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| <p><h1>The Qualifying Exam at UC Davis</h1></p> | <p><h1>The Qualifying Exam at UC Davis</h1></p> | ||
| <p>Below is a also a list of suggestions from students and faculty. Suggestions may differ between the Applied and Pure Exam but the timeline should still be the same. Also, if you want more advice beyond this department, check out <a href="http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/students/qualifying_exam.html">the Grad Studies Qualifying Exam suggestions</a>.</p> | <p>Below is a also a list of suggestions from students and faculty. Suggestions may differ between the Applied and Pure Exam but the timeline should still be the same. Also, if you want more advice beyond this department, check out <a href="http://gradstudies.ucdavis.edu/students/qualifying_exam.html">the Grad Studies Qualifying Exam suggestions</a>.</p> | ||
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| ....... 2-3 months ahead of time | ....... 2-3 months ahead of time | ||
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| + | <li> <a href="#deadlines"> | ||
| + | Deadlines | ||
| + | </a> | ||
| </li> | </li> | ||
| <li> <a href="#Prep"> | <li> <a href="#Prep"> | ||
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| ....... at least 3 months ahead of time | ....... at least 3 months ahead of time | ||
| </li> | </li> | ||
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| <li> Submit all required paperwork to gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu 6-10 weeks ahead of time | <li> Submit all required paperwork to gradadvisor@math.ucdavis.edu 6-10 weeks ahead of time | ||
| <LI> <a href="#Exam"> | <LI> <a href="#Exam"> | ||
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| <p>Some other useful resources:</p> | <p>Some other useful resources:</p> | ||
| - | <ul> | + | Here is a sample <a href="http://galois.math.ucdavis.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=qual:quals_proposal_template.tex">LaTeX Qualifying Exam Template</a> file. You don't have to use this template, but you may find it helpful. You can see more example qualifying exam proposal examples in the Members Only page. |
| - | <li>A sample <a href="http://galois.math.ucdavis.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=qual:quals_proposal_template.tex">LaTeX Qualifying Exam Template</a> file. When compiled, the resulting file should look <a href="http://galois.math.ucdavis.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=qual:quals_proposal_template.pdf">like this</a> pdf file. Note that your talk doesn't necessarily have to be about your research though, if you're a pure math student. (You may reasonably not have research results by the time you give you qual talk.)</li> | + | |
| - | <li>A sample <a href="http://galois.math.ucdavis.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=qual:kirill_paramonov_qualifying_examination_syllabus.pdf">Qual Exam proposal</a> from a pure math student.</li> | ||
| - | <li>A sample <a href="http://galois.math.ucdavis.edu/lib/exe/fetch.php?media=qual:snyder_qual_proposal_final.pdf">Qual Exam proposal</a> from an applied math student.<\li> | ||
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| - | </ul> | ||
| <p><a name="ExamContent"></a> | <p><a name="ExamContent"></a> | ||
| <h2>Think about exam content (6-12 months ahead of time)</h2></p> | <h2>Think about exam content (6-12 months ahead of time)</h2></p> | ||
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| on how well you know the prerequisite material. (This advice | on how well you know the prerequisite material. (This advice | ||
| is for the post-presentation section of the quals. Presentation | is for the post-presentation section of the quals. Presentation | ||
| - | advice in the <a href="#Prep">Preparation</a> section.) | + | advice in the <a href="#Prep">Preparation section</a>.) |
| </p> | </p> | ||
| <p> | <p> | ||
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| plenty of post-qual time to learn more of what you need to write | plenty of post-qual time to learn more of what you need to write | ||
| your thesis.</p></p> | your thesis.</p></p> | ||
| - | <p><p style="font-weight: bold;">Don't put anything on your syllabus unless you are | + | <p>Don't put anything on your syllabus unless you are |
| - | <font style="font-size: 30pt; color:#ff0000;"><i><a href="http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sure" style="color: #ff0000; text-decoration: none;">*<strong>sure</strong>*</a></i></font> that you will know the material <font style="color:#ff0000;">very very well</font> by 2 months before the exam. (We mean it.)</p></p> | + | sure that you will know the material very very well by 2 months before the exam. (We mean it. Really.)</p></p> |
| <p><a name ="Committee"></a><h2>Decide on your committee | <p><a name ="Committee"></a><h2>Decide on your committee | ||
| (2-3 months ahead of time) | (2-3 months ahead of time) | ||
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| You will need four professors if in pure math (five professors if in applied math), and one of them to serve as your committee chair. Try to choose professors who already have a good | You will need four professors if in pure math (five professors if in applied math), and one of them to serve as your committee chair. Try to choose professors who already have a good | ||
| impression of you. Also, talk with your adviser to find out | impression of you. Also, talk with your adviser to find out | ||
| - | if he/she plan on being on your committee. (Your adviser | + | if he/she/they plan on being on your committee. Some professors have |
| - | can't be chair.) Some professors have | + | |
| strong opinions about being on their students' committees | strong opinions about being on their students' committees | ||
| - | (some will, some won't). | + | (some will, some won't). Note that your advisor cannot be the chair of your qual committee. |
| </p> | </p> | ||
| <p> | <p> | ||
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| committee of five very busy professors to not only agree | committee of five very busy professors to not only agree | ||
| on a meeting time but also to actually all show up at | on a meeting time but also to actually all show up at | ||
| - | the same time for your exam. | + | the same time for your exam. The best time to send an email asking about availability (after professors have said they will be on your committee) is about 1 week before the start of a quarter, when they are planning their schedule for that quarter. |
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| + | Summer can be hit or miss; some professors travel during the summer and are unavailable, but some might happen to be around with no commitments. | ||
| </p></p> | </p></p> | ||
| <p><a name="deadlines"></a> | <p><a name="deadlines"></a> | ||
| <h2>Deliverable Deadlines | <h2>Deliverable Deadlines | ||
| </h2></p> | </h2></p> | ||
| - | + | <p>Make sure you pay attention to the following deadlines. The above are good recommendations for timing your exam, but these deadlines are established by Graduate Studies and cannot be moved (easily): </p> | |
| - | <p><ul> | + | <p><ul style="color:black"> |
| <li>Complete Syllabus - 8 Weeks Ahead of Exam | <li>Complete Syllabus - 8 Weeks Ahead of Exam | ||
| </li> | </li> | ||
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