Departments

Algebra

Including number theory, algebraic geometry, and combinatorics

We have large groups of researchers active in number theory and algebraic geometry, as well as many individuals who work in other areas of algebra: groups, noncommutative rings, Lie algebras and Lie super-algebras, representation theory, combinatorics, game theory, and coding.

Algebra Faculty, Courses, Dissertations

Applied Mathematics

Faculty and students interested in the applications of mathematics are an integral part of the Department of Mathematics; there is no formal separation between pure and applied mathematics, and the Department takes pride in the many ways in which they enrich each other. We also benefit tremendously from close collaborations with faculty and students in other departments at UC Berkeley as well as scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and visitors to the Mathematical Sciences...

Geometry/Topology

Geometry and topology at Berkeley center around the study of manifolds, with the incorporation of methods from algebra and analysis

The principal areas of research in geometry involve symplectic, Riemannian, and complex manifolds, with applications to and from combinatorics, classical and quantum physics, ordinary and partial differential equations, and representation theory.

Research in topology per se is currently concentrated to a large extent on the study of manifolds in low dimensions. Topics of interest include knot theory, 3- and 4-dimensional manifolds, and...

Mathematical Analysis

In a rough division of mathematics, mathematical analysis deals with inequalities and limits. In some of its branches, such as asymptotic analysis, these aspects of the subject matter are readily apparent. in others, such as operator algebras, they are concealed in the topology of an algebra or its structure as an infinite-dimensional vector space. Our department offers a wealth of different perspectives on mathematical analysis.

Chairs: Sung Jin Oh and Daniel Tataru

Mathematical Analysis Faculty, Courses, Dissertations

Mathematical Logic

Including model theory, recursion theory, and set theory

We have a large active group of researchers in several core areas of mathematical logic, including model theory, recursion theory and set theory. A number of members of the logic group belong to the Group in Logic and Methodology of Science, which runs a bi-weekly colloquium and has its own graduate students.

Mathematical Logic Faculty, Courses, Dissertations

Probability

Probability research at UC Berkeley is a joint activity of the Mathematics Department and the Statistics Department

Please see the Probability section of the Statistics Department home page.

Probability Faculty, Courses, Dissertations