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What type of math programs are there in university?
I am interested in seeing if there are math-related programs provided at colleges.
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Karin’s Answer
Hi Helen,
You can of course just straight up get a bachelors, masters, PhD in mathematics. Other options include applied mathematics, statistics or data science. Computer science, physics and engineering would require a fair amount of math. Depending on what you specialize in, it could be very math heavy, or not so much. Then there is accounting or economics. You could also be a math teacher. You can be a math major with a minor in something else, or a double major.
I am leaving you a couple of links to CA math departments below (and there are many more):
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-math/s/california/
Have a look at the information, and contact the admissions office and/or the department if you have specific questions.
I hope this helps! Good luck, and have fun mathing!
KP
https://www.usfca.edu/arts-sciences/programs/undergraduate
https://math.sfsu.edu/undergraduate
https://math.berkeley.edu/
https://www.calstatela.edu/nss/math
https://www.admissions.caltech.edu/why-caltech/academics/majors-minors/mathematics
You can of course just straight up get a bachelors, masters, PhD in mathematics. Other options include applied mathematics, statistics or data science. Computer science, physics and engineering would require a fair amount of math. Depending on what you specialize in, it could be very math heavy, or not so much. Then there is accounting or economics. You could also be a math teacher. You can be a math major with a minor in something else, or a double major.
I am leaving you a couple of links to CA math departments below (and there are many more):
https://www.niche.com/colleges/search/best-colleges-for-math/s/california/
Have a look at the information, and contact the admissions office and/or the department if you have specific questions.
I hope this helps! Good luck, and have fun mathing!
KP
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Mark W.’s Answer
Hi, Helen.
There are so many ways to go in this, so many kinds of math. In college or high school you will start with standard courses like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. You will need these as a foundation for everything else.
But as you progress in college you will discover fields like Combinatorics, Finite Math, Cryptography, Abstract Algebra (more fun than regular algebra!), Complex Analysis (calculus, but with imaginary numbers!), Differential Equations (super useful in engineering), and much more.
As someone else wrote, you can pursue an entire Ph.D. program in mathematics if you want. (Ask your advisor in college about paths to get into graduate school!)
I happen to love Abstract Algebra. I'm sharing a couple video links about that. If you watch these and go "ooooh!" then you might be a math student. But that's just one type of math that you can specialize in. Google some of these fields and find out what interests you!
Very general introduction to Abstract Algebra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP7nW_hKB7I
Explanation of a Group in Abstract Algebra: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7L_r6zw4-c
There are so many ways to go in this, so many kinds of math. In college or high school you will start with standard courses like algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus. You will need these as a foundation for everything else.
But as you progress in college you will discover fields like Combinatorics, Finite Math, Cryptography, Abstract Algebra (more fun than regular algebra!), Complex Analysis (calculus, but with imaginary numbers!), Differential Equations (super useful in engineering), and much more.
As someone else wrote, you can pursue an entire Ph.D. program in mathematics if you want. (Ask your advisor in college about paths to get into graduate school!)
I happen to love Abstract Algebra. I'm sharing a couple video links about that. If you watch these and go "ooooh!" then you might be a math student. But that's just one type of math that you can specialize in. Google some of these fields and find out what interests you!
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Andrew’s Answer
Mathematics is the language of science and technology. Any STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) discipline/program can be considered math related.
The key question for you is whether you are interested in majoring in mathematics, or you are interested in science and technology. This is a choice you will have the opportunity to make when you are in college.
Meanwhile, if you are interested in mathematics or any STEM discipline, consider taking as many math courses as possible in high school to prepare you for the STEM-related academic programs of your choice in college.
The key question for you is whether you are interested in majoring in mathematics, or you are interested in science and technology. This is a choice you will have the opportunity to make when you are in college.
Meanwhile, if you are interested in mathematics or any STEM discipline, consider taking as many math courses as possible in high school to prepare you for the STEM-related academic programs of your choice in college.