應 用 數 學 系 DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS Minor in Applied Mathematics 副修應用數學 Programme Code: 63421 INVITES APPLICATION FOR ENTRY IN 2017/18

Minor in Applied Mathematics 副修應用數學 A Strong Mathematical and Statistical background is a boarding pass to further your studies in various disciplines and land your dream job in a wide array of industries

How does this minor programme benefit students? It helps broaden students’ studies beyond their major discipline for a solid foundation in applied mathematical techniques for problem-solving. It provides students with solid training of applied mathematics, including operational research, risk analysis, statistics and financial computing with emphasis on real-world applications.

Who is eligible? Entrance requirement When to apply? Year 2 students of 2016/17 cohort who are studying in any UGC-funded full time degree programme Entrance requirement With GPA of 2.5 or above When to apply? October 10-19 2017

How to apply? In Semester 1 of their Year 2 study, students could submit applications to their Major Department for endorsement. The endorsed application will be sent to AMA for final approval. Students can start taking AMA subjects in Semester 2. Subject to approval by AMA, students may count up to 6 credits from their Major/GUR towards this Minor.

Core (compulsory subjects) Credit requirement Subject list Core (compulsory subjects) # Students who have completed AMA2111, AMA2112, AMA2308, AMA2380, AMA2511, AMA2512, AMA2882 or AMA290 are not required to take AMA2007. They are required to take ONE elective subject to replace AMA2007 instead. (a) Core (compulsory) subjects 6 credits (b) Electives 12 credits Total credit required 18 credits Subject Code Subject title Pre-requisite Level Credits AMA1501 or AMA1502 Introduction to Statistics for Business  Introduction to Statistics Nil 1 3   and AMA2007# Intermediate Calculus and Linear Algebra AMA1007, AMA1120, AMA1130 or AMA1500 2

Electives Subject list Subject code Subject title Level Credits Note: At least 9 of the 18 credits required for satisfying the Minor requirements should be at level 3 or above. Subject code Subject title Level Credits AMA2008 Introduction to Differential Equations 2 3 AMA2104 Probability and Engineering Statistics AMA2111 Mathematics I AMA2112 Mathematics II AMA2308 Mathematics for Engineers AMA2380 Engineering Mathematics AMA2631 Applied Statistical Methods AMA2691 Probability & Distributions AMA2882 Mathematics for Scientists and Engineers 4 AMA301 Computational Methods AMA304 Financial Computations and Programming AMA358 Applied Probability Models for Investment AMA364 Statistical Inference AMA3721 Probability and Distributions for Risk Management AMA382 Operations Research Methods AMA432 Mathematical Methods for Investment AMA435 Mathematics for Financial Derivatives AMA456 Graphs and Networks AMA465 Forecasting and Applied Time Series Analysis AMA481 Econometrics AMA482 Scheduling AMA484 Decision Analysis AMA485 Optimization Methods AMA488 Simulation

AMA1501 or AMA1502 (Compulsory) AMA2007 (Compulsory) or AMA2308 = AMA2112 or AMA3721 AMA484 AMA488 AMA358 AMA364 AMA2008 AMA2691 or AMA485 or AMA435 AMA301 AMA432 No Pre-requisites: AMA2104 AMA2882 AMA304 AMA456 AMA482 AMA2631 AMA382 AMA465 AMA481

Email: ama.minor@polyu.edu.hk Enquiry: Email: ama.minor@polyu.edu.hk Programme Leader: Dr. Xu Zuoquan Tel:2766 6962 Deputy Programme Leader: Dr. TK Pong Tel:3400 3330 Assistant Programme Leader: Ms Nora Man Tel:2766 6940 Website www.polyu.edu.hk/ama/ug/minor/