<p>SAS in NB offers the Math major, while the Newark campus offers the Applied Math. I hear many people say applied math is better for an undergraduate degree. I looked at the courses for both and do not see much difference...unless I am mistaken. All I see is around 2 courses named Applied Math that are absent in the pure math major at NB...how can 2 courses be such a difference in anything? </p>
<p>What should I do?</p>
<p>lol, come to NB it’s no contest department wise. Yeah, there’s no applied math major but you have a lot of freedom in choosing your coursework, you can essentially get the same thing. Here, I’ll give you a map:</p>
<p>Take your calcs 1-4 and intro linear. Then take advanced calculus for engineers (421) (i.e. engineering pde’s), take linear algebra (350), probability (477) linear programming (354) combinatorics (454). Throw in Numerical Analysis , Prob II , 311 (mandatory) and the modeling classes and you’ve got yourself a very applied math major. For added fun, pick up a minor(s) in stats, cs , econ (lol) , and/or or. Hf, don’t go to newark</p>
<p>Sounds good! I was thinking of doing a stats minor or econ minor but it seems like overkill. I think I would prefer to just read stats or econ (yeah right) when I have free time rather than having coursework and exams being shoved down my throat each semester. I think a math major is enough of a commitment already. </p>
<p>But I do think I will need a minor and it is required.</p>
<p>Do your math first, Stats/Econ are pretty jokey when you have some mathematical maturity</p>
<p>I have been searching and searching for the total amount of credits needed for a B.A in mathematics at New Brunswick. I cannot find it anywhere. Do you or anyone happen to know the amount? I know stats major is 46. Looking at the courses required for math it looks like it is gonna be up somewhere it the 50’s and that seems like pretty high compared to other majors.</p>
<p>[Mathematics</a> Department - Mathematics Major Brochure - Core Requirements](<a href=“Error Page - 404”>Error Page - 404), you can add them up but its not that many. I think its 44, 5-4 credit calc classes and 8 others. Actually, I think 311 is 4 credit so minimum 45 credits, 48 if you count the cs requirement and 49 if you take abstract algebra instead of linear</p>