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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Applied Math college professor here.

[quote]"What kind of math literature - peer review journals - would be good for him to read to see what is out there in the field and learn a more than his classes have given him?"[/quote]

Instead of the research journals, I would suggest your DC review graduate-level textbooks to explore other branches of mathematics. Math research journals focus on newly proved theorems, usually without the background knowledge provided in a textbook.

To DO math (pure or applied) typically means proving new theorems. Certain branches of math (eg, topology) are considered pure because they are less closely linked to possible applications. Areas that are considered applied math include Analysis (eg, differential equations), Discrete math (eg, graph theory), Game theory.
In any case, a PhD in math (pure or applied) typically means proving new theorems.

This is in contrast to USING (Applying) math, which is what most researchers in the natural sciences or engineering do.

[quote]I am encouraging him to consider a Post Baccalaureate once he graduates from undergrad. [/quote]

What do you mean by this? A graduate degree?
[/quote] No, it is like a Post Doc, but it is a one or two year research  internship after Baccalaureate but before graduate school.   We have a friend doing one at NIH right now.  [/quote]

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