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could anyone list the chapters studied in math 1xx3 or 1b03 ?
I would really appreciate it !
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12-17-2010 at 11:09 AM
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I took 1AA3, but didn't have too much trouble with 2X (the successor to 1XX/1AA), so the curricula for 1XX and 1AA are probably pretty similar. You'll probably do a bit more in terms of 'motivating' the material in 1XX3. I don't have an outline, but in math 1AA3 I remember covering:
- Improper integrals
- Ordinary differential equations (separable and linear, slope fields, etc.)
- Multivariate functions and partial differentiation (just a bit, this is what math 2X03 is about). You'll also work with limits, but as I remember it, we weren't taught how to show that the limit of a multivariate function existed - we did that in 2X. You'll probably just learn how to show that limits DNE.
- Parametrized curves & polar coordinates
Most of the focus was on:
- Infinite sequences & series
- types of series (geometric, etc.)
- power series
- Taylor & MacLaurin series
- Taylor's theorem
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12-17-2010 at 11:11 AM
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what about math 1C03?
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12-17-2010 at 11:19 AM
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what about math 1C03?
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I didn't take it. It's cool, apparently, and introduces you to methods of proof and some of the "big questions" of mathematics (the Millennium Prize problems). That said, I can't imagine that they go into much detail when outlining the problems (eg. something like the Riemann hypothesis - I can't see how you could explain the Riemann zeta-function etc. properly without assuming knowledge of some (complex) analysis), so I've always had the suspicion that the Millennium problems bit was a tad junky.
I'd say it's not necessary if you want to continue in math - you could easily familiarise yourself with the methods of proof (all useful - Boolean algebra, induction, predicate logic) without taking the course. It may be sufficient, I wouldn't know, though, haha
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I took 1AA3, but didn't have too much trouble with 2X (the successor to 1XX/1AA), so the curricula for 1XX and 1AA are probably pretty similar. You'll probably do a bit more in terms of 'motivating' the material in 1XX3. I don't have an outline, but in math 1AA3 I remember covering:
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Last year, because there were so few people in 1XX3, they essentially merged the course with 1AA3 - in other words you had the exact same material as if you had taken 1XX3. I think they made 1AA3 very slightly harder and 1xx3 slightly easier to balance them out.
However, 1A03 and 1X03 were slightly different - as you can guess 1x03 was a little more difficult and focussed more on the theory of limits and whatnot compared to just applying techniques and/or formulas to solve questions.
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12-17-2010 at 01:08 PM
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when i took 1c03 we learned a lot of the proof methods (ie. induction, contrapositive, etc), did algorithmic math, modular arithmetic and then at the end we did a group project on any "proof" we wanted to, it could be proven already or not, and we had to do a presentation to the class. Some of the subjects were graph theory, 3 colour principle, one of the Millennium problems (can't remember which one).
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nigel and rob mac, what career options are availible for someone in math and statistics, were you guys planning on going to grad school?im just curious.
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nigel and rob mac, what career options are availible for someone in math and statistics, were you guys planning on going to grad school?im just curious.
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That depends on the sort of stuff you're into, I suppose. I'm interested in graduate work, because I'm more into 'pure' mathematics, and there isn't particularly much you can do in pure math with just a baccalaureate.
With applied math - you can go into the workplace, but again, to do research-work in applied math, you usually need to do graduate work as well. I'm not sure about stats.
Of course, you could also apply to professional schools - law, medicine (I entered in 'life sciences' and I'm planning on fulfilling the prereqs...in case I feel like applying), etc., as well as for graduate work in physics, computer science, or engineering. You could also go into the workplace after you get your baccalaureate, particularly in computer science...
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a small list of potential careers to do with math&stats can be found here
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so i looked at the careers and it seems to me that specializing in statistics is more lucrative in relatively shorter amount of time, am i correct in this assumption?
ps. wth is chiropractor thrown in there?
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I didn't take it. It's cool, apparently, and introduces you to methods of proof and some of the "big questions" of mathematics (the Millennium Prize problems). That said, I can't imagine that they go into much detail when outlining the problems (eg. something like the Riemann hypothesis - I can't see how you could explain the Riemann zeta-function etc. properly without assuming knowledge of some (complex) analysis), so I've always had the suspicion that the Millennium problems bit was a tad junky.
I'd say it's not necessary if you want to continue in math - you could easily familiarise yourself with the methods of proof (all useful - Boolean algebra, induction, predicate logic) without taking the course. It may be sufficient, I wouldn't know, though, haha
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Hmm that's weird, this year they made all the first years take math 1C03 to get into second year.
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Really, eh? I guess that's new, then. It was only 'recommended' last year.
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so i looked at the careers and it seems to me that specializing in statistics is more lucrative in relatively shorter amount of time, am i correct in this assumption?
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Dunno' what you mean by 'lucrative'.
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12-17-2010 at 10:33 PM
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Can anyone comment on Math 1B03? I'm taking it next semester, with prof. Nicas.
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Really, eh? I guess that's new, then. It was only 'recommended' last year.
Dunno' what you mean by 'lucrative'.
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I mean there seems to be a lot more jobs on the list with "statistician" added to the end of them.
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