What classes do you take in college to become a mathematician?

There are 2 branches applied or pure.

Typically the calculus serious, real analysis, differential geomeotry/topology, linear algebra, diff. Equations. Then you have to figure out what branch of mathematics you want to atudy.


Going to a university webpage and looking under degree programs shoild give you a list of classes.

 

Applied math programs rarely make you so Diff geo, topology. From what I have seen

Pure:
Analysis ( advanced calculus )
Abstract algebra
Proof based Linear Algebra
Electives in Diff Geo, topology, ect.

Applied:
Analysis
Differential equations + Partial
Linear Algebra
Numerical analysis ( computer math programming)
Elective math course.

These are the norms at most university's. I am not sure what math class you have taken thus far, but upper division pure math will be far from anything you have done before. I am only in calculus 1 but have self studied a lot of pure math with a professor and it is SO much different and much more interesting to me since I hate application problems.