MA 880

Grad Seminar in Math & Stats

This course is designed to develop the capacity to abstract salient features of problems in all three identified application domains of mathematical and statistical modelling, and to develop, analyse, and interpret models. This course sets the tone by introducing the students to all aspects of modelling, including formulating a mathematical representation of the real-world problem of interest, solving that problem, and interpreting the results in the context of the application domain. Commonality of mathematical and statistical methods and structures across disciplines is emphasized. Students work individually and in groups, and produce both written and oral reports on their projects.