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PhD Minor

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Program Minimum Units
21 Units
University Minimum Units
20 Units
Interests
Experimentation & Discovery, Technology, Data and Information Sciences
Academic Areas
Natural Sciences, Mathematics & Data Sciences, Engineering & Computer Science

Overview

The PhD minor will develop knowledge and skills in Mathematics that complement a PhD student’s primary field. This is achieved through the completion of graduate-level coursework in Mathematics.

Requirements

Program Requirements

Complete both of the following Sequences: 1, 2

Complete all of the following requirements:
Sequence 1
Complete all of the following course(s):
MATH 106

Functions of a Complex Variable

4 Units
or
MATH 116

Complex Analysis

4 Units
MATH 131P

Partial Differential Equations

4 Units
and
Sequence 2
Complete all of the following course(s):
MATH 113

Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory

4 Units
MATH 120

Groups and Rings

4 Units
or
MATH 152

Elementary Theory of Numbers

4 Units

The 100-level courses may have been completed during undergraduate study, and their equivalents from other universities are acceptable.

A third coherent sequence designed by the student, subject to the approval of the Director of Graduate Studies, may be considered a substitute for Sequence 1 or 2.

Additional Courses

Complete 21 units of Math graduate courses numbered between 200 and 297

The courses must be taken at Stanford for a letter grade and be approved in advance by the Director of Graduate Studies.