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Students from MQ Departm ent of Mathematics and Sta work on projects that affe tistics ct the real world
Reality check
A new maths program and cool research shows just how important maths is in our society working spend all their time alone f you think mathematicians from ics dem aca again! Two on obscure theories, think tics and ) Department of Mathema (MQ ’s sity ver Uni Macquarie unded know that maths is well gro Statistics want everyone to real the blems we can observe in in reality. “We work on pro ing crib tin Tzou. “It’s about des world,” says lecturer Dr Jus und us.” aro ld and improving the wor
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Maths is about describing and improving the world around us” justin tzou an aircraft experiences, and therefore how much fuel it uses. He’s also modelled the flow of blood through umbilical cor ds to help understand how the cor d may affect foetal develop me nt. Jim knows how essential maths is to understanding the world around us. “Every tim e we engage with the wor ld, maths is a major driver,” he says.
Maths is everywhere
be applied to any thing. Justin loves how maths can he uses is differential One of the essential tools mends every STEM equations, which he recom amazing how much student should study. “It’s ed by differential of the world can be describ want to study anything equations,” he says. “If you so much more science related, you will be erstanding maths.” und on us successful if you foc earch is pat tern One of Justin’s areas of res tion e any thing from the distribu formation, which can describ erts. des in tion eta veg of s patche of spots on a cheetah to the in sation, which can be applied Another is in search optimi s or even fishing. search and rescue mission heads MQ’s Mathematics wh Professor Jim Denier, o on fluid , carries out a lot of work and Statistics Department ur of avio beh the understanding mechanics, which involves or water, air ds, flui of tion how the mo fluids. Jim is interested in ch drag mu how as h suc gs cts thin becomes turbulent. This affe
MQ’s new future-ready de gr
Dr Justin Tzou lecturer, MQ’s Department of Mathematics and Statistics
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New for 2020, the Bachel or of Mathematical Scienc es at MQ is the only course of its kind in Sydney. Design ed to provide students with a mo dern mathematical and sta tist ical education, it covers key skil ls such as modelling, problem solving and data analysis, as well as the crucial sof ter skills. The degree has been create d in consultation with indust ry to prepare students for a wid e range of careers, includi ng analytics, finance, transpo rt and logistics, statistics and research. Final-year studen ts will put their skills to wor k on a substantial industry pro ject with potential employ ers . The three-year degree can be combined with just abo ut any other degree at MQ. – Lar issa Fedunik
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