MS Exam Content
Students will take the master's exam in their chosen area of concentration.
Each exam question is worth 20 points and the 8 questions with the highest
numerical scores will be used to determine the student's grade for the exam.
Students should consult the Graduate Handbook 
for additional details.
The questions on the exam are distributed as follows:
- Pure Mathematics (3 questions each) :
- Algebra (Math 516)Analysis (Math 313, 414)Complex Analysis (Math 417)Logic (Math 430)Number Theory (Math 435)Point-set Topology (Math 445)
- Applied Mathematics:
- Linear Algebra (Math 310 or 320) - 2 questionsAdvanced Calculus I, II (Math 410, 411) - 2 questionsComplex Analysis with Application (Math 417) - 2 questionsApplied Differential Equations (Math 480) - 3 questionsApplied Partial Differential Equations (Math 481) - 3 questions
- Mathematical Computer Science (2 questions each):
- Computer Algorithms I (MCS 401)Combinatorics (MCS 421)Graph Theory (MCS 423)Codes and Cryptography (MCS 425)Theory of Computation I (MCS 441)Numerical Analysis (MCS 471)
- Probability and Statistics:
- Intro to Probability (Stat 401) - 1 questionStatistical Theory (Stat 411) - 2 questionsNonparametric Statistical Methods (Stat 416) - 1 questionIntro to Survey Sampling (Stat 431) - 1 questionApplied Probability Models I (Stat 461) - 1 questionLinear and Nonlinear Programming (Stat 471) - 1 questionGame Theory (Stat 473) - 1 questionApplied Statistical Methods II (Stat 481) - 2 questions