The Mathematics Department was created in 1966. Its undergraduate program began in 1968, the M.Sc program started in 1969 and the Ph.D. program in 1973. The graduate programs specialize both on Pure and Applied Mathematics. So far, more than 305 Master of Science degrees and 114 Doctor of Philosophy degrees have been awarded by the Department. The department is a structural unit of PUC-Rio which concentrates all the academic, scientific and administrative activities related to the teaching, study and research of Mathematics. The department is responsible for all of the Math-related disciplines that are offered in the varied university curricula, both at the undergraduate and graduate level. By integrating the different fields of study, the department’s course offerings is constituted of different disciplines in Mathematics which make up not only the Basic Core courses for students in the Science and Technology Center (Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Materials and Metallurgy Sciences, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and Informatics) but also those for students in the Center of Social Sciences majoring in Business Administration, Economics and Actuary.
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