How hard are Math 450 and/or 451?

giants92
Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:45:39 +0000

Wow, I have never heard of sometime taking 451 who didn’t need to. I mean, it’s going to be very difficult. If you’re smart and you put the work in you could do well. But just know that it’s entirely proof oriented, and it can be hard for some people to wrap their brains around the subject matter. I know someone who was coasting with practically a 4.0, very smart kid, then took 451 and got a B-. You just have to make sure you put enough work in, and you have to be smart. It would certainly be beneficial to take it during a spring term, where you can completely focus on it. Very useful class though, opens the door to a lot of high level math and other quantitative graduate coursework.