<p>I'm majoring in chemistry with physical chemistry concentration (quantum chemistry, particularly, is what I'd like to study). I'd like to pursue a math minor, which requires five upper division math classes. However, there are dozens of math classes available at UCLA and I'm not sure which ones to take- algebra, ordinary differential equations, fourier analysis (I'm not even sure what most of the topics even are). What I'm looking for is an even balance of interesting and applicable to my field of study. Any recommendations?</p>
<p>If you’re interested in quantum you want to at least take differential equations (ordinary and partial, if possible) as well as linear algebra. The rest you could probably leave up to whatever particular topics you’re interested in.</p>