Graduate School Course Catalog 2015-2016 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Mathematics and Physics and Computer Sciences
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Sung-Sik Kwon, Chairperson (Interim)
Room 3214/3242 Mary M. Townes Science Building
Department Telephone: (919) 530-6217/530-6315
E-mail: skwon@nccu.edu
The Department of Mathematics and Physics has Graduate Programs in Mathematics and Physics. The Department has a Graduate Program in Computer and Information Sciences (under Teach-out Plan). All three programs lead to the Master of Science Degrees.
The Graduate Program in Physics
The goal of the M.S. program in Physics is to provide innovative and high quality education and training opportunities to students interested in continuing their education beyond the undergraduate level. The program aims at providing a strong foundation for further study at the Ph. D. level in Physics or related fields, for acquiring positions in industry, and for teaching at secondary and post-secondary institutions. Physics has an active research program with modern on-campus experimental facilities, and with access to regional and national research facilities including the nuclear and free electron laser labs located on the nearby Duke University campus. The program strives to extend its research capabilities with strong student participation through significant and valuable contributions to science and technology.
Research Specialization (Major)
The Department of Physics offers research opportunities with specializations in Nuclear Physics, Solid State Physics, Theoretical Physics, Computational Physics, Nanotechnology, and Spectroscopy. Theoretical and experimental research activities are available in most areas. A student may select one of the areas of specialization for research towards fulfillment of the requirement of a thesis or non-thesis research project.
Research subfields include:
- Experimental low-energy nuclear physics
- Experimental intermediate-energy nuclear physics
- Experimental Neutrino physics
- Experimental studies of X-ray pumped nuclear isomer states
- Theoretical high/low-energy nuclear physics
- Nanotechnology/nanoscale materials - theoretical studies of the optoelectronic and sensory properties
- Semiconductors - material formation and characterization, optoelectronics (experiment & theory)
- Renewable energy - photovoltaic solar cells (experiment & theory)
- Gigahertz to terahertz radiation (experiment)
Regional collaborative projects include:
Duke University, North Carolina
- Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory: Experimental low-energy nuclear physics
- Physics Department: Neutrino physics, Nanotechnology
- Chemistry Department: Nanoscale materials
- Free Electron Laser Laboratory: Materials research
- Fitzpatrick Institute for Photonics: Metamaterials, Nanophotonics
Jefferson National Accelerator Facility, Virginia
- Hyper-nucleon physics research
- Nuclear and nucleon structures and strong interactions
- Polarimeter for linearly polarized protons
National Institute of Science and Technology, Maryland
- Fundamental neutron physics experimental collaboration with Neutron Interactions and Radiation group
Active national and international collaborations exists between department faculty and scientists at Cornell University, State University of new York (Albany), University of South Florida, Ohio University (Athens), Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, NASA - Glenn research laboratory in Ohio, National Renewable Energy Laboratory in Colorado, research centers in Japan, Korea, Russia, Croatia, and Western Europe.
Admission Requirements
A minimum of 30 credits in Physics at the undergraduate level, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 in the Physics courses, is required for unconditional admission to the graduate program. A conditional admission may involve correcting physics topic deficiencies by taking undergraduate courses which are prerequisites to graduate courses. Undergraduate physics course deficiencies need to be removed within one semester of admission into the program.
The Graduate Program in Computer and Information Sciences (Teach-Out)
Computer scientists are experts in computation, both in terms of the theory of what fundamental capabilities and limitations of computation are, as well as how it can be practically realized and applied. The MS program in Computer Science is concerned with the theory, design, development and application of computer systems and with information processing and techniques. The department provides a carefully planned program of instruction for a successful graduate experience. Research areas include: Bioinformatics, Parallel Computing, Cryptography, Scheduling Theory, Computational Geometry, Graphics, Numerical Methods for Differential Equations, Computer Vision, Networking, and Software Engineering.
The program is very flexible, allowing students to gain a broad background and yet focus on a particular sub-area of interest. Entrance requirements and degree requirements are sufficiently flexible to accommodate students with background from other technical areas. Faculty members of the department are engaged in a broad program of original research and many staff members are making notable contributions to their fields.
Three tracks lead to the MS in Computer Science. The General Track requires successful completion of 36 credit hours of study, a passing grade on a comprehensive examination, and a passing grade on a chosen area of examination. The Project Track requires 33 credit hours of study, a passing grade on a comprehensive examination, and a successful completion of a supervised project. The Thesis Track requires 30 credit hours of study, a passing grade on a comprehensive examination, and successful completion of a MS thesis.
Admission Requirements
In addition to an acceptable GRE score, for unconditional admission, applicants must submit transcripts showing completion of an undergraduate degree in computer science or other technical area from an accredited institution of higher learning with an acceptable GPA. Conditional admissions will be handled on a case by case basis.
The Graduate Program in Mathematics
The Department of Mathematics and Computer Science offers two programs of study leading to the Master of Science in Mathematics: a concentration in pure mathematics and a concentration in applied mathematics.
The two programs for the Master of Science in Mathematics provide a broad base of formal course work and research in mathematics with the depth required for further graduate study or careers in industry or government. Students who anticipate further studies in a Ph.D. program should elect either the concentration in pure or applied mathematics, according to their interests and academic goals. Students seeking career opportunities in industry normally complete the program concentration in applied mathematics.
A thesis is required in each of the two programs. Students may select research topics in pure or applied mathematics, including investigations involving computer applications.
Admission Requirements
Unconditional admission to either of the two graduate programs in mathematics requires completion of the following undergraduate courses with an overall average of “B” or above: three semesters of calculus, one semester each of linear algebra, differential equations, abstract algebra, and advanced calculus.
Mathematics and Physics Graduate Faculty
Ahmed, Mohammad (Associate Professor)
Ph.D., University of Houston
Brady, Gary M. (Assistant Professor)
B.S., M.A.M., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Bondarev, Igor (Associate Professor)
M.S., Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
Ph.D., Belarusian State University, Minsk, Belarus
D.Sc. (Habilitation Degree), National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Belarus
Crowe, Benjamin J. (Associate Professor)
B.S., Lincoln University, Lincoln University Pennsylvania
M.S., Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana
Ph.D., Purdue University, West Lafayette Indiana
Filikhin, Igor (Research Professor)
Ph.D., St.-Peterburg State University, Russian Federation
Hardy, Leon B. (Associate Professor)
B.A., M.S., Texas Southern University
M.A., Ph. D., Michigan State University
Huang, Xinyu (Assistant Professor)
B.E., Huazhong University
M.S., Eastern Kentucky University
Ph.D., University of Kentucky
Jackson, Caesar R. (Professor)
B.E.T., Florida A&M University
M.E., University of Florida
Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Johnson, Frederick (Assistant Professor)
B.S., University of North Carolina at Wilmington
M.S., Ph.D., North Carolina State University
Kim, Donhyun (Assistant Professor)
B.S., M.S., Hanyang University
Ph.D., University of Texas
Kim, Kinney H. (Professor)
B.S., Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
Ph.D., University of Vienna, Vienna Austria
Kwon, Sung-sik (Associate Professor)
B.S., Ramapo College
Ph.D., University of North Carolina, Chapel-Hill
Markoff, Dianne (Associate Professor)
B.S., University of California at Berkeley
M.S., University of California at Berkeley
Ph.D., University of California at Berkeley
Matinyan, Sergey (Adjunct Professor)
M.S., Tbilisi State University, Georgia
Ph.D. Tbilisi State University
D.Sc. (Habilitation Degree), TBILISI State University
Melikyan, Hayk (Professor)
Mathematics
M.S., Armenian State Pedagogic University, Yerevan
Ph.D., V. Steklov Institute of Mathematics,
Milledge, Gaolin Z. (Assistant Professor)
B.E., Huazhong University of Science & Technology
M.S., Institute of Hydrobiology, the Chinese Academy of Sciences
Ph.D., Florida International University
Shoaf, James M. (Associate Professor)
A.B., Pheiffer College
M.A.M., Ph.D. North Carolina State University
Suslov, Vladimir (Adjunct Professor)
M.S., Leningrad State University (USSR)
Ph.D., St.-Petersburg State University, Russian Federation
Tang, Tongan (Adjunct Professor)
M.S., Hangzhou University
Ph.D., University of Arkansas
Tokuta, Alade O. (Professor)
B.S.E.E., M.S.E.E., Duke University
E.E., Columbia University
Ph.D., University of Florida
Uma, Ravanasamundran N. (Associate Professor)
B.Sc., University of Madras
M.E. Indian Institute of Technology
Ph.D., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn
Vlahovic, Branislav (Professor)
M.S., University of Zagreb, Croatia
Ph.D., University of Zagreb, Croatia
Wu, Marvin (Associate Professor)
B.S., Brown University, Providence Rhode Island
Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
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