Course Selection: Algebra or Analysis?

[qspeechc]

Hi.

I have done some algebra (mostly group theory and linear algebra), and single-variable real analysis at the level of baby Rudin. Currently I have a choice between two courses:

Analysis: Lebesgue and Fourier analysis; Hilbert and Sobolev spaces; fractals and approximation theory

Algebra: lattices and order, Boolean algebra, universal algebra

Which do you think is the wiser choice? Thanks

 

[rabbitweed]

A wiser choice for what!?

Maybe you should take an English paper so you can communicate yourself more clearly:p

 

[qspeechc]

Sorry, the wiser choice for a student who wants to be a mathematician

 

[thrill3rnit3]

Well it's totally up to you, whatever your interests are. Either you like algebra better, or your like analysis better. There's no wrong choice here.

 

[qspeechc]

So the topics covered by the two courses are equally important? Btw, I enjoy analysis and algebra equally.

 

[Landau]

Again: important for what? The're both mathematics courses, so in order to become 'a mathematician' they're both important. But 'a mathematician' is a general term, every mathematician has to specialise in a certain subject.
We can't decide for you, since we don't know what your future plans are.