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,youneedtocompletethefollowinginformation,keepacopyofthisformforyourself,andthenreturnahardcopytoCherylGeer(262GatesThomas)byJuly10,2015.Youwillbe
required to take thisexamination inMathematicsand twoother subjects
from themenubelow. Thecourses listednext to the subjectareas
indicate thenominal levelofpreparation for theexamination
ineacharea. Inaddition, theexaminationwillextendbeyond
thecommonquestions
inoneoftheareasthatyouhavedesignatedasyourmajorareaofinterest.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(besidesmath):________________________________________________________________________________
Student'ssignature:_______________________________________Date:____________________
