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Going to Graduate School in Mathematics

Going to Graduate School in Mathematics. Helmut Knaust Associate Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences. July 2013 MAA-NREUP at UTEP. Overview Introducing Myself Mathematics as a Profession Graduate programs at UTEP Teaching College Level Mathematics Preparing for Graduate School

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Going to Graduate School in Mathematics

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  1. Going to Graduate School in Mathematics Helmut Knaust Associate Professor Department of Mathematical Sciences July 2013 MAA-NREUP at UTEP

  2. Overview • Introducing Myself • Mathematics as a Profession • Graduate programs at UTEP • Teaching College Level Mathematics • Preparing for Graduate School • Applying to Graduate School • Financial Support

  3. Why did I study Math? • Encouragement from • My Dad • My Mathematics High School Teacher • I was good at Math • Promise of a secure job as a Math Teacher

  4. First one in my family to attend a university • Started out as a commuter student at the local university • Goal: Become a HS Math Teacher University of Bielefeld, Germany

  5. Transfer student • Got M.S. in Mathematics University of Bonn, Germany

  6. Ph.D. from UT Austin in 1989 • At UTEP since 1991 • 2001-2003 Director of the Entering Students Program in Science and Engineering • 2003-2008 Department Chair

  7. “Hot Areas” for Applying Mathematics • Computational Science • Mathematical Biology • Bioinformatics • Biostatistics • Modeling of Environmental Systems • Modeling of Geophysics Systems • Mathematics Education

  8. Mathematics as a Career • Broad range of positions in • Business, • Industry, • Government, • and Education • Employers include • Federal, state and local government, • Companies in the computer and communications industries, • Oil and energy companies, • Banks and insurance companies, • Consulting firms

  9. Mathematics as a Career • Federal Agencies hiring Mathematicians include: • National Security Agency • Dept. of Health and Human Services • Dept. of Energy • Dept. of Defense • Dept. of Labor • A Mathematics major is also an excellent preparation for graduate studies in: • Economics • Law School

  10. Resource for Math Careers: • Andrew Sterrett (ed.).“101 Careers in Mathematics”, Mathematical Association of America, 2nd ed. 2003. Quiz: Who Is UTEP’s Most Famous Math Alumnus? Larry Durham Bachelor’s in Mathematics 1966

  11. Information about Mathematics as a Profession and Graduate Schools • AMS - The profession • AMS - Data on the profession • Department Rankings – Group I • Department Rankings – Group II

  12. Graduate Programs at UTEP MS in Mathematics MS in Statistics MAT in Mathematics MS in Bioinformatics (interdisciplinary) MS/Ph.D. in Computational Science (interdisciplinary)

  13. Teaching College Mathematics: • Minimum requirement: Master’s degree in the • Mathematical Sciences • Job opportunities: • Teaching introductory courses at a community college • or university • Teaching dual-credit courses at a High School • Teaching at an Early College High School

  14. Applying to Graduate School • Deadlines are usually December/January for Admission in the following Fall semester • Many universities require the GRE (Graduate Record Examination) • General GRE website • Mathematics Subject Test • Practise Booklet

  15. Applying to Graduate School II • Desirable Coursework for Ph.D. programs (in Pure Math): • Two Analysis courses (Math 3341 & Math 4341) • Linear Algebra (Math 4326) • Abstract Algebra (Math 4325) • 3(?) Letters of Recommendation

  16. Applying to Graduate School III • “Localize” applications: • Research the Math department of the institution you apply to • Mention why you want to study in their department

  17. Financial support • Ask for financial support!! • Tuition waivers • Teaching Assistantships • Stipends/Fellowships • Are there limitations time-wise? (A Ph.D. program will take 4-6 years to complete.)

  18. “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” Michelangelo (1475-1564)

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