College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Department of Mathematics

Helpful Links to Graduate College Orientation Deadlines Graduate College Forms Thesis Manual Teaching Assistant Handbook Director of Graduate Education for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Dr. Paul Sacks 436 Carver Hall 515-294-8143 gradmath@iastate.edu Director of Graduate Education for School Mathematics Dr. Heather Bolles 396F Carver Hall 515-294-8465 msm@math.iastate.edu	Graduate Study The department offers programs leading to the Ph.D. in Mathematics or Applied Mathematics, the M.S. in Mathematics, Applied Mathematics and the Master of School Mathematics. We also participate in interdisciplinary programs in Information Assurance, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Human Computer Interaction and Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. All the graduate programs have considerable flexibility to suit individual needs. The faculty has especially strong, active research groups in partial differential equations, applied mathematics, stochastic processes, functional analysis, combinatorics, algebra, control theory, and mathematical biology. Degree programs Mathematics (MS or PhD) Applied Mathematics (MS or PhD) School Mathematics (MSM) Information Assurance (MS) Bioinformatics and Computational Biology Program (PhD) Human Computer Interaction (MS or PhD) Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (MS and PhD) Prospective students Admission Criteria How to apply Concurrent or Transfer Graduate Student Application Procedure Current Tuition and Fees Information about financial aid Community Information Graduate College Handbook International students International Admissions International Education Services Orientation Handbook for International Students Current students Mathematics Graduate Student Handbook Departmental Policy on Graduate Tuition Scholarships TA Job Description (2000-2010) First Year Graduate Student Seminar Schedule Qualifying Examinations for Mathematics and Applied Mathematics Ph.D. programs Travel Procedures Requirements for a Graduate Minor Preliminary Exam FAQ Final Defense FAQ Math Graduation Forms Mathematics Graduate Student Organization	Yi-Lin Cheng teaching Mathematics 140 during the summer. Thesis Archive from past students Employment Opportunities Research assistantship available spring 2009: Hailiang Liu and colleagues from six other universities have been awarded a National Science Foundation Focus Research Group (FRG) grant: Kinetic Description of Multiscale Phenomena: Modeling, Theory and Computation. More can be found at www.cscamm.umd.edu/frg If you are interested in this assistantship please email hliu@iastate.edu.
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