Teaching Delivery: This module is taught in 10 weekly lectures and 10 weekly PGTA-led seminars.

Content: This module offers study of classical Latin language,...

In this course, we will aim to introduce a language for (first order predicate) mathematical logic and proceed to study the interplay between the notions of...

In this course, we will aim to introduce a language for (first order predicate) mathematical logic and proceed to study the interplay between the notions of `truth' and `provability' in the propositional and first order predicate 'versions' of logic. We will then aim to study computability, via register machines, recursive functions and coding, and try to use these concepts to show that first order predicate logic is undecidable. Students from outside the Mathematics Department should take this module rather than MATH0037 (previously MATH3801). Students are expected to have achieved a strong result in a previous mathematics module normally MATH0047.

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This course aims to develop a holistic understanding of lakes and ponds and their place in the landscape. Different lake and pond types and...

The course will be devoted to the philosophy of G W F Hegel, among the most influential figures in the history of philosophy. The course is aimed at students...

The course will be devoted to the philosophy of G W F Hegel, among the most influential figures in the history of philosophy. The course is aimed at students who have not studied Hegel before, though some background in philosophy is required in order to meet the demands of the course. While individual topics may vary, the aim is to offer an overview of Hegel’s thought, including his metaphysics, his practical philosophy and his aesthetics. We will also look at some of the major and influential themes of Hegel’s philosophy, which may include: the master/slave dialectic; the end of art; his philosophy of history; his account of the role of the state. Reading will be selected from, amongst others, the Encyclopaedia, The Phenomenology of Spirit, Elements of the Philosophy of Right, the Introductory Lectures on Aesthetics. We will also look at relevant source material and at contemporary scholarship and criticism. By the end of the course, students will be expected to have a sound knowledge of this difficult and important philosopher.