1. 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

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. Email: ama.minor@polyu.edu.hk
Enquiry:
Programme Leader: Dr. Xu Zuoquan
Tel:
Deputy Programme Leader: Dr. TK Pong
Tel:
Assistant Programme Leader: Ms Nora Man
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