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PhD Degree Requirements

The following requirements are in addition to, or further elaborate upon, those requirements outlined in the Student Services section of this Web site.

Coursework Requirements

Courses
Units
Group I: Two one-year sequences from courses listed below by end of third year
6
MATH 412-1,2,3 Introduction to Modern Analysis
MATH 426-1 Basic Differential Equations
MATH 427-1,2 Partial Differential Equations
MATH 441-1 Geometry and Topology
MATH 443-1,2 Introduction to the Geometry of Manifolds
MATH 444-1,2 Introduction to Functional Analysis
MATH 447-1,2,3 Dynamical Systems
MATH 450-1,2 Probability
MATH 462-1,2,3 Stochastic Processes
Applied mathematics courses (approved by Graduate Committee)
Group II: Two one-year sequences from courses listed below by end of third year
6
MATH 441-1 Geometry and Topology
MATH 442-1,2 Algebraic Topology
MATH 465-1,2,3 Algebraic Topology II
MATH 470-1,2,3 Algebra
MATH 477 Commutative Algebra
MATH 478 Group Theory (one quarter)
MATH 480 Homological Algebra (one quarter)
MATH 482-1 Algebraic Number Theory
MATH 483-1,2,3 Algebraic Geometry
MATH 484 Lie Algebras
MATH 486-1,2,3 Algebraic K-theory
Total required units:
12

A passed preliminary exam in a subject may be substituted for a course.

Other PhD Degree Requirements

  • Examinations: three written preliminary examinations drawn from the following: algebra, algebraic topology, dynamical systems, geometry of manifolds, modern analysis (real and complex), partial differential equations and probability; oral qualifying examination
  • Research/Projects: see PhD Dissertation below
  • PhD Dissertation: original, independent research
  • Final Evaluations: defense of dissertation