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UCLA Math Graduate Programs
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The UCLA Mathematics Department enjoys an impressive position among the top schools in the country. Its international reputation is also considerable. Distinguished visiting faculty supplements a noted regular faculty. The student body comes from around the world. The Department encourages close interaction between faculty and students to maximize the educational experience. There are many opportunities for learning mathematics beyond formal coursework. To supplement the classroom experience, a series of lectures, colloquia, conferences, and various exchange programs are scheduled throughout the year. Of major importance for the department is the assurance of renewed strength with the hiring of top faculty. |
| Virtually every core area of Mathematics is strongly represented in the department. The most recent ranking of graduate programs by US News and Word Report ranked the UCLA Mathematics Department 10th overall, 5th in Applied Mathematics and second in Logic. |
The Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM) is one of only three national mathematics research institutes. IPAM runs 2 major programs and a number of shorter workshops annually at which mathematicians and scientists meet to work on a wide range of exciting interdisciplinary problems. Each long program opens with a series of tutorials explaining the relevant mathematics and science, and will encompass several workshops and conferences attracting some of the world's leading scientists and mathematicians. IPAM is located in its own building (formerly the Career Center) adjacent to the Mathematics Sciences Building. |
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Overview of the Department |
| The Department is by far the youngest of the top fifteen mathematics departments in the United States. It awarded its first Ph.D. in 1947. Since that time, the Department has grown significantly. Today, it has 57 regular faculty and 44
research assistant professors, lecturers and post-docs, encompassing major areas
of both pure and applied mathematics. These groups work together cooperatively and provide students with a broad range of areas for research.
Our strength is evident, as can be seen from the large number of faculty members invited to speak at International Congress of Mathematicians meetings: 5 in 1998, 4 in 1994 and 5 in 1986. We are tied for second in the US in the number of invitees per department. In the past 10 years our faculty have won 9 Guggenheim Fellowship, and most of our junior faculty have won Alfred Sloan Fellowships. In addition to numerous other distinctions, our current faculty includes Erdos and Fermat Prize winners, an Assistant Director at the NSF, a National Academy of Science member and a Field's Medal winner. Our department was also recognized this year by the American Mathematical Society with the 2007 Award for an Exemplary Program or Achievement in a Mathematics Department. The Department has a diverse student body, a strong academic program, and a broad choice of first rate research areas. Currently, we have 167 students- 162 Ph.Ds and 5 MAs. Approximately 17% of these students are female and 34% are non-U.S. citizens. Once students enter the Department, they become part of a structured and supportive environment. Our Ph.D's have gone on to successful careers, including professorships at leading universities, teaching in four-year colleges, and careers in government labs and private industry. |
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Department and Library: The Department is located in the Mathematical Sciences Building, which is centrally situated on the UCLA campus. The MS building houses classrooms, administrative offices, faculty offices, graduate student offices, the graduate student lounge and several computer labs. In addition, the Department maintains its own Graduate Reading Room. The Reading Room has a large non-circulating collection of books, over 9,000 monographs, and subscribes to 150 mathematical journals. The Engineering and Mathematical Sciences Library is located nearby in the adjoining Boelter Hall. |
| Computing: The Department provides general computing support for faculty and graduate students. Facilities available to graduate students include the Applied Computing Lab (ACL) in MS 6187 and the Graduate Computing Lab (GCL) in MS 3347. The ACL is available to all Applied Math graduate students, and consists of six machines running Linux and eight machines running Windows 2000. A high-speed/volume printer is available as well. The GCL has linux/windows machines and a high-speed/volume printer. In addition, PC's are available in all graduate student offices. The department also maintains a Linux based "Beowulf" cluster for parallel computing. |
| Calendar: The University of California, Los Angeles is on a three-quarter academic year. The Fall Quarter 2007 began on September 24 and ends December 14. Winter 2008 begins January 2 and ends March 21. Spring 2008 begins March 26 and ends June 13. Spring break is the week in between the end of the winter quarter and the beginning of spring quarter. There is also a Summer Session, however graduate courses are not offered. |
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