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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My son is on track to finish Linear Alg and MultiCalc when he graduates high school. Would a SLAC have enough advanced math classes to challenge him as an undergrad?[/quote]
Your son will have yet to have taken essential (or important) college-level mathematics courses such as real analysis, abstract algebra, complex analysis, topology and functional analysis. Beyond courses in “basic” topics such as these, he might foresee taking an additional 4 to 10 math courses tailored more specifically to his interests during his undergraduate education, at least on his home campus. Therefore, as your son looks through department sites, he’ll want to see whether he can find close to 15 math courses of potential interest to him as an indicator of whether a college’s offerings would be ample for his level. Wherever he attends, he would be unlikely to be advised (or permitted) to take more math classes than this. Courses in computer science and mathematically-oriented courses in physics (e.g., mathematical physics, general relativity) also should be considered as potentially integral to the mathematical component of his education. Additional opportunities for variety and depth can arise through a Budapest semester or an REU.[/quote] Most SLACs do not even offer functional analysis [/quote]
Well, that was partly the point. The OP's son would benefit from choosing an LAC at which functional analysis appears as a regular offering in the course catalog.
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That's oddly specific. There are several options for upper-level advanced math courses. Functional Analysis is only one, and Functional Analysis being present doesn't necessarily mean that other options are available, or vice versa.[/quote]
See the original post, in which seven courses are named (five in mathematics and two that may be offered through a physics department).
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