Education
Courses taught in the Department of Mathematics play an important role in the students' education, either in their own right, because they are related to very active areas of research in mathematics, or in other scientific disciplines.
Interactions between mathematics and other disciplines, such as physics, mechanics, computer science, economics, biology, play an increasingly important role in modern science.
Students can choose to study only the mathematics that are essential to twentieth century physics, such as Hilbert space methods and Fourier analysis. Others will prefer to choose courses covering algebra (group theory, code theory, Galois theory), analysis (the theory of distributions, partial differential equations), geometry and topology, including dynamical systems and general relativity, and a wide range of applications. Of course, all intermediate cursus are also possible.
Interactions between mathematics and other disciplines, such as physics, mechanics, computer science, economics, biology, play an increasingly important role in modern science.
Students can choose to study only the mathematics that are essential to twentieth century physics, such as Hilbert space methods and Fourier analysis. Others will prefer to choose courses covering algebra (group theory, code theory, Galois theory), analysis (the theory of distributions, partial differential equations), geometry and topology, including dynamical systems and general relativity, and a wide range of applications. Of course, all intermediate cursus are also possible.
