<p>Would you recommend me in taking a P/NP upp div math classes next summer to see if I actually want to major in math? I heard that transfers get blown away their first semesters as math majors. I'm a freshman at a cc right now and want to major in math. Any tips on being a math major?</p>
<p>P.S. How would you go about improving your proof writing skills?</p>
<p>i would strong recommend not taking an upper div math class until you finished discrete, along with the lower div math requirements. You could be better served auditing 110 after taking your linear algebra class. The major difference between upper div math and the math you’re used to is that there is no cookie cutter method to solving the problems.</p>
<p>Also,the best way to improve your proof writing skills is to write proofs. just buy an intro to proofs book and work through some exercises.</p>
<p>edit: heres a recommendation <a href=“http://www.amazon.com/How-Prove-Structured-Daniel-Velleman/dp/0521861241/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279601294&sr=8-14[/url]”>http://www.amazon.com/How-Prove-Structured-Daniel-Velleman/dp/0521861241/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1279601294&sr=8-14</a></p>
<p>what do you mean by auditing?</p>
<p>just show up to the lectures and don’t take the class for credit. There is no reason for you to take it for credit because not only might you not pass, you would need to take the class for letter grade if you do get accepted.</p>
<p>ok thanks, are you a math major?</p>
<p>technically i’m declared as econ but i’ll declare math as well in the fall. i’ve done 104, 113, and 110 already. I’m going to be doing the probability theory concentration in applied math if you have further questions.</p>
<p>I agree with JetForce. Math 55 should give you a good idea whether you would like upper division math and some idea of how proficient you are at proof-writing.</p>