Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics

Our proposal for a new Doctorate Degree in Mathematics at the University of Nevada Reno is currently under review. Although no definite dates have been set to implement our proposal reviews have been positive and we are optimistic that we will soon be able to admit students for advanced study leading to a Ph.D. in Mathematics. Our program is designed to be flexible, accommodating students writing dissertations in different areas. At the same time, the program is to take the most advantage of the current resources and strengths of the faculty. After taking common core classes, students will be able to focus on research problems in pure and applied mathematics as well as probability/statistics. Below, we give a sample course of study in applied mathematics demonstrating the flexibility in the program.

Research in Numerical Analysis/Operations Research

Semester	Course	Title	Credits
Fall 1	MATH 713	Real Analysis I	3
	MATH 701	Numerical Analysis I	3
	MATH 687	Deterministic Operations Research	3
Spring 1	MATH 714	Real Analysis II	3
	MATH 702	Numerical Analysis II	3
	MATH 688	Partial Differential Equations	3
Summer 1	QUALIFYING	EXAM in ANALYSIS
Fall 2	MATH 761	Methods in Applied Math I	3
	MATH 751	Operations Research I	3
	MATH 661	Probability Theory	3
Spring 2	MATH 762	Methods in Applied Math II	3
	MATH 752	Operations Research II	3
	MATH 612	Functional Analysis	3
Summer 2	QUALIFYING	EXAM in NUMERICAL ANALYSIS
Fall 3	MATH 721	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos I	3
	MATH 685	Graph Theory and Combinatorics	3
Spring 3	MATH 722	Nonlinear Dynamics and Chaos II	3
	MATH 780	Topics in field of dissertation	3
Summer 3	ORAL EXAMS	ON THE TOPIC OF DISSERTATION
Fall 4	MATH 799	Dissertation	6
Spring 4	MATH 799	Dissertation	6
Fall 5	MATH 799	Dissertation	6
Spring 5	MATH 799	Dissertation	6
TOTAL			72

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