COURSE INFORMATION PACKAGE · MATH 598

Masters Seminar

Compulsory · English Open to Erasmus+ exchange students
ECTS
7
Local Credit
0
Theory + Practice + Lab
2 + 0 + 0
Course Level
Masters Degree
Prerequisites
-
Semester
2
On this page
Content Assessment System ECTS
Course Instructor(s)
SUSUMU TANABE
tanabesusumu@hotmail.com

Content

Objective

Teaching the mathematical writing and speaking language, and writing a paper having mathematical statements with latex

Course Content

Page layout, theorem, proof, definition, punctiations, conjuctions, equation citing, case of letters, enumeration, paragraph layout, words avoid to use, how to write an article and its sections, revising a draft, submitting an article, being a refree, writing and defending a thesis, writing and giving a talk, prepearing a poster and CV.
Latex: page layout; writing a scrip and mathematical equations, drawing graphics, writing a package for latex

Course Learning Outcomes

Writing an article, poster and thesis using Latex

References

Nicholas J. Higham, Handbook of Writing for the Mathematical Sciences, SIAM, 1998
Steven G. Krantz, A Primer of Mathematical Writing, AMS, 1996
George Gratzer, More Math into LaTeX, Springer, 2007

Assessment System

Contribution to Overall Grade
Activities Number Contribution
Contribution of in-term studies to overall grade 14 60
Contribution of final exam to overall grade 1 40
Total 15 100
In-Term Studies
Activities Number Contribution
Assignments 0 0
Presentation 0 0
Midterm Examinations (including preparation) 0 0
Project 0 0
Laboratory 0 0
Other Applications 0 0
Quiz 0 0
Term Paper/ Project 0 0
Portfolio Study 0 0
Reports 0 0
Learning Diary 0 0
Thesis/ Project 0 0
Seminar 14 60
Other 0 0
Total 14 60

ECTS

Activities Number Period Total Workload
Class Hours 14 2 28
Working Hours out of Class 13 10 130
Seminar 14 1 14
Total Workload 172
Total Workload / 25 6.88
Credits ECTS 7