ETSU Math Graduate Program, Introduction
ETSU Math Graduate Students, 2007-2008
(L to R) Pius Muindi, Lamont Vaughan, Yan Xia, Romual Tchouta, John Hicks, Daniel Cantrell, Azamed Gezahagne, Adam Meadows, Wyatt Desormeaux, Rodney Greenway, Trina Wooten, Ernest Jum, Randetta Fuller, Tracy Holt, and Joel Gongora. This photo only includes those graduate students registered for Complex Analysis 1 in Fall 2007.
This webpage contains links to webpages with detailed descriptions of our master's program, procedures for applying to the program, lists of graduate math classes, information on theses, and recent student research publications.
Catalog Information
The following information is contained in the ETSU Graduate Catalog and describes our program in general, as well as listing our graduate classes:
A copy of the current graduate catalog can be found here.
Frequently Asked Questions
For more information check out our Frequently Asked Questions page which provides information on these topics:
- Application Process
- Program Requirements
- Financial Aid and Assistantships
- International Students
- Thesis and Graduation
Math Graduate Comprehensive Exams
To be a successful master's candidate in our program, you must pass two comprehensive exams - one on freshman level calculus, and one on sophomore level linear algebra. For explicit policies, study guides, and sample tests, check out the
Math Graduate Comprehensive Exams webpage.
Math Department Forms
The following forms will be required at various times during the pursuit of your M.S. degree in the Math Department:
- Preliminary Thesis Presentation PDF
PS (this is an internal Math Department form)
- "Application for a Math Department Assistantship" form PDF
PS (this is an internal Math Department form)
- "Checklist for Math Graduate Students" PDF
PS (this includes a list of tasks which must be completed to
obtain an MS degree in math)
- Schedule of graduate class offerings for the next few years (to be used in filling out your "Plan of Study" form)
PDF
PS
Need Some Teaching Suggestions?
Check out Bob Gardner's
"Teaching: Some Mechanics" webpage.
Some of Our Graduate Students' Work
This table contains links to a list of publications of some of our graduate students and a link to the Graduate School's list of electronic theses (this includes all math theses completed since 2001, in PDF format).
Important Dates
For important dates, check out the Graduate Schools list of dates.
Interdisciplinary Work
Recently, Math Department graduate students have enjoyed a degree of success doing their thesis research on a topic which includes math as well as a related area. Examples include:
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Optimization Problems in Hilbert Space with POSS Complexes, by John Corn.
This is thesis codirected by members of the Math Department (Bob Gardner) and the Department of Physics, Astronomy and Geology (Frank Hagelberg). This combined math, physics, and quantum chemistry.
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Methods for the Analysis of Developmental Respiration Patterns, by Justin Peyton.
This is a thesis codirected by member of the Math Department (Edith Seier) and the Department of Biological Sciences (Karl Joplin).
This combined a number of areas of math (statistics, numerical analysis, splines, regression) and biology (respiration in the pupation of fly larvae).
For more details, see
the online thesis database.
Diversity
The ETSU math graduate program has enjoyed a high degree of diversity. Recently (since 2007) we have had:
- graduate students from Cameroon, Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Ethiopia, Vietnam, Mexico, and China,
- African American students (both male and females) and a Native American student,
- students with undergraduate degrees from Michigan, Maryland, Idaho, and Missouri (though, most of our domestic graduate students are from either Tennessee or Virginia).
Return to Mathematics' webpage, or go to the ETSU School of Graduate Studies webpage.
Last updated: May 8, 2008.