Which 3 math course should I take.

[DVK916]

This is just 3 quarters of classes I need.


I need just ONE of the choices bellow:

The 3 quarter series of Partial Diffy Q.
The 2 quarter series of Ordinary Diffy Q + 1 quarter of another math class on the list.
The 3 quarters of Numerical Analysis.
The 3 quarter series of Modern Algebra.
The 3 quarters of number theory.
The 2 quarters complex analysis series + 1 quarter of another math class.

Upper division math classes I have already taken or will take are:

3 quarters of Real Analysis
1 Quarter of Abstract Mathematics
1 Quarter of Advanced Linear Algebra
1 Quarter of Probability Theory.
2 Quarters of Mathematical Statistics.


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[Gibson486]

from what I heard....numerical analysis is alot like an extentension of probablity theory.....

 

[Tiamat]

If you are in engineering, esp. Chemical Engineering, I would advise the following in this order:

Required:
Calc 1
Calc 2
Ordinary Diff Eq
Linear Algebra

Very important:
Partial Diff Eq
Calc 3
Applied Analysis (level curves, system dynamics)
Numerical Analysis (matlab, visual basic)

If you are EE:
Advanced Linear Algebra

In my school, Numerical Analysis involves solving differential equations that do not have a known pattern to solve on paper. Commonly, you have to write a program that will do iterative procedures. The simplist version of N.A. is the 4th order Runge Kutta method. There are a lot of series expansions and surface plots.

 

[Gibson486]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
If you are in engineering, esp. Chemical Engineering, I would advise the following in this order:

Required:
Calc 1
Calc 2
Ordinary Diff Eq
Linear Algebra

Very important:
Partial Diff Eq
Calc 3
Applied Analysis (level curves, system dynamics)
Numerical Analysis (matlab, visual basic)

If you are EE:
Advanced Linear Algebra

Very true for EE.....

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: Tiamat
If you are in engineering, esp. Chemical Engineering, I would advise the following in this order:

Required:
Calc 1
Calc 2
Ordinary Diff Eq
Linear Algebra

Very important:
Partial Diff Eq
Calc 3
Applied Analysis (level curves, system dynamics)
Numerical Analysis (matlab, visual basic)

If you are EE:
Advanced Linear Algebra

No, I am not in engineering.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Tiamat
If you are in engineering, esp. Chemical Engineering, I would advise the following in this order:

Required:
Calc 1
Calc 2
Ordinary Diff Eq
Linear Algebra

Very important:
Partial Diff Eq
Calc 3
Applied Analysis (level curves, system dynamics)
Numerical Analysis (matlab, visual basic)

If you are EE:
Advanced Linear Algebra

No, I am not in engineering.

what are you in ?

For any normal person, you need the "Required" courses i listed as prereqs for the "very important" courses. If you still have extra space, take the math course that interests you the most.

If you like programing - numerical analysis.
If you like techniques to interesting pde's - Partial Diff eqs.
If you like population/traffic flow dynamics - take Applied analysis

If you like to kill yourself, take Linear Algebra and its upper level version.
(I didnt like linear algebra as you can tell)

If you want to study more fundamental math, take Calc3

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

Originally posted by: DVK916

Originally posted by: Tiamat
If you are in engineering, esp. Chemical Engineering, I would advise the following in this order:

Required:
Calc 1
Calc 2
Ordinary Diff Eq
Linear Algebra

Very important:
Partial Diff Eq
Calc 3
Applied Analysis (level curves, system dynamics)
Numerical Analysis (matlab, visual basic)

If you are EE:
Advanced Linear Algebra

No, I am not in engineering.

what are you in ?

For any normal person, you need the "Required" courses i listed as prereqs for the "very important" courses. If you still have extra space, take the math course that interests you the most.

If you like programing - numerical analysis.
If you like techniques to interesting pde's - Partial Diff eqs.
If you like population/traffic flow dynamics - take Applied analysis

If you like to kill yourself, take Linear Algebra and its upper level version.
(I didnt like linear algebra as you can tell)

If you want to study more fundamental math, take Calc3

Major is Statistics with a minor in Math. Thinking about grad school in Statistics or Mathematics.

As for Advance upper division linear Algebra course, I have already taken it. And it was :thumbsdown:, although I did get an A-, which I don't see how, because I thought I had C going into the Final.

Oh and I have taken all of those lower division required courses already.

 

[SpecialEd]

don't know much about grad school for stats, but if you want to go to grad school for Math, complex analysis will not hurt your cause.

 

[DVK916]

Oh I just checked I need to decide on 4 more math classes not 3.

So right now I think i will do 3 Quarters of Numerical Analysis + 1 Quarter of Complex Analysis.

This will be on top of

3 Quarters of Real Analysis
1 Quarter of Abstract Math
1 Quarter of Advance Linear Algebra
1 Quarter of Probability
2 Quarters of Mathmatical Statistics (Which while is not a math class, it is close enough).

I would also get a minor in CS but I can't. I took to many useless econ classes thinking I wanted to do an econ double major, so I have no room for it.

 

[rocadelpunk]

i would go with partial diff eq

can get a lot more *applied* uses out of it.

I am looking forward to taking real analysis/abstract algebra

just switched from EE to pure math.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
i would go with partial diff eq

can get a lot more *applied* uses out of it.

I am looking forward to taking real analysis/abstract algebra

just switched from EE to pure math.

mmm, then maybe I will do 3 Quarters of Partial Diffy and 1 Quarter of Complex Analysis.

 

[rocadelpunk]

what did you do in your advanced linear algebra course v.s. a regular linear algebra course? :0

 

[TheoPetro]

at my school ODE is a prereq for PDE. so i duno if PDE without ODE would be a good idea. (ive only taken calc 1-3 and linear alg so take my advice w/ a grain of salt) any probs and stats class would be fun as heck.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: rocadelpunk
what did you do in your advanced linear algebra course v.s. a regular linear algebra course? :0

We went into greater detail learned in regular linear algebra, but most of the course was covering new topics like:

Discrete Fourier Transformation.
Singular Value Decomposition
Invariant Subspaces
Jorden Form and Nilpotent Matrix
Householder transformation and reduction
Perron Therom
Collatz-Wielandt Formula.

 

[DVK916]

Originally posted by: TheoPetro
at my school ODE is a prereq for PDE. so i duno if PDE without ODE would be a good idea. (ive only taken calc 1-3 and linear alg so take my advice w/ a grain of salt) any probs and stats class would be fun as heck.

At my school you only need Elementary Differential Equations, Linear Algebra, and Vector Analysis for PDE. ODE only needs Elementary Diffy Q and Linear Algebra.

 

[DVK916]

So what kind of course is Number Theory.

 

[Soccer55]

Originally posted by: DVK916
So what kind of course is Number Theory.

Number Theory is basically studying the properties of integers.....or as a classmate put it: "Fun with Z". If it's elementary number theory, you'll definitely talk about divisbility, the euclidean algorithm, congruences, and prime factorization. My number theory class also looked at Fermat's Little Theorem, Chinese Remainder Theorem, Quadratic Reciprocity, Multiplicative Functions, Mobius Function, and Euler's Phi Function, so you might look at those things as well.

-Tom