Math Undergraduate Studies
The purpose of the undergraduate option is to give students an understanding of the broad outlines of modern mathematics, to stimulate their interest in research, and to prepare them for later work, either in pure mathematics or applied sciences.
As a small program, there are very low barriers to meeting with faculty, post-doc instructors and graduate students. This allows undergraduate students to develop relationships, especially with those individuals interested in similar fields. Math students are not just a number here.
Our program is flexible. Students build a strong foundation in mathematics by completing 3 year-long courses in abstract algebra (Math 5 abc), analysis (Math 108 abc) and topology and geometry (Math 109 abc) as well as 2 terms of discrete mathematics (Math 6a & c). In all three years in our option, students are given an opportunity to customize their degrees. Students can chose any math course to fulfill their 45-units of advanced mathematics requirement (Math 110 and above). Some advanced courses in applied math, physics and economics can also be used to fulfill some of these requirements.
