Graduate Programs: MATHEMATICS

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Chair of the Department: Gerald J. Janusz

Director of Graduate Studies: Richard Jerrard

Correspondence and Information: Director of Graduate Studies, Department of Mathematics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 259 Altgeld Hall , 1409 West Green Street, Urbana, IL 61801; (217) 333-5749

GRADUATE FACULTY

Professors: S. B. Alexander, I. D. Berg, E. R. Berkson, B. C. Berndt, R. L. Bishop, J. Bourgain, P. G. Braunfeld, D. L. Burkholder, R. W. Carroll, R. F. Craggs, E. C. Dade, J. P. D'Angelo, H. G. Diamond, E. G. Evans, Jr., R. M. Fossum, G. K. Francis, Z. Furedi, J. W. Gray, D. R. Grayson, P. A. Griffith, W. J. Haboush, W. R. G. Haken, H. Halberstam, M. E. Hamstrom, L. L. Helms, C. W. Henson, A. Hildebrand, A. Hinkkanen, G. J. Janusz, R. P. Jerrard, C. G. Jockusch, F. W. Kamber, R. P. Kaufman, P. A. Loeb, H. P. Lotz, L. R. McCulloh, L. McLinden, J. B. Miles, I. Nikolaev, J. I. Palmore, N. T. Peck, A. L. Peressini, W. V. Philipp, H. A. Porta, R. R. Rao, B. A. Reznick, D. J. S. Robinson, J. J. Rotman, P. E. Schupp, K. B. Stolarsky, W. F. Stout, M. Suzuki, G. Takeuti, P. M. Tondeur, J. J. Uhl, Jr., S. V. Ullom, L. Van den Dries, P. M. Weichsel, D. West, J. E. Wetzel, J. M. Wu

Associate Professors: P. Aviles, A. Babakhanian, L. L. Dornhoff, S. Dutta, D. Monrad, R. G. Muncaster, P. K. Newton, H. Paley, E. G. Portnoy, Z-J. Ruan, D. R. Sherbert, A. Tumanov, E. C. Weinberg

Assistant Professors: M. J. Bergvelt, N. Boston, S. B. Bradlow, K. Ding, N. Firoozye, E. W. Gray, S. Ivanov, R. Jerrard, R. McCarthy, M. Nicolau

Emeritus Professors: F. R. Albrecht, J. R. Alexander, K. I. Appel, R. Ash, P. T. Bateman, J. L. Doob, S. I. Goldberg, R. Langebartel, D. E. Muller, H. A. Osborn, I. M. Reiner, L. A. Rubel, E. Scott, T.-W. Ting, J. H. Walter, W. Zaring

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

The department offers graduate study leading to the master of science (or of arts) in mathematics, the doctor of philosophy in mathematics, the master of science in applied mathematics, and the master of science in the teaching of mathematics.

ADMISSION

Graduate College admission requirements apply. Students may be admitted with full standing if they hold a strong undergraduate degree in mathematics and a grade-point average of 4.25 (A = 5.0). Students whose undergraduate training in mathematics is deficient may be admitted with deficiencies to be removed during the first year of graduate study.

MASTER'S DEGREE PROGRAMS

The master's degree programs can be completed in a year plus a summer or in one and one-half years of full time study by students entering without deficiencies. Students entering with deficiencies may require two years to complete the degree. There are no thesis or language requirements, and no comprehensive examination is required. These programs may be revised; students are advised to check with the director of graduate studies.

The master's degree in mathematics requires a total of 8 units, of which 3 must be at the 400 level in mathematics. The master's degree in applied mathematics requires 8 units, of which 2 must be at the 400 level in mathematics. Specific course and sequence requirements for this degree can be satisfied through study in one of three options: (1) optimization and algorithms, (2) science applications, or (3) actuarial science.

The master's in the teaching of mathematics requires 8 units, of which 4 must be in mathematics and 2 in education. Specific course and sequence requirements must be met.

DOCTORAL DEGREE PROGRAM

Students working toward a Ph.D. degree usually require from four to six years to complete the requirements. Each student must pass the comprehensive examinations (testing the student's knowledge of basic graduate-level mathematics in algebra, analysis, and one other area) and the preliminary examination (testing the student's ability to begin or continue research in a chosen field). Students must also write and defend a research thesis in their field of mathematics. A reading knowledge of two of the following languages (excluding the student's native language) is required: English, French, German, Russian.

FINANCIAL AID

Financial aid is available in the form of teaching assistantships, research assistantships, and fellowships. The same application is used for decisions on admission, assistantships, and fellowships. The deadline for equal consideration for fellowships and assistantships is February 15, but later applications for assistantships will be considered if positions are available. Students may be admitted without financial aid until a month before classes start.

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