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Degree core

Unit of study table (Table A)

Please consult the degree core advice page in the Science Student Portal before choosing.

Degree core

The required degree core for this course is:
(i) 12 credit points of units of study listed in the table below, with alternative units for students in the Agriculture; Animal and Veterinary Bioscience; Food and Agribusiness; and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams only; and
(ii) 12 credit points of 1000-level units from any of the areas of study listed in Science Table A, excluding the units of study listed below.

 

Unit of study Credit points A: Assumed knowledge P: Prerequisites
C: Corequisites N: Prohibition
MATH1021
Calculus Of One Variable
3 A HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent
N MATH1901 or MATH1906 or ENVX1001 or MATH1001 or MATH1921 or MATH1931
MATH1921
Calculus Of One Variable (Advanced)
3 A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) OR (Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1) or equivalent
N MATH1001 or MATH1906 or ENVX1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1021 or MATH1931
MATH1931
Calculus Of One Variable (SSP)
3 A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) OR (Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1) or equivalent
N MATH1001 or MATH1901 or ENVX1001 or MATH1906 or MATH1021 or MATH1921
Enrolment is by invitation only
MATH1023
Multivariable Calculus and Modelling
3 A Knowledge of complex numbers and methods of differential and integral calculus including integration by partial fractions and integration by parts as for example in MATH1021 or MATH1921 or MATH1931 or HSC Mathematics Extension 2
N MATH1013 or MATH1903 or MATH1907 or MATH1003 or MATH1923 or MATH1933
MATH1923
Multivariable Calculus and Modelling (Adv)
3 A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) OR (Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1) or equivalent
N MATH1003 or MATH1013 or MATH1907 or MATH1903 or MATH1023 or MATH1933
MATH1933
Multivariable Calculus and Modelling (SSP)
3 A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) OR (Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1) or equivalent
N MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1013 or MATH1907 or MATH1023 or MATH1923
Enrolment is by invitation only.
MATH1011
Applications of Calculus
3 A HSC Mathematics. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). Please note: this unit does not normally lead to a major in Mathematics or Statistics or Financial Mathematics and Statistics
N MATH1001 or MATH1901 or MATH1906 or BIOM1003 or ENVX1001 or MATH1021 or MATH1921 or MATH1931
MATH1013
Mathematical Modelling
3 A HSC Mathematics or a credit or higher in MATH1111. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February). Please note: this unit does not normally lead to a major in Mathematics or Statistics or Financial Mathematics and Statistics
N MATH1003 or MATH1903 or MATH1907 or MATH1023 or MATH1923 or MATH1933
MATH1014
Introduction to Linear Algebra
3 A Coordinate geometry, basic integral and differential calculus, polynomial equations and algebraic manipulations, equivalent to HSC Mathematics
N MATH1002 or MATH1902
MATH1050
Mathematics Toolbox for Science
6 A NSW HSC Mathematics Advanced
N MATH1002 or MATH1021 or MATH1023 or MATH1921 or MATH1902 or MATH1923 or MATH1933 or MATH1931 or (MATH1011 and MATH1014) or (MATH1013 and MATH1014) or (MATH1011 and MATH1013) or MATH1001 or MATH1003 or MATH1901 or MATH1906 or MATH1903 or MATH1907
MATH1002
Linear Algebra
3 A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February)
N MATH1012 or MATH1014 or MATH1902
MATH1902
Linear Algebra (Advanced)
3 A (HSC Mathematics Extension 2) OR (90 or above in HSC Mathematics Extension 1) or equivalent
N MATH1002 or MATH1014
MATH1004
Discrete Mathematics
3 A HSC Mathematics or MATH1111. Students who have not completed HSC Mathematics (or equivalent) are strongly advised to take the Mathematics Bridging Course (offered in February)
N MATH1904 or MATH1064
MATH1064
Discrete Mathematics for Computation
6 A Coordinate geometry, basic integral and differential calculus, polynomial equations and algebraic manipulations, equivalent to HSC Mathematics
N MATH1004 or MATH1904
MATH1904
Discrete Mathematics (Advanced)
3 A Strong skills in mathematical problem solving and theory, including coordinate geometry, integral and differential calculus, and solution of polynomial equations equivalent to HSC Mathematics Extension 2 or a Band E4 in HSC Mathematics Extension 1
N MATH1004 or MATH1064
MATH1005
Statistical Thinking with Data
3 A HSC Mathematics Advanced or equivalent
N MATH1015 or MATH1905 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or DATA1901
MATH1905
Statistical Thinking with Data (Advanced)
3 A HSC Mathematics Extension 2 or 90 or above in HSC Mathematics Extension 1 or equivalent
N MATH1005 or MATH1015 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or DATA1901
MATH1115
Interrogating Data
3 P MATH1005 or MATH1015
N STAT1021 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or ECMT1010 or DATA1001 or DATA1901
DATA1001
Foundations of Data Science
6 N DATA1901 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or ECMT1010 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021
DATA1901
Foundations of Data Science (Adv)
6 A An ATAR of 95 or more
N MATH1005 or MATH1905 or ECMT1010 or ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BUSS1020 or DATA1001 or MATH1115 or MATH1015 or STAT1021
SCIE1001
Sydney Science 2050: Towards the Future
6  
Alternative units for students in the Agriculture; Animal and Veterinary Bioscience; Food and Agribusiness; and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams only
ENVX1002
Introduction to Statistical Methods
6 N ENVX1001 or MATH1005 or MATH1905 or MATH1015 or MATH1115 or DATA1001 or DATA1901 or BUSS1020 or STAT1021 or ECMT1010
Available as a degree core unit only in the Agriculture, Animal and Veterinary Bioscience, and Food and Agribusiness, and Taronga Wildlife Conservation streams
ENVX2001
Applied Statistical Methods
6 P [6cp from (ENVX1001 or ENVX1002 or BIOM1003 or MATH1011 or MATH1015 or DATA1001 or DATA1901)] OR [3cp from (MATH1XX1 or MATH1906 or MATH1XX3 or MATH1907) and an additional 3cp from (MATH1XX5)]