BSc Mathematics (Pure Mathematics) at Imperial College London

Mathematics at Imperial aims to present a wide range of mathematical ideas in a way that develops your critical and intellectual abilities.

The Department is home to several Fellows of the Royal Society and international prize winners, and our degrees are built around our research expertise in four core areas:

• Pure Mathematics
• Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Physics
• Mathematical Finance
• Statistics

You will cover both topics that are a direct continuation of those at A-level and those that introduce you to new ways of thinking, such as the logical structure of arguments, the proper definition of mathematical objects, the design of sophisticated mathematical models, and the legitimacy of computations.

All of our courses have a similar curriculum for the first two years, covering key areas of mathematics such as algebra, differential equations, and probability and statistics.

Elective and more specialised modules start in your second year and enable you to deepen your knowledge of some areas while maintaining a broad understanding of mathematics.

On the BSc in Pure Mathematics, you will specialise in Pure Mathematics in your third year, when you take several modules in a variety of relevant topics such as Algebraic Number Theory, Functional Analysis, Topology and Probability Theory.

Your remaining optional modules can be chosen from our wide selection of topics in other areas of mathematics, many of which are linked to our cutting edge research.