MATHEMATICAL SCIENCE MAJOR
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Major Aims & Objectives
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The Mathematical Science Major is designed to provide a solid 
foundation in mathematical concepts with an aim toward developing 
logical thinking and analytical skills.  Applications in industrial 
and commercial areas are stressed in the curriculum.  In view of the 
widespread use of computing in industry and commerce, computational 
techniques are emphasized and employed when appropriate.

Specifically, the objectives are:

1)   To provide students with a solid foundation of knowledge in 
     mathematics.

2)   To provide students with breadth in their mathematical training 
     to enable them to apply their mathematical skills to various 
     career fields.

3)   To provide students with an understanding of how to use their 
     mathematics and computing knowledge in the modelling and 
     simulation of real-world systems.


Careers
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As a result, this major provides a high degree of flexibility for 
graduates to select their future professional careers in different 
work sectors locally and to pursue postgraduate studies.  Graduates 
may therefore enter careers in the fields of administration, 
computing, finance, research, sales and teaching.  In addition, a 
significant number of them pursue further studies in local and 
overseas institutions.


Major Curriculum
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The subjects taken by students pursuing the Mathematical Science 
Major can be summarized as follows (some subjects are electives):

Year 1  Mathematical Analysis, Linear Algebra, Probability & 
	Statistics, Computer Literacy, Structured Programming, 
	Science Elective Subject, English Language, Religion & 
	Philosophy.

Year 2  Real and Complex Analysis, Differential Equations, Numerical 
	Methods, Operations Research, Partial Differential 
	Equations, Simulation, Algebra, Graph Theory, Systems & 
	Control Theory, Regression Analysis, Religion & Philosophy

Year 3  Case Studies in Mathematical Modelling, Mathematical Science 
	Project, Numerical Partial Differential Equations, 
	Computational Physics, System Modelling, Quality Control, 
	Digital Image Analysis, Topics in Operations Research, 
	Stochastic Processes, Multivariate Analysis, Topics in 
	Statistics, Life Insurance and Life Contingencies, 
	Theoretical Numerical Analysis, Functional Analysis, 
	Differential Geometry, Topology, Special Topics in Applied 
	Mathematics.

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