Department Overview:

Teruo Asada Chairman of the Board

The Department of Mathematics at the University of Jordan was established

in 1965 It is the oldest math department in the country of Jordan and is the

only department offering a Ph.D. degree in Mathematics among all other

Jordanian math departments,in addition to BSc and MSc degrees in

Mathematics. The MSc. program started in 1972 while the Ph.D.

program started in 1996.There are 30 full-time faculty members in

our department (17 Full Professors, 4 Associate Professors,

5 Assistant Professors, and 4 Lecturers ) who specialized in the

different areas of Mathematics and Statistics and have done their graduate studies in well-reputed

universities. There are also graduate students (almost Master's students and doctoral students)

in the department. The range of mathematical interests in our department is very wide, and most of our

faculty members engage in both teaching and research.

Committees for the Department of Mathematics (Click Here)

Succession List of Heads of the Department (1965 - 2023)

Message from the Chairman:

I warmly welcome you to the Department of Mathematics at the University of Jordan, which adopts high principles of professionalism and has both safe nurturing environment as well as long shining history of achievemnts. This department is the oldest Mathematics departments among Jordanian universities, where it was founded in 1965. It is unique in granting the Doctorate degree in addition to granting Master and Bachelor degrees. The department selects its faculty members with professionalism according to strict selection criteria , hence appointing those who distinguished themselves in scientific research and have had excellent teaching portfolio as wll as excellent community services. This department increases its staff by sending its distinguished graduates on scholarships to most prestigious international universities for PhD completion .

The department is keen to maintain the spirit of cooperation among its colleagues to accomplish the department's goals of distinguished education and research as well as good community servecies . To achieve these high standard goals, staff members of the department are further funded for their distinguished research by the Deanship of Academic Reseach at the university.

The department has an elite group of 30 faculty members in various specializations of Mathematics (abstract and applied), where most of them hold the rank of professor and have distinguished records in research and teaching experience.

One of the most important interests of this department is its good care for its students (undergraduate and graduate) and its keenness to qualify them to become the best role models in the various fields of Mathematics. They are the pride of this department since many of them hold high academic and administrative positions in the public and private sectors of the country.

Once again, I extend my warm welcome for you to visit the Department of Mathematics at the University of Jordan online and in person , wishing you all the best. You will also find more information about the department on its website ,assuring you all cooperation and support from us.

Morad Ahmad, Chair

Department of Mathematics

Overview

The Mathematics Department at the University of Jordan is a well-known center for education and research in Mathematics. Undergraduate and Graduate programs, with opportunities for specialization in all major areas of Mathematics leading to Bachelor, Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy degrees. In particular, the excellent programs offered by the department are of special interest and are rewarding to many students in Mathematics.

The Department of Mathematics offers one undergraduate program (B.Sc.) and two graduate programs (M.Sc., Ph.D.). Below is a brief description of the departmental requirements for all these degrees.

B. Sc. Program

Students should complete 132 credits from university, college and department course requirements. Students should take 27 credits as university requirements, 21 credits as college requirements and 84 as major credits. Major courses are taken from several areas including: Analysis, Algebra, Topology, Applied Mathematics and Statistics.

M.Sc. Program (Non-Thesis Track):

1. The completion of 33 graduate credits. These include 24 credits from compulsory courses and 9 credits from elective course requirements.

2. Passing a comprehensive exam

M.Sc. Program (Thesis Track):

1. Completing of 24 graduate credits. These include 18 credits from compulsory courses and 6 credits from elective course requirements.

2. Under the guidance and supervision of a member of the department faculty, each student should complete reasonably valuable research dissertation.

Ph.D. Program

The time span to complete this degree is on the average 4-5 years. The Ph.D. requirements are as follows:

1. Courses: Completion of 54 credits of graduate work. These credits must be entirely in various Mathematics areas.

2. Qualifying Exams: Ph.D. student should pass basic and advanced qualifying exams in five areas of Mathematics. The areas are: Algebra, Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Topology and Statistics. The student can choose 3 areas for basic qualifying exam and two areas for advanced exam. These exams are generally given in the 5^th week of each semester after the beginning of classes. These exams are written and the time allowed for each is 3 hours. Guidelines to Topics for the Qualifying Examinations Can be Found in the Department Office.

3. Research and Dissertation: Under the guidance and supervision of a member of the department faculty, each Ph.D. student must complete a reasonably original research.