The Subsidiary Subject Programme in Mathematics
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- studerende.au.dk/en/matematik - our site with information for our students.
The Subsidiary Subject Programme in Mathematics
The subsidiary subject programme in Mathematics gives you the qualifications to teach Mathematics at the upper secondary school. Normally you take the subsidiary subject as part of your Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree programme in another upper secondary school subject.
The subsidiary subject programme is equivalent to 120 ECTS spread between the Bachelor’s degree and the Master’s degree programme. If your main subject is a subject within the Faculty of Science the extend of the subsidiary subject programme is reduced, e.g. you will be credited for the auxiliary courses in Mathematics which are part of your main subject. You can find the specific rules in the academic regulations at the homepage of the Faculty of Science.
The table below describes a possible procedure of the subsidiary subject programme. It is aimed at students with main subjects outside the Faculty of Science or with Physical Education and Sport as their main subject.
All other students will have “Calculus” at their first year of study. As a consequence, their subsidiary subject studies must be scheduled differently. How depends on the main subject and it is recommended to be arranged in accordance with a supervisor.
In any case it is recommended that you contact the student counsellor in Mathematics.
| V 4 | |||
| V 3 | |||
| V 2 | Mathematical Models | In-depth subject | |
| V 1 | In-depth subject | ||
| IV 4 | Geometry | Mathematical Modelling 2 | In-depth subject |
| IV 3 | Mathematical Modelling 1 | Philosophy of Mathematics | |
| IV 2 | Algebra | Introduction to Mathematical Modelling | History of Mathematics |
| IV 1 | Differential Equations | Introduction to Programming | |
| III 4 | Linear Algebra | Mathematical Analysis 2 | Mathematics education |
| III 3 | Mathematical analysis 1 | ||
| III 2 | Calculus 2 | Introduction to mathematical analysis | |
| III 1 | Calculus 1 | Perspectives in Mathematics |
Please, note that the course Mathematical Models is equivalent to only 5 ECTS even though it extends over an entire semester. At the moment (2010) the course takes place in the Spring, but in 2011 it will be moved to the Autumn. (In 2011 the course will be provided both in the Spring and in the Autumn).
The boxes with In-depth subjects can be completed as follows:
- 1st quarter: Measure Theory or Fourier Analysis
- 2nd quarter: Real analysis or Vector Analysis
- 1st and 2nd quarter: Statistical Models 1 or Mathematical Programming
- 3rd and 4th quarter: Statistical models 2 or Probability 1.2
- 4th quarter: Complex Analysis
There are 3 courses in History of Mathematics. If you choose the course in the 2nd quarter (as in the table) you will get the course Mathematics in the 17th century. But you can also choose the course Aspects of the History of Mathematics which takes place in the 3rd quarter. The third course in History of Mathematics is Roots of Worldwide Abstract Mathematic and takes place in the 4th quarter. The last-mentionned course does not take place every year.