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Study
The University of Louisville Department
of Mathematics is a research-oriented department that prides itself on delivering
first-rate graduate instruction. There are a broad range of courses and ample
opportunities to interact with faculty. The Department also maintains an
active colloquium series with talks given by visiting mathematicians, statisticians
and scientists.
Ph.D. in Applied and Industrial MathematicsStarting in Fall 2002, the Department of Mathematics began offering a Ph.D. degree in applied and industrial mathematics. This new program prepares mathematicians with a blend of advanced mathematical and statistical knowledge, together with experience applying that knowledge. Students completing the program develop a perspective from which they can see mathematics as an integrated whole, with appropriate roles played by applied and industrial needs. The combination of course work, application area and an industrial internship enable the student to pursue a range of options, including a career within industry.Master of ArtsThe Master of Arts degree offers the student intensive training in mathematics, as well as flexibility of emphasis. The emphasis of the department is on applicable mathematics, including actuarial mathematics and statistics. Up to twelve of the thirty hours of course work required for the degree may be taken in an approved minor, such as computer science, physics or secondary education. An industrial internship can be an integral part of the student's program. Graduates have used this degree to prepare for careers as actuaries, statisticians, systems analysts, teachers at the secondary or junior college level, for jobs in industry and government, or for further graduate study.Interdisciplinary OpportunitiesBoth the Ph.D. and M.A. degrees allow a student to design a program of study containing subjects from outside the Department of Mathematics. In this way, classes from areas such as biostatistics, physics and engineering can be part of the program. Arrangements can also be made for interdisciplinary M.S. degrees.Actuarial ScienceThe Department offers courses and review sessions on the material required for most of the examinations leading to an Associateship of the Society of Actuaries. These courses can be taken as part of a degree program or on a post-baccalaureate basis. Internships with a local insurance company are also available.Financial AidThe Department offers Graduate Teaching Assistantships that include healthcare coverage (for more details of the health coverage visit http://www.med.louisville.edu/clinical/studenthealth/insurance.htm#grad). Teaching Assistants receive tuition remission and are required to enroll in at least nine credit hours of graduate course work each regular semester. From time to time Research Assistantships supported by research grants to faculty are also available.First year Teaching Assistants are responsible for meeting six hours weekly with recitations of a combined-section course for which a professor has primary instructional responsibility. The Teaching Assistant serves as a discussion leader and administers and grades quizzes from the recitation meetings as well as helping to proctor and grade the major exams. Second year students receive an enhanced stipend and normally teach two sections of a three-credit-hour course in which they have primary responsibility for lecturing, testing and assigning grades. Second year assistantships are ordinarily available to any first year Teaching Assistants who have made satisfactory progress toward their degrees. Assistantships are normally
awarded in April, but late applications will be considered, if positions
are still available.
FacilitiesThe University of Louisville library system has holdings of about 1.2 million volumes and has subscriptions to over 200 mathematics journals.The University of Louisville Computer Center is equipped with a variety of computers ranging from microcomputer labs and UNIX-based RISC workstations to a large IBM mainframe. Students use these computer facilities as an aid in learning such mathematics as statistics and numerical analysis. The Department has two microcomputer labs and many scattered workstations connected to the University TCP/IP network and the Internet. The University of Louisville and the CommunityMore than 22,000 students attend eleven schools, colleges, and divisions on three park-like campuses. U of L offers graduate, professional, baccalaureate, and associate degrees, as well as certificates, in over 170 fields of study through 11 schools and colleges.A member of the state system of higher education since 1970, the University of Louisville traces its history to 1798, when the state legislature endowed public land for the Jefferson Seminary, a small liberal arts school. The University of Louisville is the oldest university west of the Allegheny Mountains. The University
of Louisville is in Louisville,
the largest metropolitan area in the state. Louisville is best known as
the home of the Kentucky Derby and the Louisville Slugger.
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