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Programme of Mathematical Physics

Dear student,

We are working on solutions for hybrid education that will take place online and on campus. Therefore the instructional modes, number of exams, the form of the exams and/or assignments may change. You will be informed through Brightspace in case of changes. The course information in the Course guide provides an indication of what you can expect in the course.

In the case of not being able to attend one or more practical courses/lab days due to corona measures, the course coordinator will decide if the student is obligated to re-take the missed meeting and how this will take place.
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The Master’s specialisation in Mathematical Physics is taught at the Faculty of Science. It has a course load of 120 EC (two years). In this research specialisation students must take a total of at least 12 EC of Mastermath courses. Mastermath is a cooperation of all Departments of Mathematics of the Dutch universities. The courses in this programme are taught at different universities.

The Master’s degree programme content chosen by the student may, after prior permission from the Examination Board, contain a maximum of 12 EC of third year courses from the Bachelor’s programme in Mathematics. This may exclusively consist of third year courses that have not been part of the student’s Bachelor’s programme.

Courses may differ per academic year, but the core topics of Mathematical Physics remain rather constant.

Specialistion coordinator: Prof Dr K. Landsman

The master specialisation Mathematical Physics consists of

A. Major 30 EC
B. Minor 24 EC
C. Mathematical electives 16 EC
D. Master Thesis Project Mathematics 40 EC
E. Professional Preparation 1 EC
F. Philosophy 3 EC
G. Free electives 6 EC

A. Major (30 EC)

Mandatory courses for this major are listed in the table below. One course from every box a), b) and c) is required. The Major should be completed with master courses that are related to this specialisation.

The specialisation coordinator or your thesis supervisor can help you choose your courses.

1st Semester 2nd Semester
a) Mastermath Lie Groups & Lie Algebras (8 EC) OR
Mastermath M1: Differential Geometry (8 EC)


X
X
b) Mastermath Geometric PDE (8 EC) OR
NWI-WM068C Noncommutative Geometry (6 EC)

X
X

c) NWI-WM115C Master Seminar (6 EC) * X X
* This can be replaced by NWI-WM115B (3 EC) if that course was taken in 2017-2018 or earlier.

The remaining EC need to be chosen from MasterMath courses or the courses in the table below. A list of Mastermath courses per specialisation (pdf, 75 kB) is provided. Course information for these courses may be found on the Mastermath website. Information about the RU courses in the table below can be found in the course finder.

RU courses for Mathematical Physics 1st Semester 2nd Semester
NWI-WM144 Calculus of Variations X
NWI-WM145 Lie Algebras in Mathematical Physics X
NWI-WM146 Buildings X
NWI-WM094B Algebraic Topology 1 X
NWI-WM148 Quantum Groups X
NWI-WM068C Noncummutative Geometry X

B. Minor (24 EC)

Your Minor is a self-determined set of coherent courses within Mathematics or another field of interest, but not within the major. The minor needs to be approved by the Examination Board.

An overview of all Mathematics courses offered by Radboud University is provided here. Courses offered by Mastermath may be found here. In case you have questions or need some help, contact your student advisor.

C. Mathematical electives (16 EC)

Mathematical electives are courses of choice within the field of Mathematics on Master's level. The mathematical electives need to be approved by the Examination Board.

D. Master Thesis Project Mathematics (40 EC)

E. Professional Preparation (1 EC)

F. Philosophy (3 EC)

One of the following courses should be completed:

G. Free electives (6 EC)

Free electives are any courses, not necessarily within the field of Mathematics.