PG Diploma Discrete Mathematics and its Applications
Postgraduate
In Colchester
Description
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Type
Postgraduate
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Location
Colchester
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Duration
9 Months
About the course
Discrete mathematics underlies some vital situations in practical life
Game theory, with roots in mathematics, statistics and economics, is routinely applied to understanding and predicting human behaviour
Problems of protection of digital information against piracy are closely related to aspects of set systems
And the RSA cryptosystem, used on computers all over the world, depends on classical results of number theory
Postgraduate Diplomas last for six to nine months (full-time) and include the modules and assessed work of a Masters, without a dissertation
This allows you to proceed to a Masters in mathematics if your undergraduate degree was in a different subject
Our Postgraduate Diploma in Discrete Mathematics and its Applications aims to equip you with a good knowledge of discrete mathematics and an understanding of application areas of these techniques, along with other relevant skills like computing, use of algorithms and the ability to analyse data
You also study a range of options including:
Optimisation
Machine learning
Data mining
Statistics
Our interdisciplinary research recognises that mathematics, including what can be very abstract mathematics, is an essential part of research in many other disciplines
Our Department of Mathematical Sciences has an international reputation in many areas including semi-group theory, optimisation, probability, applied statistics, bioinformatics and mathematical biology
Our expert staff
Our Department of Mathematical Sciences is a small but influential department, so our students and staff know each other personally
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Subjects
- GCSE Mathematics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Staff
- Data Mining
Course programme
Postgraduate study is the chance to take your education to the next level. The combination of compulsory and optional modules means our courses help you develop extensive knowledge in your chosen discipline, whilst providing plenty of freedom to pursue your own interests. Our research-led teaching is continually evolving to address the latest challenges and breakthroughs in the field, therefore to ensure your course is as relevant and up-to-date as possible your core module structure may be subject to change.
For many of our courses you’ll have a wide range of optional modules to choose from – those listed in this example structure are, in many instances, just a selection of those available. Our Programme Specification gives more detail about the structure available to our current postgraduate students, including details of all optional modules.
Year 1
Mathematical Research Techniques Using Matlab
Combinatorial Optimisation
Graph Theory
Cryptography and Codes
Research Methods
Stochastic Processes
Nonlinear Programming (optional)
Mathematics of Portfolios (optional)
Modelling Experimental Data (optional)
Applied Statistics (optional)
Bayesian Computational Statistics (optional)
Partial Differential Equations (optional)
Machine Learning and Data Mining (optional)
Constraint Satisfaction for Decision Making (optional)
Evolutionary Computation and Genetic Programming (optional)
Game Theory and Applications (optional)
Teaching
Core components can be combined with optional modules, to enable you to gain either in-depth specialisation or a breadth of understanding
Learn to use LATEX to produce a document as close as possible to what professional mathematicians produce in terms of organisation, layout and type-setting
Our postgraduates are encouraged to attend conferences and seminars on a Thursday afternoon
Assessment
Courses are assessed on the results of your written examinations, together with continual assessments of your practical work and coursework
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PG Diploma Discrete Mathematics and its Applications