Applied Mathematics & Statistics, and Scientific Computation

Applied Mathematics Preliminary Requirements

The student must fulfill the below three requirements in accordance with a Study Plan approved by the AMSC Graduate Committee.

If the student deviates from a previously approved Study Plan, the student must submit a revised Study Plan to the Graduate Committee for approval before applying for candidacy.

I. Course Distribution Requirements

• At least 18 of the 36 credits must be in courses with primarily mathematical content. Of these 18 credits at least 9 must be at the 600-898 level; 3 must be a course in numerical analysis with a grade of B or better.

• For the area of application, the student must have at least either 6 credits at the 600-800 level or 9 credits, at least 3 of which are at the 600-800 level.

• No course may be used to meet both of the above requirements. Most courses clearly fall into either one category or the other; if a question does arise, it is the function of the Graduate Committee to decide the category into which a given course is to be placed.

II. Qualifying Exam Requirements

III. Seminar Requirements

The purpose of this seminar requirement is to acquaint students with a variety of applications of mathematics and to provide some experience in lecturing on these applications. One-credit seminar courses include:

• the Applied Mathematics Seminar (AMSC 699);

• an approved RIT course (AMSC 689);

• an appropriate seminar offered by a participating department.

To receive credit, the student is expected to attend the seminar regularly and to give at least one half-hour talk on an application of mathematics. If the student decides to take a seminar course in a participating department, he or she must have prior consent of the Director. The faculty member in charge of the seminar must attest that the requirements listed above have been met.