This course is available on the BSc in Actuarial Science, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Mathematics with Economics and BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
This course is available on the BSc in Actuarial Science, BSc in Mathematics and Economics, BSc in Mathematics with Economics and BSc in Mathematics, Statistics and Business. This course is available as an outside option to students on other programmes where regulations permit. This course is available with permission to General Course students.
This course is delivered through a combination of classes and lectures totalling a minimum of 30 hours across Lent Term. This year, apart from pre-recorded lecture videos, there will be at least one weekly live online session of an hour. Depending on circumstances, classes might be online.
Students are expected to submit written work on a weekly basis. One of these assignments will be an essay of 900-1100 words.
The course is based on source material which will be distributed to students. J. Stedall?s ?History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction? (Oxford 2011) is recommended for background reading. Additional reading for each of the sections of the course will be given in the course material.
Exam (50%, duration: 2 hours, reading time: 5 minutes) in the summer exam period. Essay (50%, 2000 words) in the ST Week 1.