UF Mathematics

Math Major
Core Courses

(catalog-year 2005 and later)

Core Courses (catalog-year 2005 and later):

• Calculus: MAC 2312 (or 3512 or 3473) and MAC 2313 (or 3474)
• Differential Equations: MAP 2302
• "Transition course": MAS 3300 (Numbers and Polynomials) or MHF 3202 (Sets and Logic)
• Linear Algebra: MAS 4105
• Abstract Algebra: MAS 4301
• Advanced Calculus:
  • for B.A. degree: MAA 4211-2 or MAA 4102-3.
  • for B.S. degree: MAA 4211-2 only.
  See "Advanced Calculus Schedule" under "Notes" below.

Notes:

• Most high-school math courses, Precalculus, Calculus 1-2-3, and first Differential Equations courses are taught from a methods-oriented rather than theorem-oriented point of view. This is not the case beyond Differential Equations. The "transition courses" MAS 3300 and MHF 3202 prepare students for MAS 4105 and for other courses that require the student not only to read and understand theorems and proofs, but to write them as well.

• MAS 4105 is a prerequisite for many other courses (including MAS 4301 and MAA 4211), and therefore should be taken as early as is feasible. Since MAS 4105 has a prerequisite of MAS 3300 or MHF3202, these courses should also be taken as early as is feasible. Junior-level transfer students may wish to take MAS 3300 the summer between their second and third years (currently, MHF 3202 is offered only in fall and spring semesters).

• Advanced Calculus schedule. Students are expected to complete one of the Advanced Calculus sequences in consecutive semesters .

  No Advanced Calculus 2 class (MAA 4212 or MAA 4103) is ever offered in the fall.

  MAA 4102 is offered only in the fall and spring, and MAA 4103 only in the spring and summer. Math-majors taking MAA 4102 in the fall are expected to take MAA 4103 in the spring; math-majors taking MAA 4102 in the spring are expected to take MAA 4103 in the summer. Students who do not wish to take MAA 4103 over the summer should not take MAA 4102 in the spring, but should wait till the following fall to start the MAA 4102-4103 sequence. Students planning to take MAA 4102 or MAA 4103 are expected to register for the class at their advanced-registration appointment times. Students who fail to do this and find the class closed when they try to register may have their graduation dates delayed. This is especially important for students planning to take spring MAA 4102 or summer MAA 4103, for whom failure to register on time may result in graduation being postponed from summer to the following spring, almost a year.

  MAA 4211 is offered only in the fall and MAA 4212 only in the spring; a prerequisite for MAA 4212 is that the student complete MAA 4211 (not MAA 4102!) the previous semester with a grade of at least C. Students who complete MAA 4211 successfully but do not wish to take MAA 4212 are allowed to take MAA 4103 in the spring instead, assuming seats are available.

• In addition to the core courses, a math major must take at least four math electives beyond the core (12 credits).

Last update made by D. Groisser Sat Jun 17 17:44:45 EDT 2006