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Hey everybody, I am trying to decide whether I should go to either SDSU or Cal Poly (SLO) for my masters in mathematics. The conflict I am having is that SDSU offers a wide selection of graduate courses, but has a small faculty which negatively impacts the availability of those courses. For...

I would agree with Sankaku. After taking my first course in Algebra I began to see some of the underlying structure in subjects like number theory and combinatorics. Luckily I'll get to experience Analysis next quarter

I would say myself, but I'm a bit biased :) But in all seriousness, do you mean someone living or dead? a book?

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I would agree with that. The most common problem I see when I tutor freshman in calc 1 classes is that they have completely forgotten basic algebra. Basically you want these skills to be second nature so that you can focus all your attention on the problem at hand. As far as trig goes, it...

Or you could just check out a calculus book from your library and start studying that during your free time

If you want to get a general idea of what upper division mathematics is then I would recommend "A Concise Introduction to Pure Mathematics." It gives a nice introduction to basic set theory, proofs and induction, though the sections can be a bit short. I would also recommends Pinter's book...

You seem to have your work cut out for you since the main purpose of Calc 2 is to teach techniques of integration. The benefit is that the second half of the course deals primarily with things like sequences, series and their convergence/divergence (wont see any integrals during this part...

Starting my first semester at Cal Poly SLO after transferring from San Diego City College: Math 202: Orientation to Mathematics Major Math 248: Methods of Proof Math 336: Combinatorial Mathematics Math 370: Putnam Exam Seminar Math 244: Linear Analysis 1

another idea would be to take a physics class at a community college during the summer. I'm not sure what the costs are like in idaho, but in san diego it's only $26 per unit.