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Fall 2012 New Student Information
Orientation New Student Mini-Orientation will be held
the first day of the "Boot Camp" Summer Program, Monday, August 13, 9:00-9:30 AM in Math
Sciences 6620. Breakfast will be served. Students who arrive late or do
not attend the Boot Camp should meet with Maggie Albert and/or Martha
Contreras in MS 6356 when they arrive on campus. Enrollment & Registration Enrollment Students will be assigned a faculty advisor to
assist with course selection. Course enrollment typically occurs
mid-to-late September. Enrollment is on-line through URSA. Advisers must
approve the study plan by signing a form that will be provided. Students are
expected to follow the guidelines for first year study given in the Graduate Handbook.
In particular first year students have to take two of the core sequences,
unless the number is reduced by passing one or more of the Area Exams on entry.
Registration
It is highly
recommended that incoming Ph.D students take the Basic Examination
on Thursday, September 20. Students
participating in the summer “boot camp” are required to take the exam. This is an exam on undergraduate
material and is normally taken and passed on entry. You may also take Area
Qualifying Exams, to be given Monday,
September 17 - Friday, September 21, but should only do so if you have prepared
adequately for the exams. To sign-up for a qualifying exam, please see Martha
in MS 6356 or email her by Monday,
September 10. If you have questions regarding qualifying exams,
please contact the Graduate Vice-Chair, Itay Neeman. Information on the Basic exam and other qualifying
exams can be found on the math department website -
www.math.ucla.edu/grad/handbook/hbqex.html.
Old exams can be downloaded via this link.
In addition participation in fall quarter TA training
is mandatory for all incoming PhD
students who will be teaching at any period in 2012-2013. This
applies to even those not TA-ing in the fall quarter, and those with prior
teaching experience. There are no exceptions. This training is offered in the fall
quarter only. TA training includes:
All three components are mandatory. Students who do
not complete TA training are ineligible for Math Department TA-ships. Master degree students who want to TA must also
participate in the TA training.
The Mathematics Department offers a summer program
for all entering graduate students:
summer “boot camp” courses are taught August 13 through September 14, followed by a week of exam preparation and
study, leading to the Basic Exam which is given on Thursday September 20. The boot camp covers the material for the Basic
Exam. It consists of two main courses, linear algebra and analysis, which are
carefully coordinated. Topics in Applied Math relevant to the Basic syllabus
may also be presented. The lectures are Monday-Thursday 10:00-12:00 and
1:30-3:30, with linear algebra in the morning and analysis in the afternoon. Discussion sessions with the teaching
assistant are on Fridays and include problem solving and practice exams. The instructors for 2012 are Professors Peter
Petersen (linear algebra) and Christoph Thiele (analysis). All students who attend the program must take the
Basic Exam.
Texts for Summer 2012 Boot Camp:
Analysis: Analysis I and Analysis
II, by T. Tao Linear Algebra: Linear Algebra, by P. Petersen Books are available at the
UCLA Bookstore.
Graduate housing is available in limited
numbers. If this is your preference, you should submit the on-line housing
application, available on the UCLA
housing website, as soon as possible, and let Maggie Albert know
so that the department can put you on the housing priority list. Assignments
are then made on a first come first serve basis. Students who are not
assigned housing immediately may be put on a wait-list. If you apply for a two bedroom apartment the
housing office may select a roommate for you. If you have a specific roommate
in mind, both you and the roommate must indicate this on the application. The UCLA community housing office
maintains a listing of non-university owned rentals.
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