Seminar

Code:

M4104

Acronym:

M4104

Level:

400

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Mathematics

Instance: 2020/2021 - A

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Mathematics
Course/CS Responsible:	Master in Mathematics

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
M:M	1	Plano de Estudos do M:Matemática	1	-	3	21	81

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Development of the ability to undertake independent study, critical analysis of specialized literature and familiarity with scientific research.

Learning outcomes and competences

Development of the critical analysis and general understanding of a research work, of the ability to organize the material of a seminar talk and  the communication of the main ideas of a research work in mathematics.

Working method

Presencial

Program

Presentation, critical analysis and discussion of scientific works. The topics covered depend on the interests of the student and faculty researchers participating in the Seminar.

Mandatory literature

Casacuberta C; Mathematical research today and tomorrow. viewpoints of seven fiels medalists. ISBN: 3-540-56011-4

Comments from the literature

The specialised references will be defined in the beginning weeks of the Seminar, taking into account the interests of the student and faculty researchers participating in the Seminar.

 

Teaching methods and learning activities

Motivation to the reading and search of alternative material for the understanding of the contents. The topics of the Seminar talks are given in the beginning of the semester. The presentations of the proposed works are individual but all the students of the class are encouraged to participate in the open discussions.

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	70,00
Trabalho escrito	20,00
Participação presencial	10,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	2,00
Frequência das aulas	21,00
Trabalho de investigação	50,00
Trabalho escrito	8,00
Total:	81,00

Eligibility for exams

N/A

Calculation formula of final grade

Weighted mean of the presentation and discussion of the proposed work (70%), the corresponding report  (20%) and the participation in the overall discussions of each topic presented (10%).

Observations

Júri da uc: Margarida Brito e Jorge Freitas