The program

The Master program in Mathematics at UFBA, created in 1968, is now the only program in this field in Bahia. It therefore has a regional leading role in the formation of professors for local schools and universities. It is one of the centres of mathematical research in North and North-eastern Brazil with its scientific staff publishing in renowned international journals. A Summer program is organised every year, in the months of January and February. The public targeted by this program ranges from prospective Master students to senior researchers. The Summer activities include courses, several workshops, and conferences of the various research groups. Additionally, at the end of each calendar year a conference bringing together students and researchers from all fields of Mathematics is organised. The program moreover is the pole of the PICME program in Bahia providing scholarships for medalists of the math olympiads.

The program currently comprises the following research areas:

Algebra

Analysis

Dynamical Systems

Geometry

Logic and Topology

Probability

Statistics

Master’s degree program

The Master’s program is divided into two areas of concentration, Mathematics and Statistics.

To obtain the Master of Mathematics degree the student needs to fulfil the following requirements:

• Pass eight courses, from which five are mandatory and three are optative, with a minimum average grade of 7 out of 10.
• The five mandatory courses are: Analysis in Rn (MAT508), Theory of groups and rings (MAT506), Differential geometry (MAT509), Complex analysis (MAT512), and Ordinary differential equations (MAT510).
• Do a supervised teaching internship.
• Present the project of the Master thesis (MAT792).
• Elaborate and defend the Master thesis.

To obtain the Master of Statistics degree the student needs to fulfil the following requirements:

• Pass eight courses, from which five are mandatory and three are optative, with a minimum average grade of 7 out of 10.
• The five mandatory courses are: Probability (MAT562), Interference (MATF11), Statistical methods (MA558), General linear models A (MATF03), and Computational techniques in statistics (MATF05).
• Participate for at least one semester in the Statistics seminar (MATF04).
• Do a teaching internship.
• Present the Project of the Master thesis (MAT792).
• Elaborate and defend the Master thesis.

Coordinator:

Dirk Erhard

e-mail: erharddirk@gmail.com

Vice - Coordinator:

Samuel Gomes da Silva

e-mail: samuel@ufba.br