6 EC
Semester 1 & 2, period 1, 2, 4, 5
5334MSIA6Y
| Owner | Master Mathematics |
| Coordinator | prof. dr. Lenny Taelman |
| Part of | Master Mathematics, year 1Master Mathematical Physics, year 1 |
The Master Seminar consists of lectures on a broad range of research topics in Algebra, Geometry and Mathematical Physics. There will be three types of lectures:
The students will have the opportunity to suggest topics and speakers to invite at the Master Seminar.
Cours d'arithmétique (translated as a Course in arithmetic) by Jean-Pierre Serre
Trees by Jean-Pierre Serre
Literature for the second semester to be announced later
The aim of this course is to learn to read literature at a research level, organize the material for a seminar talk, and practice presentation skills for such talk, as well as to learn to constructively participate in a research seminar.
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Activity |
Hours |
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Presentatie |
56 |
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Self study |
112 |
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Total |
168 |
(6 EC x 28 uur) |
The programme does not have requirements concerning attendance (OER-B).
Additional requirements for this course:
Attendance is compulsory and will be recorded weekly. Absence needs to be communicated to the course coordinators in advance. Students who are late/absent more than 5 times will fail. Attendance will be taken into account in the partial grade for 'active participation' (see Assessment).
| Item and weight | Details |
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Final grade | |
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70% Quality of presentations | |
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30% Active participation |
A re-sit is not possible.
At the first meeting is on Sept 7, the coordinators will explain the goals of the seminar and present the literature to be considered. A joint decision will be taken on which text to follow and the first few weeks of the seminar will be planned.
The second meeting on Sept 14 will have two external presentations. Students will start presenting on Sept 21.
The 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' applies to this course. This will be monitored carefully. Upon suspicion of fraud or plagiarism the Examinations Board of the programme will be informed. For the 'Regulations governing fraud and plagiarism for UvA students' see: www.student.uva.nl
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The schedule for this course is published on DataNose.