2014-2015 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Department of Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics
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For a listing of Graduate Faculty Membership go to the following link: Graduate Faculty Membership.
The Department of Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics combines the areas of mathematics, chemistry and physics. At the graduate level, the department offers master’s degrees in mathematics, mathematics education and chemistry.
Chemistry and physics faculty are very active in research which includes graduate and undergraduate participation. Equipment includes spectrometers, access to the main-frame computer, personal computers, data-acquisition systems and wind turbines. The chemistry staff regularly receives research grants from such agencies as The Welch Foundation and University Research Enhancement Funds. The Alternative Energy Institute is known internationally for its research in wind energy and wind turbines. These research grants allow faculty to involve students in a very productive research environment.
Primary teaching and research interests of the mathematics faculty are pure and applied mathematics, including algebra, analysis, differential equations and statistics. Accordingly, the master’s degree in mathematics is uniquely broad based and strongly oriented toward applications. The master of science degree in mathematics or chemistry is designed to ensure basic knowledge and the capacity for sustained scholarly study. Both a 30-hour thesis option and a 36-hour non-thesis option are available. Six semester hours of real analysis or algebraic systems is required for the mathematics degree. The remainder of course work is selected from differential equations, complex analysis, mathematical statistics, numerical analysis and algebraic systems. The chemistry degree offers inorganic, organic, physical chemistry and biochemistry, as areas of specialization. Graduate students in chemistry are encouraged to become active research participants with the faculty.
Students are also involved in a variety of departmental activities, including seminars and colloquia. The small size of the program contributes to an atmosphere of informality and accessibility.
Each year, the department has a number of openings for teaching and research assistants.
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Discipline - Course Prefix
Chemistry - CHEM
Mathematics and Physical Science - MPS
Mathematics - MATH
Physics - PHYS
NOTE: See the “Course Descriptions ” section of this catalog for a complete list of courses offered by the University.
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