Prof Victor Tan received his B.Sc. from NUS and Ph.D. from the University of California. His research interests are in algebra and number theory. He is also a Fellow of the NUS Teaching Academy. He is President of the Singapore Mathematical Society and has organised a wide range of mathematics activities for school teachers and students. Prof Tan is Deputy Head (Teaching) at NUS' Department of Mathematics. He has received multiple Faculty- and University-level awards for teaching excellence, including the Outstanding Educator Award, the highest recognition for teaching at NUS.

In this talk, we will answer frequently asked questions that prospective students have about the Mathematics programmes in NUS. These include: What topics and skills will you learn in our Mathematics programmes? How difficult are these programmes? How should you prepare for the Mathematics courses? How do you get into the Quantitative Finance programme? What opportunities do you have to enhance your learning experience? What are the job prospects for our graduates?