Applied and Industrial Mathematics aims to solve real-world problems in Science, Engineering, Medicine, and Finance. It enhances your critical thinking skills and is integral to every scientific endeavour. Applied and Industrial Mathematics is fundamental to problem-solving.

It tries to answer questions like: 

• How is the weather predicted?
• What can we learn about another planet from images of its surface?
• How can we predict the growth of cancer cells?
• How do companies maximize their profit?

Concepts learned from math can be applied across a variety of different areas of study. Our program will teach you a variety of mathematical and computational tools to address problems in various fields.

Why study math at Ontario Tech University?

The applied and industrial focus of our program is unique. We conduct excellent industrial research and development opportunities that will prepare you for a competitive job market. You will learn to work with state of the art computational tools and you will take on diverse math problems like fuel strategies for hybrid vehicles or optimizing a financial portfolio. 

You can choose to do several minors, including: 

• Computational Science 
• Finance 

Or, as a Science student in another discipline, keep your love of Math part of your degree by choosing to do a Mathematics minor.