Applied and Computational Mathematics Doctor of Philosophy Program
Department of Mathematics | Faculty of Science
丁香园AV Calendar 2012 Spring
丁香园AV Requirements
Applicants normally submit scores in the aptitude section and an appropriate advanced section of the Educational Testing Service鈥檚 graduate record examinations. Applicants with backgrounds in areas other than mathematics (for example, a bachelor鈥檚 degree or its equivalent in engineering or physics) may be considered suitably prepared for these programs.
Program Requirements
Core Course Requirements
Normally courses that are cross-listed as undergraduate courses cannot be used to satisfy graduate course requirements.
Beyond all the courses the student completed for the bachelor's degree, the candidate will complete 26 units, normally completed during five terms, that is comprised of one of
- APMA 900-4 Advanced Mathematical Methods I
- APMA 901-4 Advanced Mathematical Methods II
and one of
- APMA 920-4 Numerical Linear Algebra
- APMA 922-4 Numerical Solution of Partial Differential Equations
and one of
- APMA 930-4 Fluid Dynamics
- APMA 935-4 Analysis and Computation of Models
and at least one other course from the above course lists that has not already been completed
and an additional seven graduate units.
and a further three units which may be chosen from either graduate or 400 division undergraduate courses.
Students must complete a further eight graduate units beyond the requirements shown above. Candidates who are admitted to the PhD program without an MSc are required to obtain credit or transfer credit for an amount of course work equivalent to that obtained by students with an MSc.
Candidacy Examination
Students pass an oral candidacy exam given by the supervisory committee before the end of the fourth full time term. The exam consists of a proposed thesis topic defence and supervisory committee questions about related proposed research topics. The exam follows submission of a written PhD research proposal and is graded pass/fail. Those with a fail will complete a second exam within six months. A student failing twice will normally withdraw.
Thesis
A PhD candidate must submit and defend a thesis based on his/her original work that embodies a significant contribution to mathematical knowledge.
Academic Requirements within the Graduate General Regulations
All graduate students must satisfy the academic requirements that are specified in the graduate general regulations (residence, course work, academic progress, supervision, research competence requirement, completion time, and degree completion), as well as the specific requirements for the program in which they are enrolled, as shown above.