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Do you mean a math minor? Any legitimate math major should require at least one rigorous course in both analysis and algebra.
Rutgers required thru diff eq (which when you include the other required course was around 28 credits) and a certain number of electives (I cannot remember the number off the top of my head) at higher levels (300 and beyond) depending on which "option" you chose.
Rutgers required thru diff eq (which when you include the other required course was around 28 credits) and a certain number of electives (I cannot remember the number off the top of my head) at higher levels (300 and beyond) depending on which "option" you chose.
"In addition to the core requirements, to complete the standard mathematics major a student must pass eight additional 3-credit mathematics (subject code 640) courses at the 300- or 400-level, including Math 311 (analysis), and Math 350 or 351 (algebra), and excluding any courses with less than three credit hours."
Their math department is number 20 in the nation according to USNWR.
Which mathematics department?
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And I did say diff eq was the last REQUIRED course. Electives obviously have to come from higher level courses.
Right and this isn't true of any mathematics program I've seen. Not only is differential equations often not required, but there are also more advanced classes required. As the other poster mentioned, at the very least, there is going to be a requirement for a course in analysis and algebra. Picking one of the programs with rank 20 that you linked to, here are the requirements:
As can be seen differential equations is the last course to be taken in the lower-division sequence of classes. This is typically where engineering, physics, etc students end their mathematics education. Engineering and/or physics students have to do a lot more work in mathematics to get a degree in it. At UCSD they'd have to take an additional 13 courses all of which are advanced as opposed to introductory courses the engineering, etc students take.
"In addition to the core requirements, to complete the standard mathematics major a student must pass eight additional 3-credit mathematics (subject code 640) courses at the 300- or 400-level, including Math 311 (analysis), and Math 350 or 351 (algebra), and excluding any courses with less than three credit hours."
This was 15 yrs ago and there was a math/stats option then, and a biomath one. There was also another option with computer science and engineering courses for 30 or so of the credits. Maybe they no longer offer those?. Due to my research background I met all the requirements thru stats and comp sci courses. The engineers I worked with at RU and the ones I work with now all met those requirements.
I apologize for not realizing they are some sort of uber elite group.
I did repeatedly mention there were higher level electives to be completed.
I gave you a link and told you what the rank was, if you look at the link, and then scroll down they go in order. So when you see the number 20....look to the side and then the name of the school is right there....Rutgers University.
This was 15 yrs ago and there was a math/stats option then, and a biomath one. There was also another option with computer science and engineering courses for 30 or so of the credits. Maybe they no longer offer those?. Due to my research background I met all the requirements thru stats and comp sci courses. The engineers I worked with at RU and the ones I work with now all met those requirements.
I apologize for not realizing they are some sort of uber elite group.
I did repeatedly mention there were higher level electives to be completed.
You should have said: "The truth of this is proved out by the fact that 15 years ago many engineers (if not most) had enough math classes for an interdisciplinary major not administered by the math department."
You should have said: "The truth of this is proved out by the fact that 15 years ago many engineers (if not most) had enough math classes for an interdisciplinary major not administered by the math department."
It says BA Mathematics, how is that not a math degree?
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