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2015-16 Candidacy Preference Memo

The document provides information for graduate students about scheduling oral candidacy examinations in various subject areas including mathematics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, thermal sciences, dynamics and vibrations, dynamical systems, mechanical systems, control theory, and seismology. Students must select the areas they wish to be examined in including mathematics and two other subjects. They also designate their major area of interest beyond mathematics.

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2015-16 Candidacy Preference Memo

The document provides information for graduate students about scheduling oral candidacy examinations in various subject areas including mathematics, fluid mechanics, solid mechanics, thermal sciences, dynamics and vibrations, dynamical systems, mechanical systems, control theory, and seismology. Students must select the areas they wish to be examined in including mathematics and two other subjects. They also designate their major area of interest beyond mathematics.

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Applied Mechanics, Civil Engineering and Mechanical Engineering

Department of Mechanical and Civil Engineering


Division of Engineering and Applied Science

Due by: July 10, 2015


262 Gates-Thomas

LastName________________________________Firstname_________________________________
Option:_____________YearEnteredCaltech:___________Advisor:_____________________________

Theoralcandidacyexaminationsarescheduledfortheweekbeforefalltermbegins,September2125,
2015.Inpreparationforschedulingtheexaminationpanelsforeachsubjectarea,youneedtocomplete
thefollowinginformation,keepacopyofthisformforyourself,andthenreturnahardcopytoCheryl
Geer(262GatesThomas)byJuly10,2015.
You will be required to take this examination in Mathematics and two other subjects from the menu
below. The courses listed next to the subject areas indicate the nominal level of preparation for the
examination in each area. In addition, the examination will extend beyond the common questions in
oneoftheareasthatyouhavedesignatedasyourmajorareaofinterest.
1. Mathematicsexam:selectthreeareas:

Linearspaces(ACM104)
ComplexVariables(ACM100)
Ordinarydifferentialequations(ACM100)
Partialdifferentialequation(ACM100)
Optimization(ACM113)
Calculusofvariations(AM/ACM127)

2. PleaseselecttwosubjectareasinwhichyouwishtobeexaminedinadditiontoMathematics.

FluidMechanics(Ae/APh/CE/ME101abc)
SolidMechanics(Ae/AM/CE/ME102abc)
ThermalSciences(ME118andME120ab)
DynamicsandVibrations(AM/CE151ab)
DynamicalSystems(CDS140andCDS240)
MechanicalSystems(ME115ab)
ControlTheory(CDS110andCDS112)
Seismology(CE181ab/GE162)
Other(aspreviouslyapprovedbythefaculty)_________________________________________
3. Fromyourtwoselectedsubjectsaboveinnumber2,whichisyourmajorareaofinterest(besides
math):

________________________________________________________________________________

Student'ssignature:_______________________________________Date:____________________

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