MATH5175 is a Mathematics Level V course. See the course overview below.

Units of credit: 6

Prerequisites:

Cycle of offering: Course not offered every year - contact School for more information.

Graduate attributes: the course will enhance your research, inquiry and analytical thinking abilities.

More information: this recent course handout (pdf) contains information about course objectives, assessment, course materials and the syllabus.

The Online Handbook entry contains up-to-date timetabling information.

If you are currently enrolled in MATH5175, you can log into the My eLearning Vista instance of this course.

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