Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics

Bachelor's degree

In Aberdeen

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Description

  • Type

    Bachelor's degree

  • Location

    Aberdeen (Scotland)

  • Duration

    4 Years

Provides a solid training in Mathematics together with an insight into the ways in which Mathematics is used by professional engineers. As such it provides a good preparation for professional work in Mathematics and in the Mathematical aspects of Engineering.

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Location

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Aberdeen (Aberdeen City)
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Elphinstone Road, Meston Building, Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE

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About this course

First year entry Scottish Highers BBBB or Advanced Highers CCC or A Levels CCC, including good performance in Mathematics and one other Mathematics/Science/Technology subject.

Advanced entry Advanced Highers BBB or A Levels BBB, including B in Mathematics.

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Course programme

Programme Structure & Content

First Year

Students take up to three Mathematics courses. Two of these are compulsory: an introductory course in Analysis and a course in Algebra. The third course, which is optional, covers a selection of mathematical topics.

  • The Analysis course includes Differentiation and Integration of Functions in One Variable.
  • The Algebra course includes such topics as Vectors, Matrices, Complex Numbers and Methods of Counting.
  • The optional course includes topics like Symmetry, Elementary Number Theory, Functions and Relations, Elementary Probability and Elementary Astronomy.

Second Year

Students take up to five Mathematics courses. Four of the courses are compulsory. Of these, two are Analysis courses, one is in Set Theory and Algebraic Structures and one is in Linear Algebra. The optional course is in Probability Theory.

The two Analysis courses consolidate students' knowledge in Differentiation and Integration of Functions in One Variable, and lead on from there to the differentiation of functions of several variables and to ordinary differential equations. The course on Set Theory and Algebraic Structures includes an introduction to elementary set theory and an introduction to the mathematics of symmetry. The Linear Algebra course focuses on systems of linear equations and the associated matrix algebra. The Probability Theory course provides an introduction to the mathematical framework needed to handle events involving a certain amount of randomness.

You will also study a range of courses from the first two years of the Engineering programme, concentrating on further mathematical topics and courses on Mechanics of Structures and Fluids. This still leaves some opportunity for studying courses of your own choice, chosen from almost any subject in the University.

Third and Fourth Years

The final two years form the 'Honours Programme'. Here you will take a range of courses from the Honours Mathematics programme, supplemented by relevant courses from the Honours Engineering programme. The degree allows some flexibility in how these courses can be chosen. Overall you will take 75% of the Honours Mathematics courses with the remaining 25% taken from the Honours Engineering programme.

The Honours Engineering courses will typically include: Fluid and Solid Dynamics, Signal Processing, Structural Mechanics and the Statistics of Safety and Reliability.

Teaching & Assessment

In first year, the courses have four lectures and one tutorial per week. Tutorials are small group classes in which students discuss problems with staff members. At higher levels, all courses have tutorials, and some have regular computer-based practicals. The majority of courses have an element of continuous assessment, as well as a final examination.

Additional information

Career opportunities: A degree in Mathematics is the gateway to a wide variety of challenging careers. Employers are keen to recruit mathematicians for their ability to think logically and analyse new developments, whether in technology, business or commerce. Some of our students continue with postgraduate studies in our department or elsewhere.

Mathematics and Engineering Mathematics

Price on request