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Celebrate Research, C'mon
There's a celebration going on in MLT3 on June 8. Prof Marston Conder will give the opening address to the Student Research Conference 2009, then fourteen of the department's research students will deliver 25 minute talks on their latest research projects. And just like the 80's Kool and the Gang hit says; this is your celebration - so bring your good times, and your laughter too; we gonna celebrate research with you.
Autumn Graduands
Vice Chancellors' visit to the Department
Professor Stuart McCutcheon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland visited the Department on 28 April. He met with the main research groups and teaching teams. We saw this visit as an opportunity to show our solidarity and take it to a new dimension
New Head of Department and Department Manager
- Prof James Sneyd is the new Mathematics HoD. Best of luck, James, for the challenges ahead of you!
- The 2005-2009 Head, A/Prof Bill Barton will resume his functions as Head of the Mathematics Education Unit and vice-president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). Thank you, Bill, for all your contributions towards the development of the department.
- Karren Maltseva is the new Department Manager. Welcome Karren!
New course: Mathematics of Money (MATHS 269)
- In semester 2, the Department will offer a new, Financial Mathematics - oriented, course: MATHS 269 Mathematics of Money
- Students who passed MATHS 150 or MATHS 208 or MATHS 250 or an equivalent course are welcome to enroll. If you encounter any difficulties with your MATHS 269 enrolment, please contact the Mathematics Undergraduate Advisor
Semester 1
- Semester 1 lecturers Office hours
- The following Student Staff Consultative Meetings: Tuesday 5 May, 12 noon - 1pm in room 303S.279
- Emails: as it is now policy that email is considered official communication to students, students need to read their “aucklanduni” email, or redirect that email appropriately to the account they most frequently access.
- New University Cheating Policy 2009
Undergraduate studies
Postgraduate studies
- 2009 Postgraduate courses
- Semester 1 Timetable
- New PhD Advisor: Dr Jari Kaipio will be the Mathematics PhD advisor between March and July 2009.
- Introduction to Postgraduate studies (slideshow)
Student news
- 30 March 2009 Niels Bernhardt has successfully completed his oral PhD examination. He is now postdoctoral researcher in the programme Particles, Strings and the Early Universe: the Structure of Matter and Space-Time at Hamburg University.
- 24 February 2009 Greg Oates has successfully defended his PhD thesis.
- 18 February 2009 Elan Gin has successfully completed her PhD oral examination. She has been offered a postdoctoral position in Germany, with the Technical University of Dresden.
Staff news
Celebrate Research, C'mon
There's a celebration going on in MLT3 on June 8. Prof Marston Conder will give the opening address to the Student Research Conference 2009, then fourteen of the department's research students will deliver 25 minute talks on their latest research projects. And just like the 80's Kool and the Gang hit says; this is your celebration - so bring your good times, and your laughter too; we gonna celebrate research with you.
Vice Chancellors' visit to the Department
Professor Stuart McCutcheon, Vice Chancellor of the University of Auckland visited the Department on 28 April. He met with the main research groups and teaching teams. We saw this visit as an opportunity to show our solidarity and take it to a new dimension
New Head of Department and Department Manager
- Prof James Sneyd is the new Mathematics HoD. Best of luck, James, for the challenges ahead of you!
- The 2005-2009 Head, A/Prof Bill Barton will resume his functions as Head of the Mathematics Education Unit and vice-president of the International Commission on Mathematical Instruction (ICMI). Thank you, Bill, for all your contributions towards the development of the department.
- Karren Maltseva is the new Department Manager. Welcome Karren!
Staff information
- Jeanette Saunders is the new Teaching Fellow for 2009. Jeanette comes to us from HOD Mathematics at St Cuthberts, and has a long association with mathematics education and teacher development.
- Dr Alex Morenko, a tutor with the department, has been appointed as a Senior Lecturer in the School of Engineering and Science at Curtin, University in Malaysia.
- Dr Malte Peter, a research fellow with the Applied mathematics Unit, has been appointed to a tenure-track professorship in the Institute of Mathematics at the University of Augsburg in Germany. This position is also associated with the new Augsburg Centre for Innovative Technologies
- Friday 12th December: Promotions 2008 Arkadii Slinko has been promoted to Associate Professor. Vivien Kirk has been promoted over the SL bar with an extra jump. Shayne Waldron and Mike Meylan have been promoted over the SL bar, Helen McKenzie has also been promoted over the bar in the ST scale.
Follow the links below for past years Staff news
Handbooks
Mathematics Handbooks for Course Information; Mathematics Courses Pathways; Branches of Mathematics; Lectures and Tutorials; FAQ etc.
- 2011 Mathematics Undergraduate Handbook (3M, .pdf)
- 2010 Mathematics Postgraduate Handbook
- Mathematics Education Unit Postgraduate Handbook
