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| ====== Frequently Asked Questions about the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam ====== | ====== Frequently Asked Questions about the Ph.D. Qualifying Exam ====== | ||
| - | (prepared by the UC Davis Galois Group, Janualy 2008) | + | (prepared by the UC Davis Galois Group, January 2008) |
| - | Question 1: When should a student start preparing for Quals, and how | + | Question 1: When should a student start preparing for their Qualifying exam? |
| - | useful is it to spend a significant amount of time reviewing old course | + | |
| + | Question 2: How useful is it to spend a significant amount of time reviewing old course | ||
| materials? | materials? | ||
| - | Question 2: How many and what types of questions should students expect | + | Question 3: How many and what types of questions should students expect |
| from their Qualifying Exam Committee members, both during the | from their Qualifying Exam Committee members, both during the | ||
| student-delivered talk and during the post-talk question session? | student-delivered talk and during the post-talk question session? | ||
| - | Question 3: What should a student have in mind when choosing a committee, | + | Question 4: What should a student have in mind when choosing a committee, |
| and is it appropriate to ask potential committee members what types of | and is it appropriate to ask potential committee members what types of | ||
| questions they might ask? | questions they might ask? | ||
| - | Question 4: How should a student choose the chair of the committee? | + | Question 5: How should a student choose the chair of the committee? |
| - | Question 5: What advantages and disadvantages are there to a student's | + | Question 6: What advantages and disadvantages are there to a student's |
| advisor being part of their committee? | advisor being part of their committee? | ||
| - | Question 6: How in depth should a student's exam syllabus be, what types | + | Question 7: How in depth should a student's exam syllabus be, what types |
| of sources should be cited, and how much does this depend upon their | of sources should be cited, and how much does this depend upon their | ||
| research area? | research area? | ||
| - | Question 7: Is there any general advice that you would give to a student | + | Question 8: Is there any general advice that you would give to a student |
| not addressed by any of the above questions? | not addressed by any of the above questions? | ||
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