Department of Mathematics

Concentration Suggestions

You can have many different experiences with your undergraduate math concentration. Here are some suggestions for how you might focus on various sub-topics as you go though the concentration.

These aren't meant to be exhaustive lists of classes you should take, just recommendations for certain classes you might take in order to enhance your experience in a certain direction.

Year 1 Suggestions

180 or 200 or 350, 520 or 540, maybe 1000 (fka 1001). (This is the same for all of the options.)

If you don't take either 350 or 540, you might want to shop 1000 (fka 1001) or 1010 before venturing into heavily proof based courses.

Broad Interest Suggestions

1530, 1110, 1460 (fka 1260), 1030 (fka 1230)

1540, 1060, 1710 (fka 1410), 1080 (fka 1580)

1630 (fka 1130), 1040, 1560, 1270

Algebra Suggestions

1530-1540

1560, 1080 (fka 1580)

2510-2520,  2050

Geometry-Topology Suggestions

1010, 1040, 1060

1710 (fka 1410), 1040, 1640 (fka 1140) maybe 1630 (fka 1130)

2410, 2120, 2010

Probability Suggestions

1110-1120, 1010, 1460 (fka 1260)

1210-1220 (fka 1610-1620)

2210, 2630-2640, maybe 2220

Analysis/PDE Suggestions

1010, 1530, 1110

1630 (fka 1130), 1640 (fka 1140),  1460 (fka 1260), 1120

1270, 2210-2220 or 2250-2260

Grad Prep Suggestions

1530-1540, 1630-1640 (fka 1130-1140),  1460 (fka 1260)

1560, 1710 (fka 1410), 1060, maybe 2110, 2510-2520

2410, 2210-2220, 2510-2520, 2250, 2110