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This entry is from Summer semester 2021 and might be obsolete. No current equivalent could be found.
Selected Topics in Mathematics B (Seminar)
(dt. Ausgewählte Themen der Mathematik B („Seminar“))
Level, degree of commitment | Advanced module, compulsory elective module |
Forms of teaching and learning, workload |
Seminar (2 SWS), 90 hours (30 h attendance, 60 h private study) |
Credit points, formal requirements |
3 CP Course requirement(s): Examination type: Presentation with written assignment |
Language, Grading |
German,The module is ungraded in accordance with the examination regulations for the degree program B.Sc. Mathematics. |
Duration, frequency |
One semester, each semester |
Person in charge of the module's outline | All lecturers of Mathematics |
Contents
- Advanced mathematics topics, which approach the state of the art in research
- Topics are distributed to individual students or subject areas are distributed to small groups of students
- Familiarisation with the topic on the basis of scientific literature in self-study, supported by feedback from the lecturer
- One lecture per participant on the respective topic, largely free and comprehensible for the seminar participants
- Discussion about the lectures
Qualification Goals
The students
- work independently on an advanced mathematical topic,
- develop their ability to carry out independent scientific work,
- practice preparing mathematical contents and supplementing them with explanatory information,
- inprove skills for dealing with scientific literature and literature search,
- practice giving a structured lecture on an advanced mathematical topic,
- deepen the handling of presentation media,
- deepen the ability for structured discussion of mathematical content in groups,
- further qualify in the use of mathematical text typesetting programs for the lecture notes.
Prerequisites
None. The competences taught in the following modules are recommended: either Foundations of Mathematics and Linear Algebra I and Linear Algebra II or Basic Linear Algebra, either Analysis I and Analysis II or Basic Real Analysis. In addition, the competences that are taught in the intermediate modules (depending on the topic) are recommended.
Applicability
Module imported from B.Sc. Mathematics.
It can be attended at FB12 in study program(s)
- B.Sc. Computer Science
- B.Sc. Mathematics
- M.Sc. Computer Science
When studying B.Sc. Computer Science, this module can be attended in the study area Minor subject Mathematics.
Recommended Reading
- According to the topic of the respective seminar
Please note:
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