How hard is the Penn Math Major?

Poeme
Thu, 16 Jun 2011 18:44:27 +0000

I am actually planning to declare a second major in math next year. There are two ways you can begin the math major. You can take the regular sequence (math 104, 114, 240) or honors. If you want to major in math I would recommend taking honors (math 116, 260), I took the regular sequence and wish I had gone with honors. The sequence is much more similar to the higher level courses as it is proof based. It’s supposed to be more work but manageable. Math 104, 114, 240, and 241 are not very good courses. Content wise they are not too bad but they are very poorly taught. Math 104 is said to have a pretty harsh curve but grading gets better after that. As for the higher level courses, I have not taken any yet but will be taking a few next semester. I hear algebra (370-371 or 502-503 if you want a more theoretical version) is pretty abstract so it is a lot of work. Analysis I hear is a little less demanding. I hear the other courses are pretty good too.