OMR opened today so I decided to check it out. It seems to allow me to choose some modules that aren't on Mathstuff or PYDC and which I've never heard of before.

For example, "MA3H3 Set Theory" is listed. Are these real modules, and if so...how are we meant to know what they're about?

Yeah, Set Theory's real, Adam Epstein's lecturing it. The new modules always end up appearing on OMR first, because the university is more organised than the department.

MathStuff usually doesn't get updated until well into October, so don't rely on it. The new PYDC should be uploaded pretty soon; if you want to pester someone you can email John Rawnsley at j.rawnsley@warwick.ac.uk, he's the one in charge of PYDC.

As for what Set Theory is about, I'm guessing it'll be like the set theory reading module that ran last year, to which Ben Simpson will be able to speak better than I (since he took it and I didn't).

Ahh thanks. I can wait, I was just wondering if they were put on there by mistake or something.

The other one I noticed was MA3G0 Modern Control Theory.

Set theory looks like it might be interesting, based on the 07/08 exam paper. I've wondered before if there was a module about order theory or cardinality.

Yeah, Modern Control Theory is back too. That was lectured by Tony Pritchard every year, until he died in 2007. It's being revived by Masoumeh Dashti, who was a graduate student here over the last few years and who I understand now has a postdoc position. I doubt she'll be as nice with the exams (Tony Pritchard reportedly alternated between two exams for years and years!).

Believe it or not, OMR and Central Timetabling are more often correct than the department, especially at this time of year when University House has got its act together but the Maths Department hasn't. The only time things get put on OMR/CTT by mistake are if the department forgets to tell University House that things aren't running; new things always go up in good time.

Dave, Dave, Dave... I thought I should point out the innaccuracy of your comment about "University House getting it's act together but not the Maths Department"..... PYDC cannot be finalised until all departments have agreed their modules centrally, the maths entries in PYDC are completed first, we are then waiting for other departments to finalise what they are teaching and send us up to date information to include in PYDC. In particular OMR doesn't care who's teaching the module or what books are recommended. All it takes is one department from the University who has a module included in our regulations to delay sending us info and the whole process is stalled.

OMR and Central Timetabling are more up to date, and correct, because a select few people in the maths department spend a LOT of time and effort over the Summer correcting all the things that University House have got wrong.

ticktockman, I've long been meaning to ask: is your username a Dark Tower reference?

no.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%22Repent,_Harlequin!%22_Said_the_Ticktockman