Introduction

The Computational Mathematics Option (CMO) is an option within our program of master of sciences in applied mathematics, and it has been offered since 2001. A student who meets the requirements of the CMO will receive, in addition to the master degree, a certificate signed by the Dean of the College.

Students who might benefit from the program are individuals who are either currently employed in a Houston area industry (oil, computer software, etc.) and are seeking a terminal professional degree to enhance their skills, or current students who are in other scientific graduate programs and wish to strengthen their future resumes by the addition of this advanced degree.

It is our intent that this degree program should take no longer than two years to complete for a full time student. Part-time students are also very welcome.

Degree Requirements

The Computational Mathematics Option (CMO), has been offered since the 2001 Fall Semester. A student who meets the requirements of the CMO will receive, in addition to the master degree, a certificate signed by the Dean of the College. Two new courses, MATH 6377, entitled “Basic Tools for the Applied Mathematician,” and MATH 6378, “Basic Scientific Computing,” have been approved at the University level and are offered since the 2002-2003 Academic Year. These courses provide a rapid and intense introduction to advanced mathematical and computational topics used in applied mathematics. The requirements for the MSAM, Computational Mathematics Option, are as follows.

• Successful completion (C or higher) of
  MATH 6370;6371: Numerical Analysis, and
  MATH 6377;6378: Basic Tools for the Applied Mathematician; Basic Scientific Computing.
• Successful completion (C or higher) of at least 6 credit hours of courses selected from:
  MATH 6366: Optimization,
  MATH 6372: Numerical Ordinary Differential Equations,
  MATH 6374: Numerical Partial Differential Equations,
  MATH 6376: Numerical Linear Algebra,
  MATH 7374: Mathematical Theory of Finite Element Methods,
  MATH 7396: Selected Topics in Numerical Analysis.
• Completion of 6 more elective course hours from disciplines that use or develop scientific computational techniques. These hours must be at the senior level or higher and must be approved by the Director of Graduate Studies. The students are encouraged to choose electives from departments outside of Mathematics.
• Completion of a tutorial project under the supervision of a faculty member, MATH 6315;7315: Master's Tutorial. The tutorial requirement may be replaced by taking two regularly scheduled classes, if this is the decision of the student and advisor.

Contact Information

Professor T. Pan is in charge of the CMO program, please contact professor Pan for more information at e-mail: pan@math.uh.edu