Mathematics and Statistics

The B.Sc. programme is designed to provide students with an education that prepares them for careers as practicing mathematicians and/or statisticians. In order to accomplish this aim in the Hong Kong context, certain objectives have been incorporated into the curriculum as follows:

1. to give students a solid foundation in fundamental mathematics and statistics upon which to build their understanding of mathematical applications;

2. to provide a broad-based applied mathematics and statistics education;

3. to integrate computing literacy throughout students' studies because computers are indispensable tools for solving mathematical and statistical problems;

4. to foster in students an eagerness to solve scientific, industrial and commercial problems of concern to the local community and beyond, and

5. to teach students how to formulate suitable mathematical and statistical models for solving these problems.

The optional concentrations provide great flexibility to students. Students can choose the programme without concentration, one or even two concentrations according to their interest and career goal. These concentrations are designed to deliver some more specific objectives.

Concentration in Operations Research

1. to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of operations research.

Concentration in Scientific Computing

1. to give students a thorough knowledge of numerical methods, numerical analysis, and modelling for practical computing in a broad range of disciplines and applications;

2. to provide students rigorous research and analytical skills to evaluate research techniques, methodologies, and to interpret results in their own field and research.

Concentration in Quantitative Data Analysis

1. to strength students' ability in quantitative analysis and in making statistically sound interpretations, based on the solid knowledge in mathematics and statistics;

2. to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of applied mathematics and statistics with scientific computation tools and statistical and computing software packages to solve practical problems.

Concentration in Financial Risk Management (jointly offered with School of Business)

1. to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of financial risk management;

2. to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of applied mathematics and statistics to solve financial risk management problems.

Concentration in Actuarial Statistics (jointly offered with Simon Fraser University)

1. to provide an environment for students to understand, learn, and master the basic modelling and technical knowledge in the major areas of statistics and actuarial science;

2. to incorporate the underlying theory, principles, and techniques of statistical models to solve problems in insurance, finance and other industries and professions.

Concentrations

The additional graduation option of BSc (Hons) in Mathematics and Statistics with Concentration is available. The Department of Mathematics offers the following concentrations:

1. Operations Research;

2. Scientific Computing;

3. Quantitative Data Analysis;

4. Financial Risk Management (jointly offered with School of Business);

5. Actuarial Statistics (jointly offered with Simon Fraser University).