Applied and Computational Mathematics Master's Thesis - 625.803

This is the first in a two-course sequence (EN.625.803 and EN.625.804) designed for students in the master’s program who wish to work with a faculty advisor to conduct significant, original independent research in the field of applied and computational mathematics. (Each course is one semester.) A sequence may be used to fulfill two courses within the 700-level course requirements for the master’s degree; only one sequence may count toward the degree. For sequence 625.803 and 625.804, the student is to produce a bound hard-copy thesis for submission to the JHU library and an electronic version of the thesis based on standards posted at https://www.library.jhu.edu/library-services/electronic-theses-dissertations/. (The student is also encouraged to write a technical paper for publication based on the thesis.) The intent of the research is to expand the body of knowledge in the broad area of applied mathematics, with the research leading to professional-quality documentation. A full description of the guidelines (which includes the list of approved ACM research faculty) and the approval form can be found at https://ep.jhu.edu/current-students/student-forms/.

Course Prerequisite(s)

Completion of at least six courses towards the Master of Science, including EN.625.601 Real Analysis and/or EN.625.609 Matrix Theory, EN.625.603 Statistical Methods and Data Analysis, and at least one of the following three two-semester sequences: EN.625.717–EN.625.718 Advanced Differential Equations: Partial Differential Equations and Nonlinear Differential Equations and Dynamical Systems, EN.625.721– EN.625.722 Probability and Stochastic Processes I and II, or EN.625.725– EN.625.726 Theory of Statistics I and II. It is recommended that the sequence represent the final two courses of the degree.