If you are thinking about majoring in math, you should go to Seeley Mudd and
talk to a math professor. In the meantime, here is an outline of the requirements
for a major. (The catalog is the official word on these matters, so read it,
too.)
Required Courses
* Introduction to the Calculus (Mathematics 11)
* Intermediate Calculus (Mathematics 12)
* Multivariable Calculus (Mathematics 13)
* Linear Algebra (Mathematics 21, 22, or 25)
* Groups, Rings and Fields (Mathematics 26)
* Introduction to Analysis (Mathematics 28)
Elective Mathematics Courses
The minimum requirements for the Mathematics major include Mathematics 11,
12, 13, 21 or 22 or 25, 26, 28 and three other elective courses in Mathematics
numbered 14 of higher. In addition, a major must complete two other courses,
using one of the following options:
A. Two courses, each of which is either an elective course in Mathematics numbered
14 or higher or a course from outside Mathematics chosen from among: Computer
Science 27, 31, and 38, Physics 16, 17, 23, and 24, Philosophy 50, Economics
54, 58, 65, 67, and 73. (Note: this option can be satisfied by taking two math
electives, one math elective and one outside course or two outside courses.)
B. Two courses from outside of Mathematics, one of which is chosen from the
list in (A) above, and one of which is a requisite for that course chosen from
the same discipline.
In either option A or B, requests for alternative courses must be approved
in writing by the chair of the Department.
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