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Mathematics

Graduate Program Summary

Graduate Degrees Offered

M.A.; M.S.; M.A.T.; M.Sc.T.; Ph.D.
Areas of Study
Applied Mathematics and Mathematical Biology; Commutative Algebra, Algebraic Geometry and K-Theory; Control Theory; Differential Equations, Dynamical Systems, and Time Scales; Discrete Mathematics and Coding Theory; Functional Integration; Groups, Semigroups and Topology; Mathematics Education; Operator Theory and Operator Algebras

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Application Deadline
For Financial Consideration
     Fall: January 15
Otherwise
     Fall: February 1

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Graduate Student Research

Graduate student Frank Moore speaks in the Graduate Student Seminar. The mathematics department has an active seminar series, with approximately 13 weekly seminars in which graduate students, faculty, and visitors present research.


Description of Program

The Department of Mathematics offers programs of study leading to the degrees of Master of Arts, Master of Science, Master of Arts for Teachers, Master of Science for Teachers, and Doctor of Philosophy. An excellent colloquium series exposes students to recent developments in the mathematical sciences from a variety of distinguished speakers. Students also have access to an excellent research library, a mathematical sciences database, and two computer laboratories with state-of-the-art computational facilities.


Contact

Graduate Chair
David Pitts
Graduate Recruiting Chair
Mark Walker
mwalker@math.unl.edu
402-472-0521
Department Address
203 Avery Hall
Lincoln NE 68588-0130
Department Website
http://www.math.unl.edu/...

Faculty and Research

George Avalos Control Theory
Luchezar Avramov Commutative Algebra
Collin Bleak Group Theory; Topological Dynamics
Mark Brittenham Low-Dimensional Topology
Leo Chouinard Algebra; Combinatorics
Steve Cohn Applied Mathematics; Mathematical Modeling
Bo Deng Dynamical Systems
Allan Donsig Operator Algebras
Steve Dunbar Applied Mathematics; Mathematics Education
Lynn Erbe Differential Equations
Mikil Foss Calculus of Variations
Brian Harbourne Algebraic Geometry
Stephen Hartke Combinatorics; Graph Theory
Susan Hermiller Geometric Group Theory
Gwendolen Hines Dynamical Systems
Srikanth Iyengar Commutative Algebra
Christine Kelley Coding Theory
Glenn Ledder Applied Mathematics; Mathematical Modeling
Jim Lewis Commutative Algebra; Mathematics Education
David Logan Applied Mathematics; Mathematical Ecology
Irakli Loladze Applied Mathematics; Mathematical Ecology
Thomas Marley Commutative Algebra; Coding Theory
John Meakin Geometric Group Theory; Semigroups
John Orr Web Technology in Education; Operator Theory
Allan Peterson Difference and Differential Equations
David Pitts Operator Algebras
Jamie Radcliffe Combinatorics
Petronela Radu Partial Differential Equations
Mohammad Rammaha Partial Differential Equations
Richard Rebarber Control Theory
Tom Shores Numerical Analysis
Dave Skoug Functional Integration
Janet Striuli Commutative Algebra
Brigitte Tenhumberg Ecology of Populations; Decision Theory
Daniel Toundykov Partial Differential Equations
Judy Walker Algebraic Coding Theory
Mark Walker Algebraic K-Theory
Roger Wiegand Commutative Algebra
Sylvia Wiegand Commutative Algebra
Gordon Woodward Mathematics Education; Analysis
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