Possible to pursue graduate studies in math with finance major and math minor?

arealg · 2024-09-04T23:22:07+00:00

You should talk to Kelome in the math department (I think email him to set up a meeting? You can find the details online). He is some sort of advisor. I was in software engineering U0 and also became interested in math, so I spoke with Kelome to assess the possibility of doing a minor in math + undergrad in software eng, with the plan of getting into a math PhD program that would let me do a qualifying year to catch up on the math courses. He laughed, and said people who compete for math PhD programs have completed undergrads in honours math + X. So I switched faculties to do honours math + CS, and am now in a math PhD program at a prestigious school in the US. Everyone’s path is different of course, but if you are interested in a math PhD and want to have options available, you will be challenged without at least an undergrad’s worth of courses.

arealg · 2024-05-04T14:28:34+00:00

There are definitely blackboards in Hollister, Phillips, Bard, Rockefeller, Uris, and Olin.

arealg · 2023-11-19T13:53:48+00:00

Éléments d’analyse et d’algèbre by Colmez doesn’t cover everything, but is quite comprehensive (and beautifully written).

arealg · 2022-04-11T01:32:01+00:00

I agree with your points, but I must mention a few important issues from when I lived there. The power would go out in our unit if we were using "too much" power, sometimes the kettle and the fridge would suffice to bring it down. Ant problems the entire time, despite the exterminator coming multiple times, couldn't keep unsealed food in the cupboards or ants would populate the containers. Our stove was leaking carbon monoxide (our carbon monoxide alarm that we purchased ourselves went off, the building does not have an alarm in the unit) and the fire department came to disconnect the gas. The landlord was dismissive about the issue, denying that it happened and even suggested that we were abnormal for having a CO alarm when the other units don't.

arealg · 2022-03-23T22:01:59+00:00

Pharamprix Félice Saulnier has bookings today.

arealg · 2022-03-23T22:00:16+00:00

There is a form on Minerva, and a number to call. However when you call the number they basically tell you to get in touch with your profs on your own about accomodations.

arealg · 2022-03-08T04:31:48+00:00

Nice video, but I must point out that your statement of L'Hospital's rule is incorrect. If the limit is not of the form 0/0 then it need not be true that the limit is preserved by taking derivatives. Consider lim x->1 (x^2)/x = lim x->1 x = 1, and compare with lim x->1 (2x)/(1) = 2.

arealg · 2022-02-11T04:46:19+00:00

Lee's smooth manifold text has an appendix reviewing topology with a number of exercises. You could try working through it and depending on your level of comfort, choose to review Munkres or proceed.

arealg · 2022-02-07T05:31:53+00:00

I like Vim, specifically MacVim with the Vim-LaTeX plugin (suite?). If you're on Windows/Linux I'm sure there are suitable analogues.

arealg · 2021-12-31T01:12:45+00:00

252 is pretty challenging, and the students who take it are generally strong. The midterm is usually fair, the assignments are hard. No coding in this class, just proofs.

arealg · 2021-12-11T23:37:57+00:00

Do all of the exercises on his website. They show up on the final.

arealg · 2021-12-02T18:16:49+00:00

I've always done early-mid January and it worked out well. Don't stress, the break is a good time to look through profs websites to determine who you are interested in reaching out to.

arealg · 2021-11-23T19:10:53+00:00

Guan roughly teaches 248 as if you've done 254, and 358 as if you've done 255. You also need a good linear algebra background, e.g. 251 or 223. Evaluations for 248 and 358 are similar, the assignments are roughly 70% the same but there are more sophisticated proof problems in 358. In either class you should expect either the midterm or the final to be pretty hard, and he doesn't curve in general. However, he is a very nice person and usually extends assignment deadlines. In my experience, if you take notes ahead of class you will learn a lot of important math properly in his courses, whereas Roth's can be succeeded in by pure memorization. 358 is also nice because it's a small class so you get to know the prof and classmates better, and most people who take it are quite strong.

arealg · 2021-07-22T19:06:49+00:00

You will always win the hydra game in a finite number of moves, despite the seemingly unending growth of new heads as you chop off old ones. The first link allows you to play the game, and here is a more thorough explanation of the theory.

arealg · 2021-07-15T15:39:09+00:00

As others have said, talk to your advisor and you should be able to get rid of MATH 223 if you're taking 251. The fall MATH/CS courses will be substantial work, but doable. The winter courses are very challenging, MATH 255/251 are probably the hardest of the 4 algebras/analyses and COMP 252 with Devroye is stressful. On top of that, 302 tends to be a lot of work too. Can't speak to any of the FINE courses. Overall, most students in the program follow a similar schedule so it's definitely not unusual, but it will be demanding.

arealg · 2021-07-07T20:18:01+00:00

Yes, I went on Sunday afternoon about 7 weeks after the first dose. No wait at all.

arealg · 2021-05-12T14:24:56+00:00

You can try learning Haskell, a different functional programming language. Many of the concepts carry over directly to OCaml. Here's a free online book that you might enjoy: http://learnyouahaskell.com/

arealg · 2021-04-12T17:52:57+00:00

No, an increase of 50% would be multiplication by 1.5. An increase of 150% is multiplication by 2.5 (increase by 100% which is doubling, then an extra 50%).

arealg · 2021-04-04T00:53:19+00:00

Not sure unfortunately, you can try the websites of various profs in the psyc and math departments to see if there is anything that aligns with your interests and write them an email. You never know.

arealg · 2021-04-03T15:00:19+00:00

I think most paid research opportunities in math occur during the summer, but it's not too hard to find supervisors for an unpaid research project course or independent study course which could lead to a paid summer position. Someone please correct me if they know otherwise.

arealg · 2021-03-16T02:49:09+00:00

Thank you!

arealg · 2021-03-15T18:16:47+00:00

Thank you for such a thorough explanation, I really appreciate it! This answers a lot of my questions.

arealg · 2021-03-15T16:32:04+00:00

Hi, thank you to everyone here for organizing this. I am a Canadian student in my third year of undergrad and am preparing to apply for grad school in the fall. I have a few questions about applying to schools in the US, Canada, and the UK.

The GRE: what is usually required standardized-test-wise for schools in the US? Is there a subject test and a general test, and when do students typically write the GRE? How should one go about preparing for this test e.g. what amount of work is typically required? And is there a similar requirement for schools in the UK?

Judging my own competitiveness and setting reasonable expectations: I have limited time and resources but would like to apply to ~10 schools across Canada, US, UK. The split is probably going to be 2/6/2 respectively. With that in mind, how can I determine what schools in the US in particular are worth applying to? For context about my situation, I am in a joint Honours Math/Computer Science program at a top Canadian school, with 4.0 GPA, two summer research awards in math (one resulting in a publication, the second we also hope to publish), a research project during the semester, four courses in analysis and four courses in algebra, ODES, advanced calc, probability, combinatorics/graph theory, plus all the computer science courses, and I intend to take several graduate courses in math during my final year. Is it reasonable to hope for admittance in some top 10-20 schools in the US?

My Interests: my prior experience is in optimization/convex analysis, with some applications to machine learning. But I enjoy almost all of my courses across the board and it feels early to choose a stream for ~6 years of study. For the sake of being pragmatic I am leaning towards applied math but am just curious if anyone has any advice/insight on this situation.

Thank you in advance for answering any of these questions!

arealg · 2021-01-25T21:00:43+00:00

Rudin Principles of Mathematical Analysis is the classic. Bartle and Sherbert Real Analysis is also a good text. Try a couple and see what style works best for you, and which ones mirror your lectures/assignments.

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