Applied Mathematics (BA, BSc)
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The Faculty of Science & Engineering offers Bachelor of Arts (BA) and Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree programs in Applied Mathematics.
Applied mathematics or computational sciences encompasses the many analytical and numerical methods used to solve scientific problems. It is at the core of many disciplines ranging from engineering and science to business and economics. It is essential to be able to apply many different mathematical techniques and to handle problems involving statistical data. It is also necessary to be able to take a practical problem, from engineering for example, and turn it into a mathematical problem; this is referred to as mathematical modeling.
Applied mathematics includes the area of scientific computing, which involves many components of computational processes — numerical analysis, algorithms for machines with vector and parallel architectures, visualization, simulation and computer-aided design.
Applied mathematicians use equations and computer simulations to:
- design computer chips;
- set airfare and insurance rates;
- model electric power grids;
- study genetic engineering;
- create new automobile and airplane design;
- study global climate change.
It is mathematics used to model and solve practical, real-world problems.
The Applied Mathematics (BA) program aims to give students a solid base of knowledge of mathematics which has important applications in fields such as computer science, physics, earth and atmospheric science, chemistry, biology, psychology and also in economics and business. Bachelor of Arts students are given the opportunity to take electives in other areas of interest, such as business administration.
Students in Applied Mathematics may pursue a course of study leading to a Bachelor of Science (BSc), combining their studies in applied mathematics with another subject such as physics, earth and atmospheric science, biology or computer science.
What makes this program unique:
- Study alongside such excellent faculty as Nantel Bergeron, Canada Research Chair in Algebraic Combinatrics.
- You can satisfy the requirements for the Canadian Operational Research Society (CORS) Diploma while completing a degree at York. This is simplest in Applied Mathematics or Mathematics for Commerce (Operations Research Stream) since many of the courses required for the diploma are part of the degree requirements. You can find out more about CORS through its website.