Courses of the Third Year

Core courses

Core courses are designed to give a well-founded introduction to specific fields of pure and applied mathematics and other application-oriented areas, such as physics and computer science. Students may choose the courses individually.

Courses in pure mathematics change annually and cover the fields of algebra, analysis and geometry.

Courses in applied mathematics include core courses in probability, statistics, numerics, theoretical physics, and theoretical computer science.

Electives

Electives provide in-depth knowledge in specific subject areas and are offered to students for individual choice. Instead of attending electives students can attend additional core courses.

Topics range: Algebra, geometry, analysis, numerical analysis, probability theory and statistics, mathematical finance and actuarial mathematics, mathematical and theoretical physics, operations research, discrete mathematics, computer science.

Complementary courses

Complementary courses are offered during the whole program and provide additional education to round off the subjects range. Complementary courses require less effort and consequently award less ECTS points.

Examples: Geometry, symmetrical functions, astronomy, Riemann sphere. 

Seminars

In seminars, students independently develop a certain subject matter and then present it to the other participants in a lecture.
Seminars serve to broaden the knowledge base or to the specialization in specific fields, as well as the practice of oral presentation. They are offered to students for individual choice. However, at least one seminar has to be attended during the studies.

Bachelor Thesis

The bachelor thesis is performed in the third year of the bachelor program. It serves to deepen the knowledge in a specific field and to promote the stundents’ ability for independent mathematical occupation and written presentation of mathematical results. A professor of the D-MATH, who sets the task as well as the deadline, supervises the thesis. The thesis is composed and graded in the form of a written report.

Compulsory elective GESS

Students must choose courses in general education from the Humanities, Social and Political Sciences (GESS). The aim of these compulsory electives is to critically analyse and put specialist knowledge from the natural and technical sciences into a social context.

Topics range: Politics, law, economics, sociology, psychology, pedagogics, history, science studies, philosophy, literature, languages, music, art.