For the syllabus, you should consult the Department web site. This page is really for folks considering asking me to be on their committee. There is a "book" on me -- consult the other graduate students for details. In fact, Jody Trout and I decided to write our own set of practice questions. As a consequence, I expect anyone taking an exam from me to be familiar with those questions and their answers. Thus, I EXPECT YOU TO BE ABLE TO PROVIDE REHEARSED ANSWERS TO THOSE QUESTIONS -- especially those labeled "Basic". If it becomes apparent that you are not familiar with those questions, I reserve the right to stop the exam and ask you to come back after the required interval. The get our questions, click here.

Of course, the exam may not, and probably will not, be taken completely from the sample questions, but you can expect me to ask a substantial subset of those questions.