Aims:

To provide a grounding in Mathematics and Statistics most relevant to a Computer Science undergraduate degree.

Learning outcomes:

On successful...

Aims:

To provide a grounding in Mathematics and Statistics most relevant to a Computer Science undergraduate degree.Learning outcomes:

On successful completion of the module, a student will be able to:

Apply concepts in mathematics and statistics to frame problems, and reason about them.
Content:

Mathematics:

Trig, exp and log.
	Polynomials.
	Limits and continuity.
	Differential calculus of one and two variables.
	Integration.
	Series summation and power series.
	Complex numbers.
	Vector spaces.
	Matrices.
	Linear Algebra.
Statistics:

Probability, descriptive statistics.
	Discrete random variables.
	Continuous random variables.
	Statistical estimation.
	Hypothesis testing.
Requisites:

To be eligible to select this module as optional or elective, a student must ​be registered on a programme and year of study for which it is a formally available.

MODULE AIMS

This module aims to give students a rich experience in using scientific databases and online literature searches to find relevant literature...

MODULE AIMS

This module aims to give students a rich experience in using scientific databases and online literature searches to find relevant literature relating to a research topic in modern-day chemical research. Students are assigned a research project in the first part of Term 1, and this will form the topic for their literature review. Students will write a 6,000-7,000 word literature review describing references from the primary literature. This module aims to teach students to critically select appropriate scientific articles, find answers to scientific questions in the literature and to communicate the relevant details. In addition, they will research and understand the area in which they will go on to perform their research project. This module is supported by the literature searching and scientific writing sections of CHEM0072 Transferable Skills for Scientists.

By the end of this module students will be able to:
•    Effectively use appropriate databases and search terms to look up chemical literature describing a specific research topic.
•    Critically assess the available literature and identify papers that best describe significant advances in a given area of research.
•    Find answers to scientific questions in the literature.
•    Write a fully-referenced review describing their research topic.

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHODS

As well as a briefing session there will be lectures providing advice on how to structure and write a literature review. Students work under the supervision of their research project academic supervisor to identify key papers in their research area and choose the most relevant to include in the literature review. In addition to timetabled hours it is expected that students engage in significant self-study in order to write their final report. They will need to invest a significant amount of time in carrying out literature searches, reading papers, making notes and writing drafts. 