The Evolution of Graduate Applied Math Courses in the Institute of Mathematics, University of the Philippines

Abstract

The University of the Philippines System is the Philippines’ national university. It is composed of seven constituent units, among which the University of the Philippines Diliman (UPD) is the flagship campus. Among UPD’s more than 20 colleges, the College of Science is the third largest in terms of faculty members and the second in terms of student enrolment. It houses eight degree-granting institutes of which the largest is the Institute of Mathematics (I-Math), with 80 faculty members, around 360 undergraduate students, and around 200 graduate students. Half of I-Math’s graduate students are enrolled in the Applied Mathematics programs.