MATHEMATICS @SFU SURREY

Faculty:

Dr Natalia Kouzniak, Prof Zhaosong Lu,

Prof Abraham Punnen, Dr Randall Pyke,

Prof Tamon Stephen

MATHEMATICS @ SFU SURREY

Mathematics courses provided for the SFU Surrey programs:

• MATHEMATICS (BSc)

• SCIENCE YEAR ONE

• TECHONE

• ENGINEERING, BUSINESS, etc.Fac

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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

Mathematics Courses

• Calculus

• Algebra and Discrete Mathematics

• Geometry

• Applied Mathematics

• Optimization (Operations Research)

Calculus

• Precalculus: MATH 100

• Calculus I: MATH 150, 151, 154, 157

• Calculus II: MATH 152, 155

• Calculus III: MATH 251

• Analysis: MATH 242

Algebra, Discrete Math, Geometry

• Linear Algebra: MATH 232

• Applied Geometry: MATH 130

• Discrete Mathematics I, II: MACM101,201

Applied Mathematics

• Calculus for Design Students: MATH 210

• Linear Programming: MATH 308

• Differential Equations: MATH 310

• Numerical Analysis: MACM 316

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.

Program Entrance

Mathematics @ Surrey

Tech One Science One Transfer

What is Operations Research?• Science of optimal decision making• Management Science• The science for the better (From http://www.orchampions.org/)• Business insightBusiness insight: Providing quantitative and business insight into complex problems• Business performanceBusiness performance: Improving business performance through analyses and recommendations

about business processes. • Cost reductionCost reduction: Decreasing cost or investment. • Decision makingDecision making: Assessing the likely outcomes of decision alternatives and uncovering better

alternatives. • ForecastingForecasting: Providing a better basis for forecasting and planning. • Improved schedulingImproved scheduling: Efficiently scheduling staff, vehicles, and machinery. • PlanningPlanning: Applying quantitative techniques in support of operations, tactical planning, and strategic

planning. • PricingPricing: Dynamically pricing products and services. • ProductivityProductivity: Helping companies and organizations become more productive. • ProfitsProfits: Increasing revenue or return on investment, increasing market share. • ProjectProject development: Demonstrating feasibility and workability and assisting with training. • QualityQuality: Improving quality, and quantifying and balancing qualitative considerations. • Recovery:Recovery: Gaining greater control, achieving turn-around. • Resources:Resources: Gaining greater utilization from limited equipment, facilities, money, and personnel. • RiskRisk: Managing and reducing risk. • ThroughputThroughput: Increasing speed or throughput, decreasing delays.

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

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.

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.

Careers in OR

• Manufacturers, retail chains, and service organizations

• Financial organizations

• Hospitals and other health care

• Governments

• Engineering firms

• Etc, etc.

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)

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

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