MAS114 Numbers and Groups (20 credits)

Year Running: 2020/2021

Credit level: F4

Pre-requisites for		MAS207 MAS208 MAS220 MAS276 MAS277 MAS430 PHY420 (when the module is running)
Pre Uni Qualification		A level mathematics

Description

The module provides an introduction to more specialised Pure Mathematics. The first half of the module will consider techniques of proof, and these will be demonstrated within the study of properties of integers and real numbers. The second semester will study symmetries of objects, and develop a theory of symmetries which leads to the more abstract study of groups.

Reading List

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Teaching Methods

Delivery Type	Hours
Independent	134.0
Lecture	44.0
Tutorial	22.0

Methods of assessment

Assessment Type	Duration	% of formal assessment	Semester
Exam	2.0	80 %
Other	0.0	20 %

Teaching methods and assessment displayed on this page are indicative for 2023-24.