Studying at the University of Verona

Here you can find information on the organisational aspects of the Programme, lecture timetables, learning activities and useful contact details for your time at the University, from enrolment to graduation.

This information is intended exclusively for students already enrolled in this course.
If you are a new student interested in enrolling, you can find information about the course of study on the course page:

Laurea in Matematica applicata - Enrollment from 2025/2026

The educational activities of type D are the student's choice, those of type F are additional knowledge useful for entering the world of work (internships, transversal skills, project works, etc.). According to the Didactic Regulations of the Course, some activities can be chosen and entered independently in the booklet, others must be approved by a special committee to verify their consistency with the study plan.

The following activities can cover type D or F training activities.

1. Teachings delivered at the University of Verona.

Include the teachings listed below and/or in the Catalog of Teachings (which can also be filtered by language of delivery through Advanced Search).

Booklet entry mode: if the teaching is included among those listed below, the student can enter it independently during the period in which the curriculum is open; otherwise, the student must make a request to the Secretariat, sending to carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it the form in the period indicated.

2. CLA certificate or language equivalency.

In addition to those required by the curriculum, the following are recognized for those matriculated from A.Y. 2021/2022:

English language: 3 CFU are recognized for each level of proficiency above that required by the course of study (if not already recognized in the previous course of study).

Other languages and Italian for foreigners: 3 cfu are recognized for each proficiency level starting from A2 (if not already recognized in the previous study cycle).

These cfu will be recognized, up to a maximum of 6 cfu in total, of type F if the teaching plan allows it, or of type D. Additional elective credits for language knowledge may be recognized only if consistent with the student's educational project and if adequately motivated. Those enrolled until A.Y. 2020/2021 should consult the information found here.

Way of inclusion in the booklet: request the certificate or equivalence from CLA and send it to the Student Secretariat - Careers for the inclusion of the exam in the career, by email: carriere.scienze@ateneo.univr.it

3. Soft skills

Discover the training paths promoted by the University's TALC - Teaching and learning center, intended for students regularly enrolled in the academic year of course delivery https://talc.univr.it/it/competenze-trasversali Booklet entry mode: the teaching is not expected to be included in the curriculum. Only upon obtaining theOpen Badge will the booklet CFUs be automatically validated. The registration of CFUs in career is not instantaneous, but there will be some technical time to wait.

4. Contamination lab

The Contamination Lab Verona (CLab Verona) is an experiential pathway with modules dedicated to innovation and business culture that offers the opportunity to work in teams with students from all courses of study to solve challenges launched by companies and institutions. The pathway allows students to receive 6 CFUs in the D or F area. Find out about the challenges: https://www.univr.it/clabverona

PLEASE NOTE: To be eligible to take any teaching activity, including electives, you must be enrolled in the course year in which it is offered. Therefore, it is recommended that undergraduates in the December and April sessions DO NOT undertake extracurricular activities of the new academic year, in which they are not enrolled, since these degree sessions are valid concerning the previous academic year. Therefore, for activities carried out in an academic year in which they are not enrolled, no recognition of CFU can be given.

5. Internship/internship period

In addition to the CFU stipulated in the curriculum (check carefully what is indicated on the Academic Regulations) here you can find information on how to activate the internship. Check in the regulations which activities can be Type D and which can be Type F.

Please also note that for internships activated from October 1, 2024, it will be possible to recognize excess hours in terms of Type D credits, limited only to internship experiences carried out at host institutions outside the University.

PROCEDURE FOR RECOGNIZING WORK ACTIVITY AS INTERNSHIP CREDITS

As per the resolution of the Teaching College of Mathematics and Data Science No. 4 -24/25, the student who intends to have hours of work activity recognized as internship credits, before the start of the activity, is required to send to the e-mail address of the student secretariat and in copy knowledge to the student practices committee (paolo.daipra@univr.it, luca.dipersio@univr.it, barbara.gaudenzi@univr.it) explicit request.

The request should specify the type of activity, name of the company and place of work, and hours/credits for which recognition is being sought. The activity must have taken place during the years of enrollment in the course of study to be recognizable. Once the student practices committee has ascertained that the current work activity is consistent with the course objectives, the student will be promptly notified, with the secretary's office as a copy.

At the end of the stipulated work period, the student sends the following documentation to the student secretariat: a detailed final report that is forwarded to the committee for final approval (signed by the student and a company contact person); a statement from the legal representative of the company/entity and/or documentation demonstrating the type of professional activity and the hourly commitment to it.

The student secretary's office will forward the documentation received to the student practices committee and record the CFUs (taf F and any additional taf D credits) decided by the committee.

Academic year:
Semester 1  From 10/1/24 To 1/31/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° 3° Algorithms D Roberto Segala (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Basis of general chemistry D Silvia Ruggieri
1° 2° 3° Genetics D Massimo Delledonne (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Introduction to quantum mechanics for quantum computing D Claudia Daffara (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Python programming language [English edition] D Carlo Combi (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° APP REACT PLANNING D Graziano Pravadelli (Coordinator)
Semester 2 From 3/3/25 To 6/13/25
years Modules TAF Teacher
1° 2° 3° Algebraic Geometry F Rosanna Davison Laking (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Algorithms D Roberto Segala (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° LaTeX Language D Enrico Gregorio (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Python programming language [Edizione in italiano] D Carlo Combi (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Organization Studies D Serena Cubico (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Programming Challanges D Romeo Rizzi (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Tools for development of applications of virtual reality and mixed D Andrea Giachetti (Coordinator)
1° 2° 3° Protection of intangible assets (SW and invention)between industrial law and copyright D Mila Dalla Preda (Coordinator)
List of courses with unassigned period
years Modules TAF Teacher
Subject requirements: mathematics D Franco Zivcovich (Coordinator)

Teaching code

4S008402

Coordinator

Cecilia Mancini

Credits

9

Language

Italian

Scientific Disciplinary Sector (SSD)

SECS-S/06 - MATHEMATICAL METHODS OF ECONOMICS, FINANCE AND ACTUARIAL SCIENCES

Period

Semester 1  dal Oct 1, 2024 al Jan 31, 2025.

Courses Single

Authorized

Learning objectives

The aim of the first smaller part of the course is to present some tools and topics of classical financial mathematics (compounding regimes, mortgages, bonds). The second larger part of the lecture provides an in-depth introduction to modern financial mathematics and stochastic methods in discrete time (stochastic processes and martingales in discrete time) that are useful in view of more advanced lectures on the topic. Students will have the opportunity to learn the terminology and the concepts that are useful for the understanding and use the techniques of classical and modern mathematical finance. The lecture provides important examples of applications of concepts from the lectures on probability.

Prerequisites and basic notions

Analysis, Linear Algebra, Probability.

Program

Part 1: Classical financial mathematics - Reference text: Finance Manual.
1) Financial Regimes: financial operations, simple interest, capitalization of interest, exponential regime.
2) Annuities and amortization: non-elementary investments and financing, annuities with constant installments, accumulation plans, amortization plans, common forms of amortization, variable rate amortization.
3) Return for simple operations, Internal Rate of Return for compound operations
4) Bonds: bonds without coupons, bonds with fixed coupon. Term structure of interest rates, forward rates, securities indexed to interest rates
Part 2: modern mathematical finance under conditions of uncertainty - Reference texts: Bjork
5) Review of fundamentals of probability theory: probability spaces, expected value, variance, conditional expected value, equivalent probabilities, sigma algebras, Martingale.
6) Discrete uniperiod market models: foundations and the fundamental theorem of asset pricing, contingent claims, market completeness.
7) Arbitrage theory in discrete multiperiod models: foundations on multiperiod models, absence of arbitrage, contingentclaimseurope
Preferences and risk aversion.
Time permitting: expected utility criterion. Mean-variance criterion and static portfolio optimization. CAPM

Bibliography

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Didactic methods

Frontal lesson.

Learning assessment procedures

Written exam of two hours. The tests will contain exercises and questions on theory (proof of statements). The exam is passed if the written test has achieved at least a score of 18 out of 33. An oral exam may be requested by the teacher, and if so it will be mandatory, to clarify the evaluation of the written test. The following will be verified: - knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of classical financial mathematics - knowledge and understanding of the fundamental concepts of modern stochastic mathematical finance - the ability to analyze, synthesize, abstract and logical reasoning - the ability to apply this knowledge to solve problems and exercises, in a reasoned way.

Students with disabilities or specific learning disorders (SLD), who intend to request the adaptation of the exam, must follow the instructions given HERE

Evaluation criteria

Mathematical rigor in procedures and demonstrations. Acquired financial sensitivity. Correctness of calculations.

Criteria for the composition of the final grade

If in the intermediate test at least a grade of 16 out of 33 is achieved, this contributes 50% to the final grade.

Exam language

italiana