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Princeton University Department of Mathematics

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Ph.D. candidates in the department conduct independent research under supervision of a faculty member. After completing a series of introductory-level courses, graduate students specialize in at least two special or advanced topics within the discipline. Notably, students must demonstrate proficiency
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In 1968, the department moved to a new Fine Hall (the old building being renamed Jones Hall). The new building features three stories of classrooms and graduate student offices. Another ten floors contain faculty offices, a seminar room, and a professors' lounge. Fine Hall has been described as the
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The first courses in mathematics were offered in 1760 when undergraduates enrolled in classes such as algebra, trigonometry, geometry, and conic sections. Walter Minto was one of the earliest teachers of mathematics beginning in 1787. By the beginning of the twentieth century, the department became
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The department runs the Program in Applied and Computational Mathematics (PACM), an interdisciplinary and interdepartmental program for scholars interested in the application of mathematics to other fields. The PACM faculty consists of 15 core members, in addition to an executive committee, 34
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in 1930. Although the IAS and Princeton remain separate, they have continued to maintain close relations and collaborative projects thanks to their proximity to one another. Students and faculty are able to collaborate with IAS members and attend IAS seminar series.
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at Princeton, students are required to complete a senior thesis based on original and independent research. Students are also permitted to study abroad for a semester or an academic year at one of several internationally recognized institutions including the
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strengthened. Fine Hall also connects to Jadwin Hall, which is home to additional classroom and academic facilities. The architects of Fine and Jadwin Hall won the Award of Merit in the Architectural Design Award Program in 1966.
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The department is home to a number of scholars, researchers, and professors who have continued to be recognized by the international community. The university has been affiliated with 15 Fields Medalists, behind
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as dean of the faculty in 1903 and later as the first chairman of the Department of Mathematics in 1905. The university invited a number of leading mathematics to conduct research at Princeton including
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The Women and Mathematics program is co-directed by the department and the IAS. The initiative aims to "recruit and retain more women in mathematics" through its lectures and mentorship program.
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in 1921 and continued to hold an office within the Department of Mathematics' building, Fine Hall, named in honor of the first faculty teacher and Princeton's first dean of science,
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birthday on March 14. The lecture is free and open to the public. The 24th Annual Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture was dedicated to "Scientific Inquiry and Growth". It featured
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graduate students, and 30 undergraduate certificate students. The PACM has been at the forefront of research within the field of high-energy physics, notably leading the
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also places the department as No. 1, qualifying it as a premier institute for mathematics worldwide, seen as ahead of international universities such as the
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The political situation in Europe also caused an increased number of immigrants to enter the United States beginning in the 1930s. These scholars included
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In both national and international rankings, Princeton places within the top five of universities for the study of mathematics. It is ranked by the
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A number of individuals affiliated with the department have won international prizes for their research in mathematics, including the
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At the undergraduate level, approximately 70–75 students concentrate in the field. Students complete required courses in
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Institute for Research and Innovation in Software for High Energy Physics (IRIS-HEP), a coalition of 17
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The department encourages those interested in pursuing careers to participate in the
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The Albert Einstein Memorial Lecture is held annually at Princeton on or around
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who frequently gave lectures at Princeton and had an office in the building.
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Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize in Mathematics of the American Mathematical Society
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Einstein delivered several lectures and frequently visited the department
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is frequently recognized as one of the top journals in mathematics.
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as the No. 1 program nationwide, tied only with that of the
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Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies
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Principia: The Princeton Undergraduate Mathematics Journal
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70 undergraduate students 78 graduate students (2018–2019)
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