UNISA Mathematics Course Module 2024-2025

(1) MAT0511 may NOT be taken towards a qualification
(2) Students must have studied Mathematics at Matriculation or Grade 12 level
(3) Re-enrolment cannot exceed 2 years
Major combinations:
NQF Level: 5: MAT1512, MAT1503
NQF Level: 6: MAT2611, MAT1613, MAT2613 and at least two further 2nd year NQF Level 6 MAT or APM modules.
NQF Level: 7: FIVE of the following: MAT3701 MAT3702 MAT3705 MAT3706 MAT3707 MAT3711 APM3701

Calculus A – MAT1512
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To equip students with those basic skills in differential and integral calculus which are essential for the physical, life and economic sciences. Some simple applications are covered. More advanced techniques and further applications are dealt with in module MAT1613.

Ordinary Differential Equations – MAT3706
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: Any 2 APM or MAT modules on second level
Purpose: To enable students to master the fundamental concepts and apply the methods for the solution of homogeneous and non-homogeneous systems of differential equations, as well as Gronwall’s inequality, qualitative theory, and the linearisation of nonlinear systems.

Ordinary Differential Equations II – MAT4844
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4843
Purpose: To introduce the learner to the behaviour and analysis of nonlinear systems, in particular nonlinear and forced oscillations. Solutions to linear differential equations can only behave in a fairly limited number of ways, but the presence of nonlinear elements may introduce totally new phenomena. Seemingly simple nonlinear differential equations can lead to unexpectedly complex solution structures. This module introduces analytical approximation methods as well as qualitative methods for analysing the behaviour of solutions to the nonlinear systems. Contents: Perturbation methods, forced oscillations, harmonic and subharmonic response, stability of periodic solutions, bifurcation, structural stability, chaos.

Mathematics I (Engineering) – MAT1581
Diploma	Semester module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Algebra; trigonometry; calculus; complex numbers; co-ordinate geometry; analytic geometry; matrices; determinants.

Discrete Mathematics: Combinatorics – MAT3707
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: Any 2 APM or MAT modules on second level
Purpose: To enable students to understand and apply the following concepts: (a) In graph theory: isomorphism, planar graphs, Euler tours, Hamilton cycles, colouring problems, trees, networks; (b) In enumeration: basic counting principles, distributions, binomial identities, generating functions, recurrence relations, inclusion-exclusion.

Graph Theory I – MAT4845
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce learners to Graph Theory, starting with the basic concepts and elementary theory. Learners will be guided to construct proofs and will gain experience in independent problem solving. Topics covered in this module include: Subgraphs, degree sequences, structure of graphs, trees and connectivity. In this module and in Graph Theory II, graphs are studied from the viewpoint of pure mathematics, but the concepts studied have applications in Computer Science, Chemistry, Biology and other areas.

Linear Algebra (Extended) – XAT1503
Under Graduate Degree	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To enable students to understand and apply the following basic concepts in linear algebra: non-homogeneous and homogeneous systems of linear equations, Gaussian and Jordan-Gauss elimination, matrices and matrix operations, elementary determinants by cofactor expansion, inverse of matrix using the adjoint, Cramer’s rule, evaluating determinants using row/column reduction, properties of the determinant function, vectors in 2- , 3- and n- space, dot product, projections, cross product, areas of parallelograms and volumes of parallelepipeds determined by vectors, lines and planes in 3-space and complex numbers.

Real Analysis – MAT3711
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT2613 or MAT2615
Purpose: To enable students to understand metric spaces, continuity, convergence, completeness, compactness, connectedness, Banach’s fixed point theorem and its applications, the Riemann-Stieljes integral, normed linear spaces, and the Stone-Weierstrass theorem.

Graph Theory II – MAT4846
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4845
Purpose: To enable learners to further their knowledge and understanding of Graph Theory, to gain deeper insight into higher mathematics and to improve their problem solving skills and their ability to reason logically. Topics covered in this module include planar graphs, graph colourings trees and Hamiltonian graphs.

Precalculus Mathematics A (Extended) – XAT1510
Under Graduate Degree	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable students to draw and interpret graphs of linear, absolute value, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, and to solve related equations and inequalities, as well as simple real-life problems.

Engineering Mathematics IV – EMT4801
Baccalareus Technologiae Degree	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: Convergence of series; power series; complex analysis; Laplace transforms revisited; Z-transforms and difference equations; transfer functions; state space representation.

Partial Differential Equations I – MAT4847
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce the learner to analytical techniques of solving partial differential equations of mathematical physics, amongst others the Laplace equation, the wave equation and the heat or diffusion equation. On completing the module the learner will be able to formulate mathematical models and give physical interpretation of mathematical results; using standard techniques such as the method of separation of variables, Fourier series, orthogonal functions and Integral transforms. More advanced techniques are treated in the sister module Partial Differential Equations II.

Precalculus Mathematics B (Extended) – XAT1511
Under Graduate Degree	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students credited with this module will have understanding of basic ideas of algebra and to apply the basic techniques in handling problems related to: the theory of polynomials, systems of linear equations, matrices, the complex number system, sequences, mathematical induction, and binomial theorem

Honours Research Report in Mathematics – HRMAT81
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 24
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: HMMAT80
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to learn how to do research in mathematics, and how to present the research. This is demonstrated during a research project under supervision of an academic supervisor, and usually involves the preparation of a document describing the research according to the norms and expectations in mathematics.

Partial Differential Equations II – MAT4848
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4847
Purpose: To provide the students with knowledge of advanced analytical techniques of solving partial differential equations of mathematical physics. On completing this module the students will be able to construct and solve partial differential equations using advanced methods which amongst others include zeros of Sturm-Liouville eigenfunctions, Rayleigh quotient, method of eigenfunction expansion using Green’s functions and method of characteristics. Prior knowledge of the sister module Partial Differential Equations I is assumed.

Calculus a (Extended) – XAT1512
Under Graduate Degree	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: XAT1511 (Not applicable to 98801-XAC, XAP, XCM, XCP, XCC, XCI, XMM, XMP, XMS, XMI, XSP, XMH)
Purpose: To equip students with those basic skills in differential and integral calculus which are essential for the physical, life and economic sciences. Some simple applications are covered. More advanced techniques and further applications are dealt with in module MAT1613.

Honours Research in Mathematics – HRMAT82
Honours	NQF level: 8	Credits: 36
Module presented in English	Module presented online
Purpose: The purpose of this module is to learn how to do research in mathematics, and how to present the research. This is demonstrated during a research project under supervision of an academic supervisor, and usually involves the preparation of a document describing the research according to the norms and expectations in mathematics.

Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra I – MAT4857
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: This module comprises an introduction to the theory of matrices designed to cover those topics most frequently encountered in physical applications. Topics include matrices and linear systems, equivalence (row and column) and its canonical forms, vector spaces, determinants, linear transformations, the Cayley-Hamilton theorem, the Gram-Schmidt orthogonalisation process, Schur’s triangularisation theorem, nilpotent operators, similarity and the Jordan canonical form.

Calculus B – MAT1613
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
		Co-requisite: MAT1512 (or XAT1512)
Purpose: To enable students to obtain basic skills in differentiation and integration, and build on the knowledge provided by module MAT1512. More advanced techniques and further basic applications are covered. Together, the modules MAT1512 and MAT1613 constitute a first course in Calculus which is essential for students taking Mathematics as a major subject

Measure Theory and Integration – MAT4831
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To enable the learner to master the fundamental concepts of the following: measures on abstract sigma-algebras, outer measures, measurable functions, Lebesgue integral, convergence theorems, product measures and Fubini’s theorem.

Matrix Theory and Linear Algebra II – MAT4858
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4857
Purpose: This module is a continuation of the introductory matrix theory module MAT4857. It presents an alternative matrix development of the Jordan canonical form as well as a treatment of the classical canonical form for similarity over an arbitrary field. Introductions to matrix analysis and numerical linear algebra, two interesting and important areas of further study, are also presented. Topics include further development of the Jordan form, solution of the matrix equation AX = XB, polynomial matrices, Lagrange interpolation, the classical canonical form, spectral and polar decompositions, matrix analysis, systems of linear differential equations, numerical methods, iterative methods for solving AX = K.

Linear Algebra – MAT2611
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT1503 (or XAT1503)
Purpose: To understand and apply the following linear algebra concepts:vector spaces, rank of a matrix, eigenvalues and eigenvectors, diagonalisation of matrices, orthogonality in Rn, Gram-Schmidt algorithm, orthogonal diagonalisation of symmetric matrices, linear transformations, change of basis and their matrix representations.

Group Theory – MAT4833
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To give students a sound understanding of group theory and some basic understanding of representation theory of finite groups. The module starts off with basic concepts in set theory which lead to the Well-ordering principle, Hausdorff maximality principle, Axiom of choice and Zorn’s lemma. It then goes on to focus on permutation groups, Cayley’s theorem and applications, group actions, Sylow’s theorem and applications. The latter part of the module is dedicated to the representations and characters of finite groups.

Introduction to Discrete Mathematics – MAT2612
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: COS1501 (or XOS1501) or MAT1512 (or XAT1512) or MAT1613 or MAT1503 (or XAT1503)
Purpose: To acquaint students with the theory and applications of the following aspects of discrete mathematics: counting principles, relations and digraphs, (including equivalence relations), functions, the pigeonhole principle, order relations and structures (e.g. partially ordered sets, lattices, Boolean algebras), the principle of induction.

Rings and Fields – MAT4834
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4833
Purpose: To concentrate on ring theory, especially integral domains, their fields of quotients, rings of polynomials and ideal structure in general. Considerable emphasis is placed on problem solving.

Real Analysis – MAT2613
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT1512 (or XAT1512) & MAT1613
Purpose: To enable students to master and apply the fundamental concepts and techniques of real analysis as they occur in an elementary discussion of the real number system, sequences and series; limits, continuity and differentiability of functions; the Bolzano-Weierstrass property, continuous and uniformly continuous functions, the mean value theorem, Taylor’s theorem; the Riemann integral, the fundamental theorem of calculus, improper integrals, and the power series.

Set Theory – MAT4835
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce the student to set-theoretic principles and fundamental constructions involving sets, from an intuitive but axiomatic point of view, and to provide a foundation which is essential for the understanding of Modern Mathematics.

Calculus in Higher Dimensions – MAT2615
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT1512 (or XAT1512) or MAT1503 (or XAT1503)
Purpose: To gain clear knowledge and an understanding of vectors in n-space, functions from n-space to m-space, various types of derivatives (grad, div, curl, directional derivatives), higher-order partial derivatives, inverse and implicit functions, double integrals, triple integrals, line integrals and surface integrals, theorems of Green, Gauss and Stokes.

Topology – MAT4836
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce the student to the general framework of Topology. The module provides a detailed discussion of convergence (in terms of nets and filters), continuity, compactness and compatifications, local compactness, regularity, and complete regularity. All these topics are fundamental to an understanding of Modern Abstract Analysis.

Mathematics II (Engineering) – MAT2691
Diploma	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT1581
Purpose: Differentiation: partial differentiation, series; integration solutions of first-order differential equations; numerical methods; statistics.

Introduction to Category Theory – MAT4837
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To provide an introduction to an area of mathematics which attempts to study those parts that are concerned with objects and special functions between them. The module presents the notion of a category, examines special constructions in categories, and considers the concept of a functor between categories as well as natural transformations between them. Concrete instances of the general categorical concepts, as they appear in established areas of mathematics, will be given and discussed.

Mathematics III (Engineering) – MAT3700
Baccalareus Technologiae Degree,Diploma	Semester module	NQF level: 6	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT2691
Purpose: Laplace transforms; Fourier Series and Fourier Analysis; linear algebra; first order differential equations; higher order linear differential equations; numerical solutions of differential equations.

Category Theory – MAT4838
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To introduce and develop the concept of adjoint functors, limits, Monads and Algebras. Special attention shall be given to concrete instances of these occurrences in established areas of mathematics.

Linear Algebra – MAT1503
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To enable students to understand and apply the following basic concepts in linear algebra: non-homogeneous and homogeneous systems of linear equations, Gaussian and Jordan-Gauss elimination, matrices and matrix operations, elementary determinants by cofactor expansion, inverse of matrix using the adjoint, Cramer’s rule, evaluating determinants using row/column reduction, properties of the determinant function, vectors in 2- , 3- and n- space, dot product, projections, cross product, areas of parallelograms and volumes of parallelepipeds determined by vectors, lines and planes in 3-space and complex numbers.

Linear Algebra – MAT3701
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT2611 or MAT211R
Purpose: To acquire a basic knowledge concerning inner product spaces, invariant subspaces, cyclic subspaces, operators and their canonical forms.

Functional Analysis I – MAT4841
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To enable learners to master and apply the fundamental concepts of linear and metric spaces. The metric (or topological) structure of a space involves the concepts of continuity, convergence, compactness and completeness. The structure of Banach spaces, linear operators defined on Banach spaces and linear functions defined on Banach spaces with range contained in the set of complex numbers are studied. The latter functions are called functionals. We also concentrate on a specific Banach space, the Hilbert space, where orthogonality, ortonormality, separability and classes of bounded linear operators (defined by using the Hilbert-adjoint operator) are studied.

Precalculus Mathematics A – MAT1510
Under Graduate Degree	Year module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: To acquire the knowledge and skills that will enable students to draw and interpret graphs of linear, absolute value, quadratic, exponential, logarithmic and trigonometric functions, and to solve related equations and inequalities, as well as simple real-life problems.

Abstract Algebra – MAT3702
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: Any 2 APM or MAT modules on second level
Purpose: To enable students to master and practise the applications of the concepts, results and methods necessary to construct mathematical arguments and solve problems independently as they occur in an elementary treatment of algebraic structures, groups, homomorphism theorems,factor groups, permutation groups, the main theorem for Abelian groups, Euclidean rings, divisibility in Euclidean rings, fields, finite fields, and the characteristics of a field.

Functional Analysis II – MAT4842
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
		Co-requisite: MAT4841
Purpose: To enable learners to master and apply the more advanced theory of normed and Banach spaces. The four so-called ‘corner stones’ of functional analysis, namely the Hahn-Banach theorem, the Banach-Steinhaus theorem, the open mapping theorem and the closed graph theorem are studied. Spectral theory of bounded linear operators in normed spaces as well as some spectral theory in Banach algebras are studied since this is one of the main branches of modern functional analysi The spectral properties of compact linear operators are also studied.

Precalculus Mathematics B – MAT1511
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 5	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Purpose: Students credited with this module will have understanding of basic ideas of algebra and to apply the basic techniques in handling problems related to: the theory of polynomials, systems of linear equations, matrices, the complex number system, sequences, mathematical induction, and binomial theorem

Complex Analysis – MAT3705
Under Graduate Degree	Semester module	NQF level: 7	Credits: 12
Module presented in English
Pre-requisite: MAT2613 or MAT2615
Purpose: To introduce students to the following topics in complex analysis: functions of a complex variable, continuity, uniform convergence, complex differentiation, power series and the exponential function, integration, Cauchy’s theorem, singularities and residues.

Ordinary Differential Equations I – MAT4843
Honours	Year module	NQF level: 8	Credits: 12
Module presented in English		Module presented online
Purpose: To enable the learner to apply the investigative techniques of the qualitative theory of nonlinear ordinary differential equations. Dynamical systems, modelled in terms of nonlinear differential equations, have many applications in the physical, biological and social sciences. However, it is not in general possible to obtain an analytical solution to an arbitrary differential equation – and even when an analytical solution can be found, it is sometimes very difficult to “see” the main feature of the solution from it. In the qualitative study of differential equations, quite detailed information on the nature of the solution to a differential equation is obtained without constructing an exact solution. Contents: Phase diagrams, periodic solutions, limit cycles, energy balance and harmonic balance, stability, Lyapunov methods.