Timeline for I want to enter graduate school in pure math. Is doing REU in “mathematical modeling” a good idea? Is it an essential skill to learn?
Current License: CC BY-SA 4.0
5 events
when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mar 13 at 18:08 | comment | added | David White | @DanielAsimov I'm willing to bet this is a liberal arts college vs R1 thing. We don't offer a course in measure theory or Galois theory, so it's a good idea for students to ask professors to do a reading course in those topics. I lead reading courses pretty much every year. But, I think in general reading courses for undergrads are way less common at R1 universities, because gung-ho undergrads can simply take grad courses. | |
Mar 13 at 18:01 | comment | added | Daniel Asimov | I don't believe I've ever heard of a reading course in a subject typically covered in a grad-school qualifying exam. | |
Mar 13 at 1:25 | comment | added | David White | I was referring to a reading course with a faculty member, where the goal is learning a subject not doing research | |
Mar 13 at 0:22 | comment | added | Daniel Asimov | This: "even better if you can do one related to one of the standard PhD qualifying exam courses" is something I do not agree with. There need not be much overlap between a) research areas and b) skills needed to pass Ph.D. qualifying exams. | |
Mar 12 at 23:56 | history | answered | David White | CC BY-SA 4.0 |