Best Course Sequence For Math Majors 

When learning mathematical analysis...I would not recommend Baby Rudin as your first book on the subject. It will test your wits and give you solid nightmares. Trust me.

Great vid as always! I took Discrete Math in college and we used Susanna Epp textbook....in my option the best introduction to Logic and Set Theory I have seen (beginning chapters). Highly recommended.

That's what i looking for! Thnank you very much!

It's also important to have a solid introduction to probability and stochastic processes

literally, I thank you from the deepest point ever discovered in my heart for your existence.

Thank you so much for the videos! It sounds like your videos are very accessible for all. I have always been inspired by channels like yours that bring the joy of math to people. I am actually completely blind myself, so it has always been hard to understand concepts without being able to visualize. I always wondered if given the appropriate isomorphism, if I can take anything I hear someone talk about geometrically or graphically, and just reframe the exact thing I am hearing, to different branches of mathematics like number theory, combinatorics, or linear algebra -- where it is not immediately necessary to draw a picture or visualize. My mission is to make math and science accessible to everyone; even people with disabilities. I am continuing to feel inspired every day by the work of mathematicians like yourself; keep up the excellent work !

Interestingly enough, I never had to take a Trig course, neither in high school nor university. All of my experience with Trig came from what was taught in the Pre-Calc and high school geometry. That being said, I think the trig from precalc helped me understand justttt enough trig to make it through and do ok Physics I and Calc II (trig comes up a lot it seems). Curious if anyone else has a similar experience.

"Discrete Mathematics and Its Applications" (4th ed) by Kenneth Rosen is a gem. (My copy is a Recycle Bin Rescue.) In addition to presenting Discrete Mathematics (aka, "Counting Gone Wild"), it details the tools needed to write proofs and think Mathematics like a Mathematician. There are also lots of examples and applications, so you can have good answers when your friends ask, "Why do you study this crazy Math Stuff?"

That ODE by Ross is excellent. I used it in the mid 1970s for a summer class. It almost made the class fun. Almost. Had occasion to use it again within the last 10 years.

10:25 That linear algebra book came from my alma mater, Grossmont College (AS, 1999)!!!!! Thank you lots for featuring THAT copy!!!!! ♥♥♥♥♥ 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

That Mathematical Statistics book by Wackerly is THE ONE. I have about a dozen books on the topic, and this is the one that got me through math stat. I found that if I mostly tuned out the instructor and instead read the class text plus Wackerly, and worked problems in Wackerly, I understood the course much better. The solutions manual is a must, too.

Great talk on the best sequence.

I've always been kind of curious why US schools seem to be a couple of years behind Canada (it's almost like the first few years of US-equivalent grad school is done in our last few years of undergrad). I used Hoffman and Kunze in my second semester linear algebra course and differential geometry and topology were mandatory as a 2nd/3rd year courses. Most of the people I know also took smooth manifolds, algebraic geometry (essentially the first chapter of Hartshorne), representation theory, algebraic number theory, analytic number theory, model theory, functional analysis, + various grad courses on category theory, operator theory, harmonic analysis, lie algebras, more algebraic geometry (rest of Hartshorne), etc.

In other universities outside the US, advanced calculus 1 and advanced calculus 2 are the prerequisites before you could take Real analysis and Complex analysis. Adv Calc 1-2 (Intro to Analysis) are like the stepping stones to further analysis courses.

This is the best course sequence for everyone, not only math majors!

Interesting. When I was studying Dr.Epp always taught the statistics courses. Although then I don’t remember that Discrete Mathematics was even a separate course.

Great list! I’m a current math undergrad, and I love collecting older textbooks, so I’ll be on the look for these!

This is going to be very helpful to me.

Would it be alright if I made a request? I'm trying to get some of the deeper theory behind AI in a nutshell, and I think I've identified some milestone topics I need to traverse: - Phase transitions in statistical mechanics (only classical though), and the renormalisation group - Bayesian Stats (up to the point where I'm comfortable with the theta parameter) - Theoretical CS (akin to Sipser's book/MITOCW course) - I guess I'll know that I'm good when I fully understand all the reasons the Gaussian is critical to statistical theory (at the moment I know about CLT, identity under FT, the relationship it has with the Frobenius norm) - Information and Control Theory, particularly their combination. I understand there are four big asymptotic limiting theorems here, and I need to understand all of them. So far I have the Shannon-Nyquist limit down. - Less important, Topois theory for the generalisation of classical logic, and Category theory for the foundations of mathematics (plus I like the commutative diagrams). I was wondering if you have any recommended prerequisite material, maybe even a course structure like this video, where one could end up with the above points satisfied by the end of it all? Cheers.

Thank you for this video

Great recommendations! Saludos desde Monterrey, México.

Nice video! I have to admit that from my (european) perspective it seems like there is quite the emphasis on analysis/diff equations and not so much algebra. I noticed the same in a similar video of another (american) creator, so I was wondering why this is the case. Are there generally no further algebra courses offered than the introductory ones or is this just a choice made in this video since it would be too long otherwise?

Hey math sorcerer! Any thoughts about if a Functional Analysis course should be in the essentials for the math major? To most places even offer a course like this in undergrad? Great video

Also consider taking a course on numerical methods, often called numerical computation or numerical analysis. Covers how you calculate good numerical approximations to integrals, differential equation solutions, linear equation system solutions, eigenvalues/vectors of matrices, etc.

I started college in '67 I went to the University of Rhode Island. I was not allowed to take anything but calculus 1. Entry level depended on SAT scores. I did have all the courses you mentioned in HS. Even in language I had to enter at Explication de text not French 1,2,3,4. It was ok.

I think a mistake i made when taking mathematical stats is not understanding probability theory enough beforehand. it would be a good idea to read a book like a first course in probability before taking matematical statistics

Theoretical statistics and probability theory .

I keep tabs on what a dozen or so larger universities require for numerous fields including math, and I would note two things; the first is that they typically want you to take the proof writing course (Intro to Abstract Mathematics, Intro to Higher Mathematics etc...) concurrently with Calculus III. The second is that at larger universities (not small liberal arts colleges) they prefer for science and engineering students to take math in the applied math department where they take the differential equations class immediately after calculus with some linear algebra mixed in; while for pure math students they do make linear algebra a prerequisite for ordinary differential equations.

That Erdos cameo was enthralling

Hey, Sorcerer. I'm struggling with combinatorics. Can you do a series on it, about good combinatorics books.

Can you review Introduction to smooth manifolds by John m lee

Can you also make video on physics books. You gave a book on Physics 1. Can you also share books Physics 2 and 3 if you have and some book on other physics related courses math grads take.

Thank you man! 🙏

Point of mathematics books.

Muy bueno! quería saber si recomiendas el libro "Plane & Solid Geometry Wentworth-Smith" para aprender geometría de manera formal.

This video has got me wondering if I should come back to Math.

I would love if you review Rogan's recent between Eric Weinstin & Terrence Howard. Humble request❤

Make a list of books for learning geometry and geometric approach applicable in various domains in research

Do you have a plaintext list of all books you have recommended throughout the years?

15:44 🤣❤️ I love it when math books show a sense of humor. It actually seems to make a real difference for me, like I'm in a relaxed environment. I just started a Differential Equations book by Blanchard, Daveney and Hall, and its humorous tone in it helps me a lot more than the other DiffEQ books I've seen so far.

Hope, you have the same for Engineering. I have skimmed through your videos and almost anything related to Engineering is - advice, hardness etc. I would be nice, if there is a video that specifically says something like - "Exact pathway (course by course && book by book) for Scientists and Engineers". The exact instruction following which, someone becoming non-Math-majon scientist or engineer, never ever in his life would have any kind of Math-related problems ever! He just does his, let us say, Quantum Physics pathway, or Theoretical Physics, or Mechanical Engineering, or Electrical Engineering, Aerospace anything anything anything and what he does - he just picks any book on his speciality and just reads it like a novel - so much proficiency he's got in Math. So, what might be the pathway for that level? Or, does it differ drastically for Science and Engineering? So what is it for Engineering, in that case? By the way, I have skimmed through your website and it does not include any pathway data. Would be nice to add something on that. Like, what do you need math for? Different pathways, with books, workbooks, your tutorials and avice videos from youtube for Math majors, Engineering Majors and Physics majors and so on.

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Man, you should do a review of I.E Irodov's Problems in General Physics... it is a book that is notorious among JEE aspirants in India... it's also a classic, so I hope you' re gonna like it! Also, you make absolutely genius and relatable content! Love from India.

This was exactly what I was looking for. Hey, I watch your videos often dreaming of the connection between symbology and math. Thank you for the experience!

can you do best math courses to take for engineers?

is it for general math or applied math or pure math?

Any astronomy book recommendations?

where does measure theory come in ?

The thing that I don't like about fitzpatrick is that it's so think on answers.

I would like help. People keep telling me to go back to the fundamentals to strengthen my math. But i don’t know what the fundemntals are. Just a little bit of guidance please 😊

It's good that you included Physics, because why else would one study Math?

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Hey dude i bought your calc II course and not even a day went buy and I see that the course is now 12.99 instead of 84.99. I am a college student so that really hurts. I was wondering if you could help me out?

Can anyone recommend a pre-intermediate algebra book or beginner algebra?

What about Set theory?

And the geometries?

First , Please do one for Aspiring Aeronautical Engineers❤

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Mathsorcery, please bring graduate mathematics books

I've mentioned my mathematical journey in comments of some of your other videos covering subjects. This sequence you lay out here for Math majors is very good and mine was very similar with a few minor differences in ordering, involving elective math courses and upper level required courses. (One or two my courses I list may seem oddball compared to the year I took them, but I got special permission to take them when I did.) First off, in middle school and high school, I had a full year of Algebra 1 (8th grade,) a full year of Geometry (Freshman year,) a full year of Algebra 2 (Sophomore year,) a full year of Pre-calculus (Junior Year, half being Trig and other half elementary Calculus,) and a full year of Calculus (Senior Year). Going into college, I could've paid extra money to test out of both Analytic Geometry and Calculus, but I decided to take Calculus in College too since I assumed it would be a lot harder than High School Calculus. Freshman Year: Analytic Geometry - First Semester A Primer of Modern Algebra - First Semester - A simplistic look at some of the properties covered in the introductory topics of Abstract Algebra, such as sets, relations, associative laws, commutative laws, distributive laws, etc. Also, very fundamental introductions to groups, cyclic groups, rings, and fields. Very, very light on theory in this course. Mostly just examples and applications. Calculus I - Second Semester - Breezed through it (In hindsight, I should've paid to test out of it since I already had a full year in High School.) Axiomatic Geometry - Second Semester - Elective Course - Study of Non-Euclidean Geometries including Neutral Geometries, Spherical Geometry and Hyperbolic Geometry. Note: This course usually has prerequisites and couldn't be taken until at least Junior year in college, but I got special permission to take it my second semester of my Freshman year because I was already way ahead of my class at the time with my strong background and good grades. Besides, this course was a course that was not offered every year. My university only offered it once every 2 years Sophomore Year: Calculus II - First Semester - Breezed through it (Like Calculus I, I should've paid to test out of Calculus II.) Calculus III (Multi-variable) - Second Semester Linear Algebra - Second Semester Differential Equations - Second Semester (Most people don't take Calc III, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations at the same time, but I was allowed to and, as a result, I got way ahead of the rest of my class.) Junior Year: Abstract Algebra I - First Semester - This was my first intense theory course and was the only math course in Undergrad I ended up getting a grade that was not an 'A'. I was in a class with mostly Seniors. This was the course where I had to learn how to write actual proofs (My university, at the time, didn't offer a course in proof writing. So it was up to the professors who taught the upper level Math courses to teach the various proof techniques along with teaching the subject matter.) Probability & Statistics I - First Semester - This course was for Math Majors, Engineering Majors, and other technical/science majors. More intensive than your usual statistic courses that gloss over the math. Design & Analysis of Experiments - First Semester - Elective Course - Basically an applied statistic course that was light on the mathematics and heavy on application using SAS programming to generate results to analyze and interpret, given an input data set. Classical Applied Analysis (aka Mathematical Physics) - First Semester - Elective course for Math majors, but required for Physics majors. This was taught out of the Math Department but the class was mostly physics and engineering majors with a few mathematics majors. It covered your usual topics that you see in standard Math Physics courses, such as even & odd functions, Fourier series (discrete and continuous) and Fourier transforms, Laplace Transforms, applied partial differential equations, heat equations, wave equations, etc. Abstract Algebra II - Second Semester - Much smoother and easier for me than Abstract Algebra I, after getting the hang of theoretical mathematics. Probability & Statistics II - Second Semester - Just the continuation of Prob & Stats I. Complex Variables - Second Semester - We used the same Fisher Book that is presented in this video. I took the course in the Spring of 1987. So, it seems this book has been around for awhile. I still have this book, along with all my other math books from undergrad and grad school. Senior Year: Advanced Calculus I (Real Variables I) - First Semester Number Theory - First Semester - Elective Course Numerical Analysis - First Semester - Elective Course Advanced Calculus II (Real Variables II) - Second Semester Non Parametric Statistics - Second Semester - An Elective Special Topics Course that wasn't part of the normal curriculum - Only a few people, including myself, signed up for the course. A very small class which resulted in a personal experience with the Professor. It was a very interesting course covering ways to analyze data without the use of the usual parameters covered in classical statistics. Discrete Mathematics - Second Semester - At the time, this was a new course which was a special topics elective course. When I took it, my class was the guinea pigs class. First time ever taught at my University back in Spring of '88. Since then, it has become part of the curriculum that is still an elective for Math Majors (but strongly recommended) and required for all Computer Science Majors. Applied Mathematical Modeling - Second Semester - An elective course that was taught every 2 years - A very fun class on learning about various everyday things you see in applied mathematics, natural sciences, engineering, computer science, and social sciences and how to develop mathematical models for them. Covered many types of models (Linear vs. Non-linear, Static vs. Dynamic, Discrete vs. Continuous, Stochastic vs. Deterministic, Implicit vs. Explicit, etc.) I don't remember some of the real-world examples we covered in the course, but I do remember covering various Growth and Decay models, regarding various populations and various interests (compound, continuous, etc.)

I have a lot to critique about math majors programs. These needs more than 4 years and a betters sequence of classes. The same applies to physics. Mathematics requires exhaustive study and every theorem proven in detail without skipping steps. Calculus needs four courses. Ordinary differential equations needs 2 courses. Tensor calculus needs three courses. Combinatorial techniques needs two courses. Discrete math needs 3 courses. Proof techniques needs 3 courses. Abstract algebra needs 4 courses. Special functions needs 3 courses. Differential geometry needs 4 courses where geometry is included. Probability and Statistics needs 4 courses. Advanced calculus needs 3 courses. Logic 2 courses. Topology 2 courses. This is the very basics to do something with math such as physics, programming and simulation, actuarial science, rocketry and aerospace. People may carry on studying math much deeper if they want to exploring topics in metamathematics. This video gives a gentle introduction. But this needs more detail and depth. Serious practitioners dedicates 8 to 10 years forming this skill.

How long it should take to learn each course?

Do you have any thoughts on using AI for math learning? Should I be asking GPT its opinions on calculus or just stick with the books? Will AI videos like on the Onlocklearning channel for example will be the way new students learn it? ru-vid.comPGK-RXA8Ye8

Never learn statistics before probability

I have autism and I wanted to know if I can succeed by getting a PhD in physics at the university of Cambridge. But I’m having doubts if my IQ is high enough to master the concepts because I know that IQ is important when getting into these sort of fields

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