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College of Science and Technology 306 Barton Hall, Degree Programs: isc.temple.edu/grad/Programs
/stgrid.htm Departments: Chemistry Computer
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Direct inquiries to: Graduate Chair, Department of Mathematics, Wachman Hall, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122. (215) 204-7842.
Shiferaw Berhanu, Professor, Ph.D., Rutgers University; Orin N. Chein, Professor, Ph.D., Courant Institute; Boris Datskovsky, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University; Leon Ehrenpreis, Professor, Ph.D., Columbia University; Janos Galambos, Professor, Ph.D., Eotvos Lorand University, Hungary; Robert Gordon, Professor, Ph.D., California Institute of Technology; Eric Grinberg, Professor, Ph.D., Harvard University; Christian Gutierrez, Professor, Ph.D., University of Buenos Aires, Argentina; Omar Hijab, Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley; Marvin Knopp, Professor, Ph.D., University of Illinois; Seymour Lipschutz, Professor, Ph.D., Courant Institute; Jian-Guo Liu, Associate Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles; Martin Lorenz, Professor, Ph.D., Universitat Giessen, Germany; Jatinder S. Mehta, Professor, Ph.D., University of Wisconsin; Gerardo Mendoza, Professor, Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Eli Passow, Professor, Ph.D., Yeshiva University; K. Raghunandanan, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Colorado State University; Louis Raymon, Professor, Ph.D., Yeshiva University; Daniel Reich, Associate Professor, Ph.D., Princeton University; Sinai Robbins, Assistant Professor, Ph.D., University of California at Los Angeles; Ranganathan Srinivasan, Professor, Ph.D., Wayne State University; Daniel Szyld, Professor, Ph.D., Courant Institute; Georgia Triantafillou, Professor, Ph.D., Bonn University, Germany; Simeon Vishik, Professor, Ph.D., Moscow State University; Wei-Shih Yang, Professor, Ph.D., Cornell University; Doron Zeilberger, Professor, Ph.D., Weizmann Institute of Science.
The Department of Mathematics offers graduate work leading to the Master of Arts and the Doctor of Philosophy degrees. The aim of the M.A. program is to provide students with a foundation sufficient to pursue careers in mathematics in industry, government, or teaching. The Ph.D. program prepares students for careers in research and teaching at the university level or for applied mathematical work in a private or governmental agency.
Areas of Concentration The M.A. is offered in two tracks: Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics; both can be continued to the Ph.D. The applied track emphasizes computational mathematics and probability/statistics. The pure track emphasizes the classical areas of mathematics, such as analysis, algebra, probability, and topology. The Ph.D. involves a flexible course of study, with these subjects as a foundation and extensive study leading to original research in an area chosen by the student.
Admissions applications and all supporting credentials must be submitted to the Department by February 1 for fall admissions and November 1 for spring admissions. Late applications will be considered if there is space available.
Financial Aid The department offers a number of teaching assistantships, each of which carries a stipend plus full waiver of tuition and fees. All students admitted to the Ph.D. program in the department are automatically considered for financial assistance. Full-time students in the M.A. program will be considered for financial aid if funding is available.
Admission Requirements Requirements for admission to the graduate program include the following:
All of the above are used in making the admission decision. There are no set lower limits for GRE scores and GPAs. However, the decisions about admission to the Ph.D. program in mathematics take into account that students who complete the degree typically have an undergraduate GPA above 3.0, a score of at least 800 in the GRE Mathematics Subject Test, strong letters of recommendation, and top grades in at least two of the courses mentioned above.
All application materials, including GRE and TOEFL scores, must be sent directly to the Department of Mathematics. For application forms and any further admissions information, write to the Graduate Chair, Department of Mathematics.
Master of Arts Degree Requirements There are two tracks leading to the M.A. degree: Pure Mathematics and Applied Mathematics.
Pure Mathematics Track Students must complete 10 graduate courses in mathematics, chosen in consultation with the graduate adviser, and including the following core courses: Mathematics 417, 540, 557, 559, 565, and 575.
A written comprehensive examination, based on the core courses is taken after the course work is complete. Students are permitted to substitute the Ph.D. written comprehensive examination for the M.A. examination to fulfill the examination requirement for the M.A. degree.
Applied Mathematics Track Students must complete 10 graduate courses in mathematics, chosen in consultation with the graduate adviser. The following courses are recommended for students in the applied mathematics track: Mathematics 513, 540, 541, 561.
Students in the applied mathematics track must choose either to write an M.A. thesis, or to take the M.A. written comprehensive examination in applied mathematics when their course work is complete. The examination is based on material from the courses listed above.
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