Hardest Undergraduate Math Course

Discussion in 'Off-Topic Chat' started by nycmathguy, Jul 8, 2022.

  1. nycmathguy

    nycmathguy

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    5,386
    Likes Received:
    422
    Do you agree with this short video clip or not?



    If you don't agree, what is the hardest math course at the undergraduate level for a student majoring in mathematics?
     
    nycmathguy, Jul 8, 2022
    #1
  2. nycmathguy

    MathLover1

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    2,989
    Likes Received:
    2,884
    Advanced Calculus (AKA Undergraduate Mathematical Analysis) is absolutely the HARDEST undergraduate math class a math major must take.

    In my opinion, Math 55 ("Honors Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra,") is the hardest, a two-semester long first-year undergraduate mathematics course. The official titles of the course are Honors Abstract Algebra (Math 55a) and Honors Real and Complex Analysis (Math 55b).

    I took both Advanced Calculus and Linear Algebra. To get a sense of the kind of brains it takes to get through Math 55, consider that Bill Gates himself was a student in the course. (He passed.)
     
    MathLover1, Jul 8, 2022
    #2
    nycmathguy likes this.
  3. nycmathguy

    nycmathguy

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    5,386
    Likes Received:
    422
    Are you saying that Math 55 is harder than Calculus 3? Do you know how to solve Math 55 problems today?
     
    nycmathguy, Jul 8, 2022
    #3
  4. nycmathguy

    MathLover1

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    2,989
    Likes Received:
    2,884
    sure, it is harder
    depends on posts, occasionally I do
     
    MathLover1, Jul 9, 2022
    #4
    nycmathguy likes this.
  5. nycmathguy

    nycmathguy

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    5,386
    Likes Received:
    422
    Just for fun, post a Math 55 problem here.
     
    nycmathguy, Jul 9, 2022
    #5
  6. nycmathguy

    MathLover1

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    2,989
    Likes Received:
    2,884
    MathLover1, Jul 9, 2022
    #6
    nycmathguy likes this.
  7. nycmathguy

    nycmathguy

    Joined:
    Jun 27, 2021
    Messages:
    5,386
    Likes Received:
    422
    nycmathguy, Jul 9, 2022
    #7
Ask a Question

Want to reply to this thread or ask your own question?

You'll need to choose a username for the site, which only take a couple of moments (here). After that, you can post your question and our members will help you out.
Similar Threads
There are no similar threads yet.
Loading...