I invite you to consider the distinct advantage of the Department of Applied Mathematics at UNSW, a leading centre of mathematical research and teaching in Australia. The Department of Applied Mathematics provides an outstanding honours and postgraduate education at the leading edge of Applied Mathematics research. At UNSW, you have the chance to study traditional core areas of computational mathematics, nonlinear phenomena, environmental modelling or optimization, or to do interdisciplinary work at the boundaries of physics, biology, finance, or information science. We are recognized nationally and internationally for the quality of our research. We also maintain an extensive visitors program for research collaboration. You will meet international visitors and world leaders in many fields, and have the opportunity to take part in conferences in Australia and abroad.

Our department has leading research groups in a variety of fields. Our computational mathematics group works on range of problems in high-dimensional numerical integration, computational finance, pattern simulation and complexity. We have a strong group in meteorology and physical oceanography, with interests in weather forecasting, climate modelling, ocean current simulation and wave breaking. Optimization research in the department ranges from studies of mathematical programming and computational optimization to non-smooth optimization and control. The nonlinear Phenomena group is concerned with the study of the structure, symmetries and qualitative properties of nonlinear model equations that describe important physical processes. Our biomathematics group concentrates on issues in optimal scheduling of cancer chemotherapy and radiotherapy, modelling nerve cell communication, and pattern formation in inhomogeneous media. The Department has an outstanding record in attracting external research support.

With the advance of computing, many areas have been opened up to mathematical treatment - in finance, biology, weather simulation, medical diagnosis, image processing, for example - providing many new kinds of research opportunities. Honours and postgraduate programs in the Department of Applied Mathematics are aimed to prepare you for a wide variety of careers in universities, industry and government institutions.

We are proud of our international research reputation and our undergraduate, honours and postgraduate programs in Applied Mathematics at UNSW and we dedicate ourselves to giving you both an exciting course of study and a solid foundation for your successful career.

Head of the Department