Math Major or Minor?

[treblekicker]

And as for the math major courses, take diff eq, pde, algebra, and either math stats or topology (if your RA class doesn't cover point-set topology, take topology, otherwise, take math stats).

[C152dude]

Originally Posted by treblekicker

And as for the math major courses, take diff eq, pde, algebra, and either math stats or topology (if your RA class doesn't cover point-set topology, take topology, otherwise, take math stats).

I disagree. If he did this option, then he would have to take ODE one semester, and PDE another. Judging by his schedule, other classes would be more apropos. Further, I have heard these classes are some of the most difficult UIUC offers. The mathematics option is better suited for finishing the courses needed for applications.

[treblekicker]

Originally Posted by C152dude

I disagree. If he did this option, then he would have to take ODE one semester, and PDE another. Judging by his schedule, other classes would be more apropos. Further, I have heard these classes are some of the most difficult UIUC offers. The mathematics option is better suited for finishing the courses needed for applications.

Hmm, go figure, ODE and PDE are two of the easier higher level electives at my department.

[buckykatt]

Nearly all the courses you list are useful for econ (and the least useful, number theory, is fun), so I'd probably go for it. But I wouldn't kill myself to take those last few courses, either. If you finish the calc, linear algebra, real analysis, and probability theory, anything else is a bonus. And since you're at a school with a graduate program in econ, though, you might do better to look into taking grad level math econ and micro rather than finishing those last few courses for the math major.