Seminars in Mathematics

Credits: 3 advanced seminar credits in Mathematics

Prerequisites: at least 36 credits in Mathematics, including Infinitesimal Calculus I, Infinitesimal Calculus II, Linear Algebra I, and specific prerequisites required for each seminar. Students must also fulfill all English requirements and take bibliographic instruction in the Library. Seminar enrollment is subject to written approval of the faculty member responsible for seminars, who is authorized to impose additional individual prerequisites based on the selected seminar topic.

In mathematics seminars, students focus on an advanced topic in mathematics. Each student is assigned a personal seminar tutor who assists in the selection of a specific topic, designing the content and defining the scope of the required work. During the course students may consult their tutor. Students study the material and submit a written seminar paper. Following the approval of the paper, students lecture on their topic to a group of students and faculty members.

Seminar	Additional prerequisites
20376 – Complex Analysis	20243 – Complex Functions
20377 – Measure Theory	20324 – Measure Theory
20378 – Approximation Theory	20280 – Ordinary Differential Equations
20379 – Ordinary Differential Equations	20280 – Ordinary Differential Equations
20380 – Functional Analysis	20525 – Functional Analysis
20381 – Special Topic in Mathematics	Depending on the topic

Note: Students may add a short non-credit seminar to most advanced courses in Mathematics. Students who wish to take such a seminar must obtain written permission from the Open University faculty member in charge of Mathematics seminars. Upon completion of the course requirements, students taking a short seminar are allocated individual tutors who assign seminar-type tasks. Short non-credit seminars meet the seminar requirements that appear in programs of study for degrees in Mathematics and in the Sciences.