Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Mathematics

The Mathematics PhD program prepares students with a broad base in pure, applied and industrial mathematics. The Doctor of Philosophy degree in Mathematics is intended to provide a broad base in applied and industrial mathematics. The goal of the program is to produce students who will attain distinction in their fields of research. In order to achieve this, the program has required core courses as well as a set of electives providing cross-disciplinary subjects. All students are required to take electives outside the department. Students in the program can specialize in one of many aspects of mathematics, including propagation through random media, nonlinear waves, graph theory, operator algebra and frame theory, tomography, approximation theory, differential equations, nonlinear dynamics and mathematical physics, as well as abstract algebra, real and complex analysis, and probability theory. Responding to this wide variety of interests, the program offers flexibility in the composition of the core courses as well as the qualifying examination. The program is comprehensive with opportunities for students to pursue research in a variety of disciplines.