important information.
In order to follow 2nd or 3rd year Philosophy honours modules (apart from
PH210 Symbolic Logic and PH329 Philososphy of Logic) students must nor-
mally first have previously completed the first year Philosophy module PH127
Descartes and Locke. Those in doubt should consult the Director of Undergrad-
uate Studies in Philosophy (Dr Hoerl).
PH210 Terms 13
Symbolic Logic 30 CATS
Status: Core for Mathematics and Philosophy. This module will normally run
in alternate years with PH329 Philosophy of Logic, which is also core for Math-
ematics and Philosophy. One of these two modules must therefore be taken in
each of the second and third years for those wishing to complete the joint degree.
Commitment: Two hours of lectures and a one-hour seminar each week.
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Content: The module has a distinctive and precise objective, namely a full proof See the Philosophy website for more detailed information on this module
of Godels 1931 theorem establishing the undecidability and incompleteness of www2.warwick.ac.uk/fac/soc/philosophy/ugstudy/honoursmodules/
elementary arithmetic, and of those other results that are needed for a good un- Two unassessed essays, (one short, one longer), will be required of each
derstanding not only of the proof but also of the significance of Godels theo- student.
rem. The main topics are abstract computability theory (Turing machines, reg-
ister machines, recursive functions, the ChurchTuring thesis); logic (the syntax Assessment: A two-hour examination or, with permission, a 2,500 word essay
and semantics of elementary logic; proofs of the consistency, completeness, and Lecturer: Deryck Horton.
undecidability of standard systems); and arithmetic (Godels, Tarskis, and Lobs
theorems).
Assessment: 3-hour exam. PHYSICS
Lecturer: Mr Miller
PX308 Term 1 (610)
PH228 Term 1 Physics in Medicine 7.5 CATS
Scientific Method 15 CATS Status: List B
Status: List B Content: An introduction to some of the applications of physics in medicine.
Commitment: Two one-hour lectures and a one-hour seminar each week. General introduction then five major topics:
Prerequisites: Some background in science. This is an introductory module and X-ray imaging
is not intended for students who have already taken a module in Philosophy. Nuclear medicine
Ultrasound in medicine
Content: This module investigates the methodology (or methodologies) that
Radiotherapy
govern the selective procession (or succession) of scientific theories, and con-
Neuroelectrics and neuromagnetics
siders whether our findings can be used as a litmus test for demarcating science
There is a computer program on the Universitys NT network called Calrad.
from non-science. Such an investigation naturally begs many questions including
This is a Computer Aided Learning package on diagnostic radiology. You can
the following: What is the essential nature of scientific enquiry: i.e. its goal(s)
run it from any of the machines on the NT network by first selecting teaching,
and method(s? Can these methods account for the notion of scientific progress?
then physics and finally calrad from the directory tree on the lefthand side of the
What do we mean by scientific progress? What bestows upon science its appar-
application launcher.
ent reliability and success relative to non-scientific disciplines? Can methodol-
ogy alone differentiate, or demarcate, the scientific from the non-scientific? Is Books: S. Webb (Ed), The Physics of Medical Imaging, Hilger
simplicity a pragmatic or an objective indicator of theorys scientific worthiness? P.P. Dendy and B Heaton, Physics of Diagnostic Radiology, IOPP
How do we evaluate the claim that science seeks true theories, or true explana- Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
tions, regarding the observed world, and what bearing does this have on how we Lecturer: Adrian Wilson.
evaluate science? What of the unobserved world? What relevance does the dis-
tinction between truth and validity have to the (mathematical) sciences? Is there PX359 Term 1 (15)
more than one scientific method, and if so, is there a best method or does it de- Quantum Physics I 7.5 CATS
pend on the field of enquiry? What does logic tell us about such issues? What
are the respective roles of epistemology (what we (can) know) and metaphysics Status: List B
(what there is) within scientific procedure. What of phenomena that all humans Prerequisites: PX230 Quantum Mechanics.
experience but which find almost no place within science (e.g. deja vu). Does Content: The basic principles of quantum mechanics will be applied to a range
contemporary science differ significantly from the past? Of what significance are of problems in atomic physics. The concept of spin will be introduced and the
all such questions to the practising scientist? What are the broader ramifications importance of the indistinguishability of identical particles in quantum mechan-
of scientific procedure for humanity and the planet? ics discussed. Perturbation theory and variational methods will be described and
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applied to several problems. The hydrogen and helium atoms will be analysed
and the ideas that come out from this work will be applied to obtain a good qual-
itative understanding of the periodic table.
Books: SM McMurry, Quantum Mechanics, Addison-Wesley.
F Mandl, Quantum Mechanics, Wiley.
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: John Dixon.
PX311 Term 1 (15)
Relativistic Cosmology 7.5 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: PX268 Stars, PX269 Galaxies.
Content: The module will present the credentials of the Universe as we know
it (via experiment) and introduce the simplest (relativistic) models which can
describe it. The module will stress the role of experimental data and emphasize
the need to distinguish between cosmology as a physical science, which makes
testable predictions, and untestable pseudo-cosmologies which may appear to
give appealing and all-encompassing accounts of the universe.
Book: M Roos, Introduction to Cosmology 1st edition 1994.
Also useful is MV Berry, Principles of Cosmology and Gravitation, CUP.
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: Robin Ball.
PX366 Term 1 (610)
Statistical Physics 7.5 CATS
Status: List B
Content: Review of the fundamental principles underlying conventional statisti-
cal mechanics and thermodynamics.
Introduce ideas in non-equilibrium statistical physics leading to the fluctu-
ation-dissipation theorem and a description of Brownian motion based on Lan-
gevins equation. Focus on the meaning and importance of ensemble averages.
Motivate a treatment of polymers based on statistical physics emphasising an
insensitivity to the chemistry. Calculate the statistics of ideal and self-avoiding
chains. Give the ideas behind the reptation and tube models for the dynamics of
overlapping chains.
Review the behaviour of ideal paramagnets including Curies law and their
thermodynamic properties. Discussion of the reasons we might expect to see a
paramagnetic-ferromagnetic phase transition.
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Explain the definition and role of an order parameter. Introduce the no-
tion of broken symmetry. Motivate the Ginzburg-Landau theory of phase tran-
sitions explaining carefully its structure.Obtain solutions for the paramagnetic-
ferromagnetic phase transition and discuss the results.
Calculate the kinetic energy of a gas molecule. Extend the result to obtain
the law of equipartition of energy.
Look at the role of fluctuations and how they relate to the law of equipartition
of energy. Solve for the shape of a fluctuating interface.
Books: F Mandl, Statisical Physics, Wiley.
David Chandler, Introduction to Modern Statistical Mechanics, OUP.
P de Gennes, Scaling Concepts in Polymer Physics, Cornell University Press.
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: Matthew Turner.
PX302 Term 2 (1519)
Electromagnetic Waves 7.5 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: PX263 Electromagnetic Theory and optics or similar.
Commitment: 15 lectures.
Content: The module builds on the first and second year modules by using
Maxwells equations to describe the generation and propagation of electromag-
netic waves and their interaction with materials. By introducing the magnetic
vector potential the unity of electricity and magnetism is described. In addition
the connections with quantum mechanics and the theory of relativity are estab-
lished.
Book: IS Grant & WR Phillips, Electromagnetism, Wiley.
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: R. Roemer.
PX371 Term 2 (2024)
Introduction to Nuclei and Particles 7.5 CATS
Status: List B
Content: This module shows how the properties of the stable nucleus can be
understood in terms of elementary models using basic physics from earlier mod-
ules, but with the introduction of the strong nuclear force. It is shown that the
main features of the decay of unstable nuclei can also be understood on the ba-
sis of these ideas, but that a further interaction, the weak interaction, has to be
postulated. In the last part of the module the shell model of the nucleus is briefly
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considered, and the quark model of Baryons and Mesons introduced. The mod- Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
ule leads on to the more specialized fourth year modules PX410 Nuclear Physics Lecturer: Oleg Petrenko.
and PX406 Elementary Particles.
Books: KS Krane, Introduction to Nuclear Physics, Wiley. PX370 Term 2 (2024)
WSC Williams, Nuclear and Particle Physics, OUP.
Optoelectronics and Laser Physics 7.5 CATS
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: Y. Ramacher. Status: List B
Content: Lasers: Spontaneous and stimulated emission, Einstein A and B coeffi-
PX326 Term 2 (2024) cients; optical cavities, Fabry Perot; inversion mechanisms; examples of different
Introduction to Synergetics 7.5 CATS types of laser; gas lasers, solid state optically pumped lasers, dye lasers, homo-
junction and heterojunction semiconductor diode lasers. Q switching; second
Status: List B harmonic generation. Optical modulators, electro-optic modulators, acousto-
Content: optic modulators. Light detectors, semiconductor diode detectors, Avalanche
Photodiodes. Optical Fibres. Optical communications.
1. General introduction to Non-Linear Phenomena.
Book: J Wilson and JFB Hawkes, Optoelectronics, an Introduction, Prentice-
2. Landau Theory of Phase Transformations Order Parameters, Bifurcation
Hall.
diagrams First and second order phase transformations.
3. First order non-linear differential equations. Fixed points and linear stabil- Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
ity analysis. Global stability Stochastic effects. FokkerPlanck equation. Lecturer: Steve Dixon
Relationship to Landau Theory.
4. Second order non-linear differential equations. Phase plane analysis and PX358 Term 2 (2024)
classification of fixed points. Limit cycles (Attractor). Plasma Physics 7.5 CATS
5. Difference Equations. The logistic equation. Fixed points. Bifurcation Status: List B
Diagram. Feigenbaum Universality. Chaos. Liapunov number.
Content: This module introduces the key equations which describe the behaviour
Book: G Rowlands, Non-Linear Phenomena in Science and Engineering, Ellis of plasmas. It will examine some predictions of this system of equations, and
Horwood. compare them with observations of natural plasmas (in situ measurements of
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination. solar system plasmas, and remote observations of astrophysical plasmas) and
laboratory plasma experiments.
Lecturer: Sandra Chapman.
Book: NA Krall & AW Trivelpiece, Principles of Plasma Physics, McGraw-Hill.
PX361 Term 2 (1519) Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Magnetic Properties of Solids 7.5 CATS Lecturer: Valery Nakariakov.

Status: List B
PX350 Term 2 (1519)
Content: The module will describe the cooperative effects that occur in going
from individual atoms, where the magnetic properties can be readily calculated,
The Weather and the Environment 7.5 CATS
to a solid where interactions with surrounding atoms may be important. It should Status: List B
also describe the basic properties of ferromagnetic materials including those of Content: The diffusion, convection, chemical reactions and the interaction with
technological importance. living organisms which take place in or at the boundaries of the atmosphere de-
Book: S Blundell, Magnetism in Condensed Matter, OUP. termine the weather patterns we observe. The module will look at some of these
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processes. The lectures will also cover the phenomenon of cloud-formation and
the role of the earths rotation in determining flow patterns in the atmosphere.
Book: JFR McIlveen, Fundamentals of Weather and Climate, Chapman and
Hall.
Assessment: 1.5 hour examination.
Lecturer: David Leadley.
SOCIOLOGY
SO104 Terms 13
Gender, Class and Empire: British Society and
British Imperialism since 1750 24 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: One lecture and one seminar each week.
Content: This course offers an historical sociology of the evolution of class, gen-
der and imperialism in English society from the mid 18th century to the begin-
ning of the 20th century. The course has 3 key aims: to examine the constitution
and interdependence of gender, race and class inequalities during the industrial
revolution and the forging of British Empire during the Victorian era; to consid-
er changing relationships between social divisions and social protest during this
historical period; to introduce the field of historical sociology. The course will
involve talks and seminars as well as audio-visual material to provide a lively and
interesting forum for the exploration of the course themes.
Books: Bristow, J (1991), Empire Boys: adventures in a mans world, Harper
Collins.
Hall, Catherine (1992), White, Male and Middle Class: Explorations in Fem-
inism and History, Cambridge, Polity.
Hudson, Pat (1992), The Industrial Revolution, London, Edward Arnold.
Levine, Philippa (1987), Victorian Feminism, 1850-1900, Hutchinson.
Oakley, Ann (1984), The Captured Womb: A History of the Medical Care of
Pregnant Women, London, Blackwell (section 1).
Strobel, M (1987), European Women and the Second British Empire, Bloom-
ington, Indiana University Press.
Thompson, E P (1968), The Making of the English Working Class, Har-
mondsworth, Penguin (Chapter 6).
Walkowitz, J (1980), Prostitution in Victorian Society, Cambridge University
Press.
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Assessment: An essay of 2,000 words (33%) AND a 3 hour examination (67%).
Lecturer: Anne-Marie Kramer.
SO101 Terms 13
Modernity and Globalisation 24 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: One lecture and one seminar each week.
Content: In term 1, the students will be introduced to the main theorists of
modern society, starting with Rousseau and continuing with the founding figures
of sociology - Marx, Durkheim and Weber. Together these theorists will provide
the basic concepts and ideas necessary to understanding modern society. They
will also provide a foundation to analytical terms used in subsequent years in
Sociology. The term will conclude by a look at the controversy surrounding the
expressions the end of modernity, late modernity and post-modernity.
In term 2, the idea that there is a successor stage to modernity will be pursued
in relation to the notion of globalisation which has emerged as a key concept in
the social sciences in recent years. It expresses the sense that certain modern eco-
nomic, social and cultural processes have now leapt beyond the confines of the
nation-state to a world (global) level. The students will be required to understand
in what ways sociology has already contributed to the study of globalisation and
in what ways it will have to change to cope with the emergence of something
approximating global society.
Books: Giddens, A, Capitalism and Social Theory.
Morrison, K, Marx, Durkheim, Weber.
Aron, R, Main Currents of Sociological Thought.
Waters, M, Globalization.
Sklair, L, Sociology of the Global System.
Assessment: An essay of 2,000 words (33%) AND a 3 hour examination (67%).
Lecturer: Anne-Marie Kramer.
SO110 Terms 13
Social Welfare in Britain I 24 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: One hour of lectures and a one-hour seminar each week
Content: This module aims to provide a historical understanding of the origins
of the British welfare state and a critical analysis of the contemporary welfare
crises, with special reference to the areas of health and poverty. In the first term,
we look in some detail at key stages in the history of social welfare in Britain,
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linking policy development to wider social and economic changes, particularly
the emergence of the organised working class, the nature of poverty and advanc-
ing ideologies of social welfare. We shall examine in particular the New Poor
Law and the sanitary reform movement of the mid-nineteenth century; the emer-
gence of national insurance prior to the first world war; unemployment and social
policy between the wars; the Beveridge report and its impact in the 1940s; and
the development of the health service.
In the second term the module looks at the changing post-war welfare state.
It looks at the crisis of the social democratic welfare state and the changing forms
of social welfare under both Thatcherism and New Labour. Particular focus is
given to health and poverty and topics considered will include: poverty in con-
temporary Britain; the impact of mass unemployment on the social security sys-
tem; continuity and change in the NHS; community care; and health inequalities
in contemporary Britain.
Students will be expected to write two essays of approx 1,500 words during
the course of the first two terms.
Books: P Thane, Foundations of the Welfare State, Longmans.
D Fraser, The Evolution of the British Welfare State, Macmillan.
L Doyal, The Political Economy of Health, Pluto.
P Townsend, Inequalities in Health, Pelican.
P Alcock, Social Policy in Britain, Macmillan.
Lecturer: Noel Whiteside and Phil Mizen.
STATISTICS
ST217 Terms 12
Mathematical Statistics 12 or 24 CATS
Status: List B
Maths students may take A and/or B, but note that A is a prerequisite for B.
See below for the descroiptions of parts A and B.
ST313 Terms 12
Statistics Third Year Essay or Project 15 CATS
Status: List B
Content: A list of titles of topics in Probability and Statistics will be available
at the beginning of the academic year. Other titles are possible by individual
arrangements.
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The deadline for submission will be the Wednesday of week 2 of term 3.
Students are advised to refer to the Introduction of the Statistics Departments
handbook for the rules regarding missed deadlines.
ST217A Term 1
Mathematical Statistics A 12 CATS
Status: List A for Maths.
Commitment: Three lectures per week and one tutorial per fortnight.
Prerequisites: ST111 Probability A and ST112 Probability B.
Content: This module is a key module for all students wishing to study statis-
tics beyond the introductory level, and a prerequisite for all further statistics and
econometric modules.
The module develops the main ideas of mathematical statistics, with an em-
phasis on probabilistic inference and the basic concept of likelihood. Topics in-
clude empirical probability models, random variables and expectations, the Cen-
tral Limit Theorem and applications, parametric statistical models and graphical
methods, likelihood functions, estimation and asymptotic distributions, hypothe-
sis testing and confidence intervals. Practical examples and case studies will be
used to illustrate all of these topics.
This module is strongly recommended to students wishing to take opera-
tional research modules, numerical business modules and any modules involving
uncertainty, whether concerned with data analysis, forecasting, finance, system
modelling, marketing, quality management or decision making. It is essential for
students who wish to become actuaries and highly recommended to those who
wish to gain exemption from professional accountancy statistical examinations.
Aims: To introduce the main ideas of mathematical statistics and how they are
used in practical applications.
Objectives: To understand the concept of a statistical model. To understand, use
and interpret the statistical methods discussed in the module.
Leads to: ST217 Mathematical Statistics B, ST215 Forecasting and Control,
ST301 Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory, ST304 Time Series and Fore-
casting, ST305 Designed Experiments, ST323 Multivariate Statistics, ST327
Applied Statistical Modelling, ST329 Topics in Statistics, ST332 Medical Statis-
tics, ST323 Multivariate Statistics, IB320 Simulation, IB321 Forecasting, EC3xx
Econometrics modules, Postgraduate MSc in Mathematical Finance, Institute of
Actuaries paper CT3.
Books: For both ST217A & B:
G Casella & RL Berger, Statistical Inference, Duxbury.
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DS Moore & GP McCabe, Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, WH
Freeman.
M.H. DeGroot, M.J. Schervish, Probability and Statistics, 3rd Ed., 2002,
Addison-Wesley.
Assessment: 100% by examination in Week 1 of Term 2.
Lecturer: David Firth
ST333 Term 1
Applied Stochastic Processes 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST202 Stochastic Processes.
Content: An introduction to concepts and techniques which are fundamental
in modern applied probability theory and operations research, and which also
encroach on statistics, including the following:
models for queues, point processes and epidemics;
notions of equilibrium, threshold behaviour and description structure;
techniques of process specification, coupling and simulation.
These ideas have a vast range of applications, for example routing algo-
rithms in telecommunications (queues), assessment of apparent spatial order in
astronomical data (stochastic geometry), description of outbreaks of disease (epi-
demics). We will only be able to introduce each area indeed, each area could
easily be the subject of a module on its own but these introductions will pro-
vide you with a good base to follow up where and when required. For example,
a MORSE student graduating in 1996 found that next year their firm was asking
them to address problems in queuing theory, for which this module provided the
basis. We will discuss these and other applications and show how the ideas of
stochastic process theory help in formulating and solving relevant questions.
Assessment: 20% by coursework, 80% by examination.
Lecturer: Larbi Alili.
ST301 Term 1
Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A.
Content: Bayesian statistics is one of the fastest growing areas in statistics. With
the advances in computer technology it is now a highly practical methodology for
addressing many important high-dimensional decision problems as well as being
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underpinned by a sound mathematical foundation. It is especially useful when
some of the components of uncertainty have only sparsely collected data associ-
ated with them, so that expert judgements need to be incorporated. The module
first introduces the central concepts of Bayesian analysis through a selection of
simple examples. Various methodologies are then presented for:
structuring a decision problem - for example by decision trees and influ-
ence diagrams;
eliciting probability distributions over many variables - using the concepts
of irrelevance and the Belief net;
eliciting the objectives and preferences of the client - developing the ideas
of m.u.i.a. and value independence and the use of the decision conference.
The formal methodologies are illustrated through a wide range of examples
for health, the environment, finance and public sector administration. Some
of the examples build on the practical experience of the lecturer as an active
Bayesian decision analyst.
Assessment: Two-hour examination.
Lecturer: Jim Smith.
ST305 Term 1
Designed Experiments 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A+B.
Commitment: 30 one-hour lectures.
Content: The theory of experimental design is quite mathematical while the
practice involves important eliciting and communication skills. In this course
we will look at both these aspects. Classical experimental design is based on
the linear model, and the course will start with a review of linear model theory
and simple models; we shall then look at the principles of experimental design
and analysis in classic design theory, in which we consider both qualitative and
quantitative factors, through to response surface designs; finally, we shall discuss
optimal design in which the focus is on maximising the information available to
the experimenter whatever the experimental constraints. Further topics such as
repeated measures and non-linear design will conclude the module.
Books: G Clarke & R Kempson, Introduction to the Design and Analysis of
Experiments, Arnold, 1996.
DR Cox & N Reid, The Theory of the Design of Experiments, Chapman and
Hall/CRC, 2000.
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AC Atkinson & AN Dove, Optimal Experimental Designs, Oxford, Claren-
don Press, 1992.
Assessment: 80% by a two-hour examination, 20% coursework (there will be
two major pieces of coursework, one halfway through the module and one at the
end).
Lecturer: John Fenlon.
ST323 Term 1
Multivariate Statistics 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A and B.
Content: Multivariate data arises whenever several interdependent variables are
measured simultaneously. This occurs frequently in many areas: in medicine,
in the social and environmental sciences and in economics. The analysis of
such multidimensional data often presents an exciting challenge that requires
new statistical techniques which are usually implemented using computer pack-
ages. This module aims to give you a good understanding of the geometric and
algebraic ideas that these techniques are based on, before giving you any chance
to try them out on some real data sets.
Books: Mardia, Kent & Bibby, Multivariate Analysis, Academic Press.
Johnson & Wichern, Applied Multivariate Statistical Analysis, Prentice-Hall.
Assessment: 20% by coursework, 80% by two-hour examination.
Lecturer: Sigurd Assing.
ST217B Term 2
Mathematical Statistics B 12 CATS
Status: List B for Maths.
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A.
Commitment: 3 lectures per week; 1 tutorial per fortnight.
Content: This module builds on Mathematical Statistics A to study the interrela-
tionship between unknown quantities, enabling better predictions and decisions.
The main topics covered are: Bivariate and multivariate distributions, condition-
al expectations, the multivariate normal distribution, likelihood ratio and related
hypothesis tests, statistical concepts and techniques for multi-parameter models,
the linear statistical model, inference for model parameters, residuals and the
analysis of variance.
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Aims: To review, expand and apply the ideas from ST217A (Mathematical Statis-
tics A). In particular to analyse interrelationships between unknowns such as ran-
dom variables, rather than just one unknown at a time.
Objectives: After completing this module, students should be able to do the
following:
Quote and prove important simple results such as properties of conditional
expectations and variances, least squares estimates, and others related to
the syllabus.
Know and understand more advanced results such as asymptotic proper-
ties of likelihood ratios, and some simple formulae appearing in multiple
regression and analysis of variance.
Apply their knowledge to derive estimators, hypothesis tests etc. in unfa-
miliar situations.
Apply theoretical results when analysing data, and discuss the results ob-
tained.
Books: G Casella & R L Berger, Statistical Inference, Duxbury.
Morris H DeGroot, Probability & Statistics, Addison-Wesley.
D S Moore & G P McCabe, Introduction to the Practice of Statistics, W H
Freeman.
Leads to: ST301 Bayesian Statistics and Decision Theory, ST304 Time Series
and Forecasting, ST305 Designed Experiments, ST323 Multivariate Statistics,
ST327 Applied Statistical Modelling, ST329 Topics in Statistics, ST332 Medi-
cal Statistics, proposed new module to cover the actuarial syllabus, IB320 Sim-
ulation, IB321 Forecasting, EC306 Econometric Theory, EC322 Topics in Ap-
plied Econometrics, other Econometrics modules, and Institute of Actuaries pa-
per CT3.
Assessment: 100% by examination.
Lecturer: Jim Smith
ST337 Term 2
Bayesian Forecasting & Intervention 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A+B.
Content: Forecasting is a vital prerequiste to decision making. This course is
concerned with the theory and practice of short-term forecasting, using both da-
ta and subjective information. The course focuses on Dynamic Linear Models
(DLM). DLMs are a class of Bayesian Forecasting Models which generalise lin-
ear regression models and static statistical linear models. The course offers a
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very powerful fundamental probabilistic approach to forecasting, controlling and
learning about uncertain commercial, financial, economic, production, environ-
mental and medical dynamic systems.
The module will cover:
State space modelling
Bayesian updating of beliefs
Specifying Dynamic Linear Models
Updating Dynamic Linear Models, forecasting
Building Dynamic Linear Models, accommodating external information
ARIMA models, stationarity
The theory will be illustrated by real examples from industry, marketing,
finance, government, agriculture etc.
Books: Printed module notes will be available.
Mike West & Jeff Harrison, Bayesian Forecasting and Dynamic Models,
(2nd ed.), Springer-Verlag, 1997.
Andy Pole, Mike West & Jeff Harrison, Applied Bayesian Forecasting and
Time Series Analysis, Chapman and Hall, 1994.
Assessment: 100% by two-hour examination.
Lecturer: Mark Steel
ST332 Term 2
Medical Statistics 15 CATS
Status: List B
Commitment: Three lectures per week.
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A and B.
Content: Modern applications of statistics to medicine are highly developed. A
look at almost any medical journal reveals that a substantial proportion of medi-
cal research papers employ statistical techniques. Large numbers of statisticians
are employed in medical research establishments, particularly in the pharmaceu-
tical companies and the medical schools, and medical statistics continues to be
the most buoyant area for statistical recruitment. Although the course will cover
some topics of a specifically medical nature, much of the work will be discussing
basic statistical techniques as applied to medical data, but which could equal-
ly well be applied to data arising in other applications. Thus, whilst medicine
provides the focus of the course, it could also be viewed as a more general ap-
plied statistics course. The course will explain why and how statistics is used in
medicine, and study some of the statistical methods commonly used in medical
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research. Examples and case studies in areas such as cancer, heart disease and
psychiatry will be discussed.
Generalised linear models: linear models as an extension of linear regression;
analysis of binary data by logistic regression; analysis of counts and proportions.
Two by two tables.
Study designs: cohort, case-control and survey designs; randomised clinical tri-
als; sample size and power; conditioning and covariance adjustment.
Analysis of censored survival data: life tables; hazard and survival functions;
Kaplan-Meier survival curves; parametric survival models, the proportional haz-
ards regression model.
Books: AJ Dobson, An Introduction to Generalised Linear Models.
DG Altman, Practical Statistics for Medical Research.
D Collett, Modelling survival data in medical research.
(All Chapman and Hall)
Assessment: 20% by coursework, 80% by two-hour examination.
Lecturer: Geraldine Clarke / Heather Turner.
ST318 Term 2
Probability Theory 15 CATS
Status: List A
Prerequisites: ST213 Mathematics of Random Events or MA359 Measure The-
ory.
Content: A resume of measure theory, probability spaces, independence and
conditioning, probability measures on metric spaces, types of probabilistic con-
vergence, an introduction to martingales.
Assessment: 95% by two-hour examination, 5% by class tests.
Lecturer: Wilfrid Kendall
ST329 Term 2
Topics in Statistics 15 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: ST217 Mathematical Statistics A and B.
Content: Three self-contained sets of ten lectures will be given.
Introduction to mathematical finance (L Alili):
This section introduces and studies the procedure of hedging in simple tree
models of a financial market. Following the fundamental work of Black and
Scholes, hedging is used to find the value of derivative contracts.
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Bayesian Methods in Practice (J Griffin): Marketing

This section offers a practical introduction to Bayesian statistical procedures, Business Policy.
a rapidly developing area of statistics. Key Bayesian themes such as choice of
Information Systems.
prior distribution, the use of hierarchical models and computational techniques
will be discussed. Economics.
Graphical Models (P Thwaites): Managing Employment Relations.
The aim of this section is to present a modern statistical methodology which Lecturer: Jonathan Freeman
uses graphical structures to model high-dimensional problems, and to convey the
advantages of such an approach in the analysis of large data sets. Topics include IB227 Terms 12
Markov properties on undirected graphs, maximum likelihood estimation, and
hypothesis testing for multinomial graphical models. Industrial Relations 24 CATS
Assessment: 100% by two-hour examination Status: List B
Lecturers: L Alili, J Griffin, Peter Thwaites. Commitment: One 1-hour lecture and one 1-hour seminar per week
Content: Syllabus
Labour Market and Employment Trends
WARWICK BUSINESS SCHOOL The role of trade unions, membership, organisation and practices.
Legal framework of industrial relations
Students wishing to take Business Studies options should preregister using
the online module registration (OMR) in year two. If students wish to take an Equality and inequality in the labour market
option for which they have not preregistered in year two they should register as Management strategies and approaches towards the employment relation-
early as possible directly with the Business School since occasionally the numbers ship
of places on these modules s restricted. More information is available from Room Employment practices in the non-trade union sector
SO.42, Social Studies building. If you start a Business Studies module and then The role of industrial relations actors in pay determination.
give it up, you must formally deregister with the module secretary.
Flexibility and Employment Security
IB314 Terms 13 Employee Participation
Management of Change (Business Studies II) 30 CATS Industrial relations and the multinational corporation (MNC)
The first Term of IB314 is the same as IB313. Industrial Relations and Technology
Status: List B Books: P. Blyton and P. Turnbull, The Dynamics of Employee Relations, 2nd
Commitment: Two 1.5 hour lectures per week. edition,1998 OR (2003) (3rd edition if available).
Content: This course is designed for all non-Business School students in their E. Rose Employment Relations, 2001.
final year, who have completed Business Studies I and who are interested in P.K. Edwards, Industrial Relations, 2003, 2nd ed.
learning about the disciplines and functions that contribute to the management of Assessment: One assessment (40%), 3 hour examination (60%).
industry and business. Tutor: Anne-Marie Greene.
The topics covered in 200506 were as follows:
Accounting IB215 Terms 12
Organisational Behaviour Principles of Finance 24 CATS
Operations Management Status: List B
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Prerequisites: IB106 Introduction to Accounting and Finance or IB109 Foun- Topics covered include: curve fitting using regression; sequential estimation
dations for Accounting and Finance. and local models; longer term forecasting; error measurement and monitoring.
Commitment: Two 1-hour lectures plus one 1-hour seminar per week. Books: P E Gaynor and R C Kirkpatrick, Introduction to Time-Series Modelling
Content: The topics covered in this module include: and Forecasting.
S Makridakis et al, Forecasting, Methods and Applications.
determinants of stock value and the efficient market hypothesis;
Hanke, Wickern and Reitsch, Business Forecasting, 7th ed.
inter-temporal consumption and investment;
Assessment: Examination (60%) examined at the end of term 1, assessment
capital budgeting and investment appraisal; (40%) practical exercise in preparing and reporting a forecast.
asset allocation and diversification; Tutor: Estelle Shale, ext 22547, email ORSES.
term structure of interest rates and fixed income securities;
options and other financial derivatives; IB349 Term 1
determinants of capital structure; Operational Research for Strategic Planning 12 CATS
determinants of dividend policy;
Status: List B
further advanced topics of corporate finance
Commitment: A mixture of lectures, group exercises and case studies averaging
Leads to: This module is a prerequisite for final year finance modules. approximately 2.5 hours per week.
Books: Ross S A, R W Esterfield & J Jaffe, Corporate Finance, 6th Ed. 2002, Content: A conceptual model of the strategic planning process is introduced
Irwin McGraw-Hill. which identifies a set of essential elements. The module then focuses on a number
TE Copeland & JF Weston, Financial Theory and Corporate Policy, Addi- of the elements including strategy formulation, a system model, assessment of
son-Wesley, 3rd ed., 1992. uncertainty and evaluation and selection. Methods and models to support the
Assessment: Two 1-hour Class tests (20%) (to be held in or near first week of planning process include
Spring and Summer terms). 3 hour examination (80%). 1. Corporate modelling/System Dynamics
Tutor: Ilias Tsiakas 2. Scenario planning
3. Risk Analysis
IB321 Term 1
4. Strategy evaluation
Forecasting 12 CATS 5. Balanced Scorecard
Status: List B 6. Visioning
This module cannot be taken by students who are taking or have taken ST215
Particular attention will be paid to system dynamics modelling for strategy
Forecasting and Control.
support and scenario development for describing and assessing uncertainty. The
Commitment: Two 1 hour lectures per week and one 1 hour seminar per fort- teaching style emphasises the practical application of techniques for strategy sup-
night. port through the use of case studies and group exercises.
Prerequisites: Some basic ideas of statistics and probability (eg estimation and Book: R G Dyson and F A OBrien, Strategic Development: Methods and Mod-
prediction intervals for simple linear regression) and a familiarity with using Uni- els, Wiley, 1998.
versity computing facilities will be assumed.
Assessment: 100% assessed, One or two (equally-weighted) pieces of work. (To
Content: The module aims to provide an introduction to current forecasting
be submitted in first week of Spring Term).
methods and develop practical competence in their use. It concentrates on short-
term forecasting, as these illustrate all the basic principles of analysing, compar- Tutor: Frances OBrien, Room No E1.16, Tel Ext 22095, Email ORSFO.
ing and extrapolating different models.
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IB313 Term 1 Assessment: The final project work is to write a business plan for your own
Value-based Management (Business Studies I) 15 CATS business idea. The module will be assessed 100/researching and developing each
aspect of the module around your own business ideas, and should be brought
Status: List B together as a business plan at the end of the programme.
Content: This course is designed for all non-Business School students in their Lecturer: Nigel Sykes
final year, who are interested in learning about the disciplines and functions that
contribute to the management of industry and business.
IB228 Term 2
The topics covered are as follows:
Understanding Enterprise 6 CATS
Business Policy.
Status: List B
Organisational Behaviour.
Managing Employment Relations. Commitment: One lecture per week and one seminar in weeks 20 to 24.
Accounting and Finance. Content: This is a broad overview of the course syllabus. Some topics here will
be covered in depth, whilst others may only be mentioned as and when necessary
Marketing.
Operations Management. Innovation
Economics. Intellectual Property Rights
Teams
Lecturer: Jonathan Freeman
Early Stage Development of Technology Orientated Businesses
IB217 Term 2 Growth of the Business
Starting a Business 6 CATS Financing the Business
Status: List B . Exit and Harvesting the Business
Commitment: 15 one hour lectures plus additional independent research and Books: David Storey, Understanding the Small Business Sector.
limited field work. Simon Bridge, Ken ONeill and Stam Cromie, Understanding Enterprise,
Content: The syllabus is structured to develop a step by step approach to form- Entrepreneurship and Small Business
ing a business. The student will develop a business plan tailored to a product or Paul Burns, Entrepreneurship and Small Business.
service of their choice. The elements of the module will cover the aspects neces- David Deakins Entrepreneurship and Small Firms.
sary to complete a comprehensive strategy and plan for the business chosen. This David Stokes Small Business Management
will range from deciding what business to go into, to developing its requirements Assessment: One 2,500 word assignment (a feasibility study).
in terms of human, financial and physical resources.
In addition, the management of the business will be discussed, covering con- Lecturer: Kevin Mole.
trol and planning of its future development
The subject is not an exact science, but forms the basis to plan and give a IB352 Term 2
positive direction to a new business and to help steer and control it in terms of its Mathematical Programming III 15 CATS
management. Each individual will be equipped with the basic tools to develop
their own business ideas, and to be able to present a plausible case for mobilising Status: List B
them. Commitment: One 2-hour lecture per week. One 1-hour problem class per week
Book: Colin and Paul Barrow and Rick Brown, The Business Plan Workbook, and assessed work.
4th Edition, Kogan Page 2001. Prerequisites: IB207 Mathematical Programming II.
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Content: Unconstrained and constrained optimisations, quadratic programming, Content: Topics covered will be: introduction to simulation methods, the discrete-
search methods for constrained optimisation problems, combinatorial optimisa- event simulation method, software for discrete-event simulation (with use of a
tion, approximation algorithms and modern heuristic techniques for combinato- specific package e.g. Simul8 or Witness), performing a simulation study (con-
rial optimisation problems. ceptual modelling, data collection and analysis, experimentation and verification
Assessment: 2-hour open-book examination (80%), assessed exercise (20%). and validation).
The tutorials provide the opportunity for supervised exercises and help stu-
Lecturer: Bo Chen, Room No E1.12, Tel Ext 24755, Email ORSBC.
dents develop their own computer based simulation programmes.
IB3A7 Term 2 Books: S Robinson, Simulation: The Practice of Model Development and Use,
Wiley, 2003.
The Practice of Operational Research 12 CATS
Assessment: 100% assessed.
Status: List B . Tutor: Ruth Davies.
Commitment: 9 1 hour lectures and 9 seminars/tutorials.
Content:
The nature and methods of operational research (OR).
Models and modelling in OR studies.
Issues in problem structuring and data collection.
OR model validation and verification.
Multi-methodology.

Books: Daellenbach, H.G. and McNickle D.C. Management Science: decision

making through systems thinking, Palgrave MacMillan (2005).
Mitchell, G. The Practice of Operational Research, Wiley (1993).
Pidd, M. Tools for Thinking: modelling in Management Science (2nd ed.),
Wiley (2003).
Rivett, B.H.P. The Craft of Decision Modelling, Wiley (1994).
Rosenhead, J. and Mingers, J. Rational Analysis for a Problematic World
Revisited: problem structuring methods for complexity, uncertainty and conflict
(2nd ed.), Wiley (2001).
A reading pack will be provided.
Assessment: 3 hour exam.
Lecturer: Alberto Franco

IB320 Term 2
Simulation 12 CATS
Status: List B
Prerequisites: The module assumes that the student has covered some introduc-
tory courses in computer programming and statistics.
Commitment: Eight 2 hour lectures and 1 tutorial hour for students for 7 weeks.