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Inaworldverymuchdominatedbytechnology,appliedmathematicsisabsolutelyessential.Itplaysanimportantpartinengineering,construction,finance,budgeting,planning,policymakingandcountlessotheractivities.
Diploma MasterofScienceAppliedMathematics
Credits 120ECTS,24months
Startsin September
Languageofinstruction
English
%Internationalstudents
20%
Justimaginewhatwouldhappenifsomeoneweretodeviseamodelthatcouldmakeaccuratepredictionsforfluctuationsinthestockmarket.Therecanbelittledoubtthatsuchamodel-atypicalexampleofappliedmathematics-wouldbecomeanimportanttoolforinvestorsallaroundtheworld.
Computationalandmathematicaltoolsareusedtopredictthebehavioursoftechnical,physicalandevensocialsystems,rangingfromtomorrow’sweathertotheviabilityofsocialinsurancesystemsandtheglobalclimateonehundredyearsfromnow.Appliedmathematiciansdevisemodelsandalgorithmsthatinfluenceourdailylives.Forexample,everybodyusessearchenginestofindinformationontheinternet.Thankstoadvancedmathematicalalgorithms,thesesearchenginesgiveusthisinformationinafractionofasecond.
TheTUDelftMasterofScienceprogrammeinAppliedMathematicsisdesignedforstudentswithaBachelor’sdegreeinAppliedMathematicsoracloselyrelatedsubject.WhenyoujointheMScProgrammeinAppliedMathematicsatTUDelftyouwillgainathoroughknowledgeofapplicablemathematics,inadditiontodevelopingexpertiseinapplyingthemethodsandtoolsofmathematicstoproblemsinscienceandengineering.
Thisprogrammefocusesontheacquisitionofbroadexperienceinsimulationandthemathematicalmodellingofproblemsinscienceandengineering,inthemathematicalanalysisofthesemodelsandintheimplementationoftheresults.Youwillgainsufficientinsightintotheunderlyingmathematicaltheories,allowingyoutodevelopnewmathematicalmethodsandtechniques,ifneeded.
FacultyofElectricalEngineering,MathematicsandComputerScience
MScProgramme
MijkeCarlier(Netherlands)
IcompletedmyBachelor’sdegreeinMathematicsatLeidenUniversity.AspartofmyBachelor’s,ItooksomeappliedcoursesatDelftUniversityofTechnology,whichIfoundmoreinterestingthanthetheoreticalcourses.IthereforedecidedthatIwantedtodoaMaster’sinAppliedMathematicsatTUDelft.WhatIreallylikeaboutthecoursesinthisMaster’sprogrammeisthattheyallincludesomesortofprojectwork.TheseprojectsinvolvevariousdisciplinessuchasPhysics,CivilEngineeringandComputerScience.AtTUDelft,itiscommontodoexercisesandprojectsingroupswithotherstudentssothatyoucanlearnfromeachother,whichalsomakestheworkeasier.
Anotherimportantaspectisthatyouhavealotoffreedominchoosingyourcourses,whichallowsyoutotrydifferentthingsandfindoutwhatyouaremostinterestedin.Themembersoftheacademicstaffarereallyapproachableandhelpful.Ifyouhaveaquestionabouthomeworkorcoursesthatyoumightwanttotake,youcanjustgototheprofessor’sofficeandaskhimorherforhelp.Delftitselfisareallygreatstudentcity.Ithaslotsofnicelittlecoffeeplaces,butalsoaverybusycitycentrewithalotofrestaurantsandbars,soafterahardday’sstudyyouhaveplentyofopportunitiestorelaxandenjoyyourself.
Formoreinformationonallcourses,pleasevisit:www.studyguide.tudelft.nl
Youcanspecialiseinthefollowingsubjects:
ProbabilityandStatisticsfocusesonthemodellingandmathematicalanalysisofscientificandengineeringproblemsthatarecharacterisedbyuncertainty.Itincludescoursesinappliedprobability,riskanalysisandstatistics.
ComputationalScienceandEngineeringfocusesonmathematicalmodellingandthesimulationofproblemsthatariseinscienceandengineering,themathematicalanalysisofsuchmodelsandthedevelopmentofnewmathematicalmethodsandtechniquesforanalysingsuchproblems.Itincludescoursesinmathematicalphysics,numericalanalysisandmathematicalsystemtheory.
FinancialEngineeringfocusesonthedevelopmentandapplicationofquantitativemethodsinfinanceandeconomics.Thespecialisationsofferasolidbackgroundinfinancialmathematics,probabilityandnumericalmethods.
Analysisprovidesthemathematicaltoolsrequiredfortherigorousanalysisofmathematicalmodels.Suchmodelsaretypicallyformulatedasapartialdifferentialequation.Apartfromveryspecialcases,aclosed-formsolutioncannotbegiven,anddeepertoolsarerequiredtostudythepropertiesofthesolutions.Ifyouchoosethisspecialisationyouwilllearnmethodsthatcomefromapproximationtheory,Fourieranalysis,functionalanalysisandstochasticanalysis,tohelpyoufindthesesolutions.
Youwillalsolearnhowtoapplytheseabstractmethodstoconcretemodelsarisingintheappliedsciences.
Optimisationfocusesonproblemsfromabroadperspective.Youlearntodevelopandanalysemodels,investigatecomputationalcomplexity,andhowtodesign,analyse,implementandtestalgorithms.Themainfocusisondeterministicoptimisation.ThespecialisationOptimisationisatheorybasedstudy,butyouwillalsolookintoreal-lifeapplicationsinthefieldofhealth,logisticsenergyetc.
Prof.GeurtJongbloed
IamaprofessorofstatisticsattheDelftInstituteofAppliedMathematics.Myresearchfocusesonmathematicalmodellingandtheanalysisofincompleteandcorrupteddata.Suchdataoccurinmanyapplications.Theaspectofappliedmathematicsthatattractsmethemostisitsbreadth,asitinvolvesreal-lifeapplicationsand(inmyopinion)beautifulmathematics.Collaborationwithexpertsinavarietyofdisciplinesisalsoinspiring.Oneofmygraduatestudentsrecentlyenteredthefield
offorensicscience.AttheNetherlandsForensicInstitute,IdevelopedamodelforquantifyingthestrengthofproofwhenapartialDNAprofileisfoundatacrimescene.Studentsofappliedmathematicsacquirethoroughknowledgeofmathematicsandlearntoapplyittoreal-lifeproblems.Ourstudentsareoftencomplimentedbytheiremployersfortheirproblem-solvingattitudes,mathematicalcreativityandprogrammingskills.
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TheRiesztransformonacompleteRiemannianmanifoldwithRiccicurvatureboundedfrombelow(Analysis,internal)InvestigationofDifferentSolversforRadiotherapyTreatmentPlanningProblems(CSE,withErasmusMedicalCenter)NumericalPricingofBermudanOptionswithShannonWaveletExpansions(FinancialEngineering,withCRMBarcelona)ComputationalapproachesfortheMINLPwastewaternetworkmodel(Optimisation,withORTEC)Theevidentialvalueofgunshotresiduecompositioncomparisons.(ProbabilityandStatistics,withNFI)
ThereisacloseconnectionbetweenDelftUniversityofTechnologyandindustry.Duringyourstudyyouwillgettheopportunitytogetincontactwithcompaniesandbuildanetwork.BesidesinternshipsandthesisprojectsatcompaniesyoucanalsogetincontactwithcompaniesviatheEEMCSrecruitmentdaysorthetechnicalcareerfairofTUDelft.
Mathematicalexpertsarehighlydesiredfortheirabilitytopredictandoptimisepropertiesoftechnicalorphysicalsystemsthathaveyettoberealised,usingcomputationalandmathematicaltools.Appliedmathematiciansareinparticulardemandasconsultants,
scientificsoftwaredevelopers,projectmanagersorresearchersinlargeindustriesandresearchinstitutes,includingDelftHydraulics(WL),NationalAerospaceLaboratory(NLR),TNOandtheRoyalNetherlandsMeteorologicalInstitute(KNMI).Inaddition,manyopportunitiesexistintheresearchdepartmentsoflargeindustrialcompanies(e.g.Philips,Shell,AKZO-NobelandKPN).AdvancesinmathematicalfinancehavecreatedademandforappliedmathematiciansinsuchfinancialinstitutionsasABNAmro,aswellasingovernmentalorganisationslikeRijkswaterstaatandCBS.Furthermore,excellentstudentscanchoosetopursueaPhDdegreeatauniversity.
IfyouholdaDutchBScdegreecloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogramme,youwillbeadmitteddirectly.However,ifyourundergraduateprogrammeisnotcloselyrelatedtotheMaster’sprogrammeyouwillberequiredtotakeadditionalcoursesinwhatiscalledabridgingprogramme.Thismaybeastandardprogrammeoritmaybetailoredtoyourspecificsituation.
ToseewhichMaster’sprogrammesareopentoyouoncompletionofyourbachelor’sdegreefromanon-technicalDutchuniversitygotowww.studychoice.nlIfyoucompletedyourbachelor’satatechnicaluniversity,gotowww.doorstroommatrix.nl
TobeconsideredforadmissiontoanMScprogrammeyouwillneedtomeetTUDelft’sgeneraladmissionrequirements.
1. AUniversityBachelor’sdegree(orproofthatyouhavenearlycompletedaBachelor’sprogramme)inamainsubjectcloselyrelatedtotheMScprogrammetowhichyouareapplying,withgoodgradesonthekeycourses.
2. ABScCumulativeGradePointAverage(CGPA)ofatleast75%ofthescalemaximum
3. ProofofEnglishlanguageproficiency:ATOEFL(TestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast90andaminimumscoreof21foreachsection.PleasenotethatweonlyaccepttheTOEFLinternet-basedtest.AnIELTS(academicversion)withanoverallBandscoreofatleast6.5andaminimumof6.0foreachsection.OrproofthatyouhavepassedtheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateofProficiencyinEnglish'withaminimumgradeBortheUniversityofCambridge'CertificateinAdvancedEnglish'
Forinternationalstudents,theapplicationperiodstartsOctober1andclosesatApril1.TostartanMScapplication,pleasecompletetheonlineapplicationandpaytherefundableapplicationfeeof€100.Next,youwillreceiveanemailwiththelinktouploadtherequireddocuments.
FormoreinformationabouttheapplicationprocedureandstudyingatTUDelftingeneral,gotowww.admissions.tudelft.nl
Allinternationalstudentswillbewelcomedwiththeaward-winningintroductionprogramme.Theintroductionconsistsofavarietyofworkshopsandprojects,duringwhichyouwillgettoknowotherinternationalstudents,visitthehighlightsofDelftandlearntheinsandoutsoftheTUDelftcampus.
Afterthisveryinterestingandfunweek,youwillbeintroducedtotheEEMCSfaculty.DuringtheMasterKickOff,youwillreceivehelpfulinformationabouttheDutcheducationsystemandmeetthefellowstudentsfromyourprogrammeinavarietyofsocialandeducationalactivities.
Pleasevisitthewebpageforalldetails,completerequirements,deadlinesandcontactinformation,pleasevisit:
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