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MATH30090

Academic Year 2026/2027

Metric Spaces (MATH30090)

Subject:
Mathematics
College:
Science
School:
Mathematics & Statistics
Level:
3 (Degree)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Neil Dobbs
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module is an introduction to the theory of metric spaces: sets equipped with a metric, which measures the distance between two elements of the set. Metric spaces are of fundamental importance in many areas of mathematics, including analysis and topology.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

The student should learn how to recognize, manipulate and apply the foundational concepts of metric analysis: metric spaces and metrics; isometries; the distance between points and sets; the diameter of a set; the boundary, closure and interior of sets; balls; open and closed sets; density; the topology of a metric space; convergence of sequences; continuity of functions; Cauchy sequences; completeness and a selection of additional topics that will be covered in the course (for example, isolated points and accumulation points, fixed point theorems, compactness, connectedness).

The United Nations identified seventeen Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as core to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and UCD contributes in general to SDG 4 Quality Education. Further SDGs explored within this module if relevant are listed below. A scale of 1 - 5 indicates the extent to which the SDG is covered.


 

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

24

Practical

11

Specified Learning Activities

44

Autonomous Student Learning

41

Total

120


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Lectures, tutorials, enquiry and problem-based learning.

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations
Learning Requirements:

The student is required to have attained the learning outcomes of a module in elementary real analysis such as MATH10320, which includes the rigorous definitions of the convergence of a sequence of real numbers and the continuity of a function on the real numbers.

All questions about eligibility should be addressed to the module coordinator.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Pre-requisite:
MATH10320 - Mathematical Analysis


 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Exam (In-person): Two hour exam in exam centre End of trimester
Duration:
2 hr(s)
Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
70
No
Exam (In-person): Midterm exam Week 7 Standard conversion grade scale 40% No
30
No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring Yes - 2 Hour
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Group/class feedback, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Myrto Manolaki Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Mr Lucien Francois Tutor