组合与优化数学硕士[合作社]

组合学是对离散结构的研究
Combinatorics is the study of discrete structures and their properties. Many modern scientific advances have employed combinatorial structures to model the physical world, and recent advances in computational technology have made such investigations feasible. In particular, since computers process discrete data, combinatorics has become indispensable to computer science. Optimization, or mathematical programming, is the study of maximizing and minimizing functions subject to specified boundary conditions or constraints. With the emergence of computers, optimization experienced a dramatic growth as a mathematical theory, enhancing both combinatorics and classical analysis. The functions to be optimized arise in engineering, the physical and management sciences, and in various branches of mathematics. In the co-op option, students spend one or more terms working in industry, thus gaining valuable experience while earning their degree. Recently, the co-op option has been undertaken by students whose research focuses on financial applications of optimization. It is recommended that students interested in this option apply for the ordinary (non-co-op) MMath program and then contact the graduate officer about transferring to the co-op program subsequent to their admission.