Re: math programs

One advice I can give you, from my own experience. Get you feet wet,
that is, take a couple of undergrad level courses in Analysis and
Abstract Algebra. You'll quickly find out that the 'pure math' is very
different from the Calculus and Algebra in a sense that you mostly do
the proofs, and those proofs are mostly 'to prove some statements about
sets'. So you need some set theory as well as logic and proofs. You'll
be doing very little 'computations' (in algebra/calculus sense). You
may like it or not like it.

studylogic06@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
I'm developing an interest in studying mathematics, and I notice that a
lot of university math departments list their main areas in the
pure-math program as "algebra, analysis, and geometry/topology"...
where does calculus fit into this bunch? Is it not considered a "big"
area? or is it not considered an area of pure math? or is it simply
considered a part of one of the areas already mentioned, and if so
which one?

thanks

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