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MATHEMATICS @SFU S URREY

MATHEMATICS @SFU S URREY. Faculty: Dr Natalia Kouzniak, Prof Zhaosong Lu, Prof Abraham Punnen, Dr Randall Pyke, Prof Tamon Stephen. Mathematics courses provided for the SFU Surrey programs: M ATHEMATICS (BSc) S CIENCE Y EAR O NE T ECH O NE

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MATHEMATICS @SFU S URREY

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  1. MATHEMATICS @SFU SURREY Faculty: Dr Natalia Kouzniak, Prof Zhaosong Lu, Prof Abraham Punnen, Dr Randall Pyke, Prof Tamon Stephen

  2. Mathematics courses provided for the SFU Surrey programs: • MATHEMATICS (BSc) • SCIENCE YEAR ONE • TECHONE • ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, etc. MATHEMATICS @ SFU SURREY Faculty of Science

  3. Why study Mathematics @ SFU Surrey • Choice of various graduate and undergraduate programs with an application focus • Small class sizes • Distinguished faculty • Opportunities to interact with research students (M.Sc and PhD) and opportunities to get involved in research • SFU – Learn at and be part of a well established research university

  4. Mathematics Courses • Calculus • Algebra and Discrete Mathematics • Geometry • Applied Mathematics • Optimization (Operations Research)

  5. Calculus • Precalculus: MATH 100 • Calculus I: MATH 150, 151, 154, 157 • Calculus II: MATH 152, 155 • Calculus III: MATH 251 • Analysis: MATH 242

  6. Algebra, Discrete Math, Geometry • Linear Algebra: MATH 232 • Applied Geometry: MATH 130 • Discrete Mathematics I, II: MACM101,201

  7. Applied Mathematics • Calculus for Design Students: MATH 210 • Linear Programming: MATH 308 • Differential Equations: MATH 310 • Numerical Analysis: MACM 316

  8. Mathematics Program Options@ SFU SURREY • B.Sc. and B.A. with major/honours in mathematics (same program at the Surrey and Burnaby campuses). • B.Sc. with major/honours in Industrial Mathematics with focus on Operations Research. • B.Sc. in Management and Systems Science (joint degree with Business, Computing Science, Statistics, and Economics). • M.Sc. And Ph.D. in Mathematics with specialization in Operations Research.

  9. Mathematics @ Surrey Tech One Science One Transfer Program Entrance

  10. What is Operations Research? • Science of optimal decision making • Management Science • The science for the better (From http://www.orchampions.org/) • Business insight: Providing quantitative and business insight into complex problems • Business performance: Improving business performance through analyses and recommendations about business processes. • Cost reduction: Decreasing cost or investment. • Decision making: Assessing the likely outcomes of decision alternatives and uncovering better alternatives. • Forecasting: Providing a better basis for forecasting and planning. • Improved scheduling: Efficiently scheduling staff, vehicles, and machinery. • Planning: Applying quantitative techniques in support of operations, tactical planning, and strategic planning. • Pricing: Dynamically pricing products and services. • Productivity: Helping companies and organizations become more productive. • Profits: Increasing revenue or return on investment, increasing market share. • Project development: Demonstrating feasibility and workability and assisting with training. • Quality: Improving quality, and quantifying and balancing qualitative considerations. • Recovery: Gaining greater control, achieving turn-around. • Resources: Gaining greater utilization from limited equipment, facilities, money, and personnel. • Risk: Managing and reducing risk. • Throughput: Increasing speed or throughput, decreasing delays.

  11. Why optimization? Traveling Salesman Problem • 3 cities - 2 ways to travel • 4 cities - 6 ways to travel • 5 cities - 24 ways to travel • 6 cities – 120 ways • 10 cities – 3,628,800 ways • 100 cities – 10^158 • 1000 cities – 4X10^2567 ways

  12. Operations Research • Discrete Math: MACM 101,201 • Numerical Analysis: MACM 316 • Linear Optimization: MATH 308 • Probabilistic Models: MATH 348 • Discrete Optimization: MATH 408 • Statistics, Computer Science, Business, etc.

  13. Operations Research has been used to….. • Help Ford to optimize the way it designs and tests vehicle prototypes, saving $250 million. • Allow UPS to redesign its overnight delivery network, saving $87 plus and additional $189 million over the following decade. • Help NBC improve advertising sales plans, increasing revenues by over $200 million. • Helped the City of New Haven to definitely determine that its needle exchange program was reducing HIV infection rates.

  14. Careers in OR • Manufacturers, retail chains, and service organizations • Financial organizations • Hospitals and other health care • Governments • Engineering firms • Etc, etc.

  15. Sample of recent job advertisements from OR/MS • Scientific Programmer/Modeler (J D Power Associates) • Expert in Mathematical Programming (DECISIONEERING, Inc.) • Quantitative Business Analysts (RL Zapin Associates) • Master IT Availability Analyst (Progressive Insurance) • Sr. Consultant (Verispan ) • Management Science Analyst I/II (J. R. Simplot Company) • OPERATIONS RESEARCH ANALYST (U.S. Army) • Product Manager (Siebel Systems) • Operations Research Developer (Deccan International) • Research Liaison (SAGE Systems Technologies) • Sr. Operations Research Specialist (BNSF Railway Company) • Senior engineer (Level 3 Communications)

  16. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Webpages: http://www.surrey.sfu.ca  prospective students  academic programs  mathematics http://www.math.sfu.ca Contact: Dr Randall Pyke (mathematics advisor) rpyke@sfu.ca Dr Natalia Kouzinak kouzniak@sfu.ca CONTACTS

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