The Department of Mathematics is committed to excellence
in teaching and research in a wide variety of mathematical disciplines.
Undergraduate and Graduate Students are engaged in a thorough program of study
leading to professional excellence in mathematical research, or in an area of
application.
Graduate courses are designed to meet the needs of
students pursuing graduate work in mathematics and related areas. The active fields of research covered
include real analysis, complex analysis, algebra, functional analysis,
geometry, topology, probability and statistics, ordinary and partial
differential equations, mathematical logic, and computational and applied
mathematics.
In addition to formal courses and research, seminars are
held frequently. Department
faculty and outstanding mathematicians from throughout the world present their
latest research findings in various fields of mathematics. Topics vary from year to year
reflecting the expertise of both tenured and visiting faculty. Each seminar is conducted by a faculty
member specializing in the subject field.
The Graduate Studies Committee, the Graduate Admissions
and Advising Committee and the TA Training Committee are responsible for
overseeing the graduate program.
Administrative operations are handled by the Graduate Affairs Officer.
This committee has responsibility over all policy matters
relating to the graduate program of the Department. The committee oversees Departmental requirements for
graduate degrees, revision of graduate courses and catalog descriptions, and
standards and procedures. The
committee recommends graduate courses and seminar teaching assignments to the
Chair and oversees the administration of the written Master's and Ph.D.
qualifying examinations and makes recommendation for students not making
satisfactory progress. The
committee hears appeals from Graduate Students and may recommend that students
be advanced from one degree program to another or be terminated in their
graduate studies in Mathematics.
This committee reviews and advises on financial support for continuing
Graduate Students.
Graduate Studies Committee
members 2007-2008
M. Cranston (Chair), P. Guidotti, Q. Nie, D. Wan, C. Terng, S.Y. Li
This committee reviews the dossier of all applicants for
graduate studies. They advise on
the admission to the graduate program and on financial support for
incoming Graduate
Students.
Members of this committee provide general professional
advice and assistance to every Graduate Student in planning their degree
program up to the time the student acquires a formal Ph.D. advisor.
Graduate Admissions Committee
members 2007-2008
M. Cranston (Chair), H.K. Zhao, M. Zeman, A. Figotin, S. Jitomirskaya, V. Baranovsky
TA Training Committee
This committee advises TAs on teaching matters and
provides instruction and guidance for teaching assistants throughout their TA
careers. The committee assists new
TAs in developing high quality teaching techniques and becoming familiar and
efficient in the role of teacher.
In coordination with the Instructional Resources Center (IRC) this
committee runs an orientation and training program for all TAs at the beginning
of Fall Quarter.
TA Training Committee members
2007-2008
L.Chrystal (Chair), R. Reilly, S. Frey