Math 25 v Yale math 230

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<p>I am a potential math major (maybe physics) and just got accepted to Yale SCEA. I think Yale is a really good fit for me, but I am just looking at other possible options to see if I want to apply anywhere else.</p>

<p>Could anyone compare math 25 and math 230? math 55 is out of my league, but I heard that 25 and 230 are pretty similar. I can't find the math 25 syllabus so I am having a hard time comparing them myself.</p>

<p>I heard math 230 is about 50 kids (which seems like a lot). How many students are normally in math 25?</p>

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<p>I’m not exactly sure what you’re talking about. Please clarify.</p>

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<p>I am asking if someone could compare math 25 at harvard to math 230 at Yale in terms of what is covered and difficulty.</p>

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<p>Example of Math 25 syllabus:
Baby Rudin+Spivak’s Calculus on Manifolds + Axler’s linear algebra done right + a few extras.</p>

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<p>I know nothing about the course4s, but I would think that such a decision should be based on senior level courses & the entire curriculum, not on a single class.</p>

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<p>previous post is right. A single mathematics course shouldn’t decide your future.
I will say though, 230 at yale uses Shifrin’s “multivariable mathematics”, which is probably a slightly lighter combination than the math 25 texts that Aedar listed. spivak and rudin are more rigorous in that sense…
if u want to see all the texts they use at yale: <a href=“http://www.math.yale.edu/public_html/USM/textbooks.html[/url]”>http://www.math.yale.edu/public_html/USM/textbooks.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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<p>I would say that the Analysis part of Math 25 at Harvard is like Math 301a at Yale.</p>

<p>Math 25 at Harvard also gets around 20 - 30 students, but Math may get more majors at Harvard than at Yale.</p>