Recent content by Mariogs379

@mathwonk, will do. i just shot you a pm, talk soon!

@mathwonk, just accepted to the Brandeis program! pretty sure I'm going this fall!

I guess same level as Rudin would be good but more expository, clearer, etc...

@mathwonk, do you know of a good real analysis book for R^n? I hear Baby Rudin's treatment of it is awful...(not that I liked the first half of Rudin...)

Hey guys, I'm looking for a good second book in analysis (ideally free/online, but doesn't have to be). My Analysis I class used Baby Rudin and did the first 6 chapters but I really disliked the book. Any suggestions would be great! Fwiw, I found Abbott's "Understanding Analysis"...

@mathwonk, regardless of what I do re: staying in NYC vs. Brandeis program, I'm going to take some math in the spring semester. Seems like it makes sense, for continuity's sake, to take real analysis II. Was also thinking Algebra I. Thoughts?

@mathwonk, 1) Do you think Brandeis being a "lesser" math dept. should be a concern re: their certificate program? 2) Thoughts on the math GRE? It sounds like that's pretty relevant given that it provides some kind of objective measure, no? 3) Thoughts on what I could do during the 9 months...

@homeomorphic, What're you going to do now? Sounds like you're not headed the academic route...

What'd you do at Brandeis? Thanks again for the help. Sounds like I should take a little math this spring. Maybe just abstract algebra? Or throw in a topology class too?

Hey Sysman, I took linear algebra a couple years ago but have a pretty good handle on it. Wanna add me on Skype and I'll try to answer any questions you have? My handle is Claymangs07. Mariogs PS We used Knop's Linear Algebra: A First Course, and I thought it was great.

heh, would be surprised if math grad schools thought so...haha. I just picked up Mendelson's "Intro to Topology" and Munkres' book. Looks like really interesting stuff. Think I should just go for that Brandeis program? Thanks again for the help!

Hey Mathwonk, I finished the analysis class (using Rudin). Really interesting stuff though it's made me wonder whether I'm talented enough for more math. I ended up getting a B in the class but had to put a TON of time to get even that. Having said that (and maybe this is silly), I feel...

Thought I'd update. This 6 week real analysis class covers the first 6 chapters of Rudin. I'm finding the homework hard but we have a midterm on Monday; he showed us the one from last year and it looks *relatively* easy (definitely compared to the HW). Anyway, thinking I'm going to take RA...

Heh, when I say I can read Rudin / Herstein, I can, but it's slow going and the problems are really challenging (I think, at least). Rudin's just so slick and often he leaves out little steps that, I assume, he thinks are obvious but make for even harder reading/understanding. When I had...

Thanks, mathwonk. I guess it's just hard to know whether I'd have sufficient ability to pass quals (assuming I was interested enough to get that far). Also, any thoughts on course selection to make myself as competitive as possible should I decide to apply to grad school? I can't apply this...