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Department of Computer Science, Programme Catalogue 2007/08


USCM-AFB13: BSc (hons) Computer Science with Mathematics

Mode of attendance: Full time


Year 1, Academic Year

Mandatory units
CM10192 Programming I 24 Credits

Year 1, Semester 1

Mandatory units
MA10001 Numbers 6 Credits
MA10002 Functions, differentiation & analytic geometry 6 Credits
MA10003 Integration & differential equations 6 Credits

Year 1, Semester 2

Mandatory units
MA10004 Sets & sequences 6 Credits
MA10005 Matrices & multivariate calculus 6 Credits
MA10006 Vectors & applications 6 Credits

Year 2, Academic Year

Mandatory units
CM10193 Systems engineering 12 Credits

Year 2, Semester 1

Mandatory units
CM20019 Computation III: introduction to formal logic & semantics 6 Credits
CM20167 Programming III: functional programming 6 Credits
MA20007 Analysis: Real numbers, real sequences & series 6 Credits
MA20008 Algebra 1 6 Credits

Year 2, Semester 2

Mandatory units
CM20001 Foundations of computer graphics 6 Credits
MA20011 Analysis: Real-valued functions of a real variable 6 Credits
MA20012 Algebra 2 6 Credits
MA20014 Numerical analysis 6 Credits

Year 3, Academic Year

Mandatory units
CM30082 Triple module project 18 Credits

Year 3, Semester 1

Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List A
CM30070 Computer algebra 6 Credits
CM30078 Networking 6 Credits
CM30142 Music & digital signal processing 6 Credits
CM30171 Advanced compilers 6 Credits
CM30174 E-commerce & agents 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List B. Note - students wishing to take MA30051 must have studied MA20014 as an additional unit in Year 2 Semester 2.
MA30039 Differential geometry of curves & surfaces 6 Credits
MA30041 Metric spaces 6 Credits
MA30051 Numerical linear algebra 6 Credits
MA30087 Optimisation methods of operational research 6 Credits
MA40037 Galois theory 6 Credits
MA40038 Advanced group theory 6 Credits

Year 3, Semester 2

Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List A: Students must select 3 units from the combination of List A and List B in Semester 2 (either 1 unit from List A and 2 from List B or 2 from List A and 1 from List B).
CM20028 Computation IV: Algorithms 6 Credits
CM30071 Logic & its applications 6 Credits
CM30073 Advanced algorithms & complexity 6 Credits
CM30075 Advanced computer graphics 6 Credits
CM30080 Computer vision 6 Credits
CM30173 Cryptography 6 Credits
Optional Units: Select between 1 and 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
List B: Students must select 3 units from the combination of List A and List B in Semester 2 (either 1 unit from List A and 2 from List B or 2 from List A and 1 from List B).
MA30055 Introduction to topology 6 Credits
MA30056 Complex analysis 6 Credits
MA30172 Conjecture & proof 6 Credits
MA40054 Representation theory of finite groups 6 Credits
MA40188 Algebraic curves 6 Credits