There are four core courses:

The core courses consist of both lectures and examples classes, and students must attend both. Some preparatory reading relating to the core courses is suggested. Past exam papers can be found on the OXAM website and the Mathematical Institute website.

A1 Mathematical Methods

The Mathematical Methods core course consists of 28 lectures in MT as follows:

A2 Applied Partial Differential Equations

The Applied Partial Differential Equations core course consists of 24 lectures in HT as follows:

B1 Numerical Solution of Differential Equations and Numerical Linear Algebra

The Numerical Solution of Differential Equations and Numerical Linear Algebra core course consists of 24 lectures in MT as follows:

B2 Finite Element Methods and Further Numerical Linear Algebra

The Finite Element Methods and Further Numerical Linear Algebra core course consists of 24 lectures, 8 in MT and 16 in HT, as follows: