MathsStats Hons Thesis B - MATH4002
Faculty: Faculty of Science
School: School of Mathematics and Statistics
Course Outline: Click Here
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Units of Credit: 12
EFTSL: 0.25000 (more info)
Indicative Contact Hours per Week: 1
CSS Contribution Charge: 2 (more info)
Tuition Fee: See Tuition Fee Schedule
Further Information: See Class Timetable
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Description
For the thesis component, a student will undertake independent study in the appropriate area of applied mathematics, pure mathematics, physical oceanography or statistics according to their honours stream. The student will be supervised by at least one member of the academic staff of the School of Mathematics and Statistics, possibly jointly with an academic external to the School, or, with the permission of the Head of School, a suitable other person in a non-university research position. The student will write a thesis and give an oral presentation on the thesis to the appropriate department.
The written thesis will be assessed on four major areas:
exposition
literature coverage
critical analysis and insight
originality
The weighting of these components will depend on the type of thesis, as determined by discussion between the student and supervisor(s) when the topic is chosen. All theses are expected to address all four areas.
Two academic staff members will assess the thesis. The supervisor(s) are expected to provide a report on the thesis but they may not be one of the two markers.
The written thesis mark will account for 90% of the final grade; the oral presentation for the other 10%. The final mark awarded will be decided at a specially convened meeting of the appropriate department. Students will receive a marker's report on their written thesis, outlining how the final mark was decided and possibly listing errors that ought to be corrected.