Mathematics

Number of places at Balliol

5-8

Subject information

See the Mathematical Institute website and the course page on the undergraduate admissions website.

Course requirements

Please see the entrance requirements pages on the undergraduate admissions website.

College requirements

None specific to Balliol.

Admissions/Selection criteria

For information on how applicants are assessed, see the selection criteria pages on the Mathematical Institute website.

Mathematics at Balliol

The Mathematical sciences form one of the largest subject groups at Balliol, and have been studied ever since the foundation of the College in 1263. Mathematical discoveries made by former students of Balliol include the famous approximation to n! found by James Stirling, the discovery of fractals by Henry JS Smith, and the solutions of Einstein's equations for the universe developed by Geoffrey Walker. More Presidents of the London Mathematical Society studied at Balliol than at all the other Oxford colleges put together. There is a flourishing undergraduate Mathematical Society, which helps introduce new mathematics students to the College and also organizes an annual dinner with a guest mathematical speaker.

Tutors

Keith Hannabuss (Applied Mathematics), research interests quantum
field theory.

Frances Kirwan (Pure Mathematics), research interests algebraic geometry.