Mathematics has many aspects: it is the language and tool of the sciences, a cultural phenomenon with a rich historical tradition, and a model of abstract reasoning. The course offerings and the major in Mathematics reflect these multiple facets. The Mathematics major provides a broad education in various areas of mathematics in a program flexible enough to accommodate many ranges of interest. B.A. and B.S. degree programs The prerequisite for each program is calculus through the level of MATH 120 or the equivalent. Each program normally consists of ten term courses in Mathematics numbered 222 or higher, including MATH 480. These ten may include no more than five term courses from other institutions. Each student is expected to take vector calculus and linear algebra: either MATH 230 and 231, or one of MATH 222 or 225 and MATH 250. To acquire both depth and breadth in the field, students are required to take at least two term courses in each of three of the following five categories: analysis, algebra and number theory, statistics and applied mathematics, geometry and topology, and logic and foundations. Each major program must also include at least one course in at least two of the three core areas: real analysis, algebra, and complex analysis. Taking courses from all three core areas is strongly recommended. To be eligible for Distinction in the Major, a student must have completed at least one course from each of the three core areas. The categories and core areas to which each course belongs are indicated in the course listings.

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