Originally Posted by britb

THE CAKE IS A LIE!






(/sorry, I HAD to do it).

Haha I knew it was coming!!!

btw who is the academic advisor for mats and stats and would you have their email by any chance?

Originally Posted by Chevalier

btw who is the academic advisor for mats and stats and would you have their email by any chance?

You can find all contacts on the McMaster website: http://www.math.mcmaster.ca/contact.php

Not sure if the undergraduate inquiries are actually academic advisors, but the math department is part of the science faculty.

i feel like getting a Math Minor would be easier- because don't the stats courses fill up like CRAZY quickly?

...but then dont listen to me, im trying to get a Psych Minor LOL and those courses fill up just the same

I'm thinking of getting a minor in math now. I would only need 9 credits if it weren't for that fact that 12 units must be elective to the degree. What do you guys think of:
1) MATH 2K03-Financial Mathematics - seems practical
and MATH 2RO3 Linear Algebra II to serve as a prereq for 3CY3
MATH 3CY3-Cryptography..one word ..cool. only problem it isnt offered every year. Would it be an every other year thing?
2) math 2k03 AND MATH 4KO3
and stats 2d03 as a prereq for 4k03.

I just need one more 3rd/4th year course in order to fulfill minor requirements. Maybe STATS 3PG3 PROBABILITY AND GAMES OF CHANCE.
Any suggestions?

Originally Posted by MacPack

I'm thinking of getting a minor in math now. I would only need 9 credits if it weren't for that fact that 12 units must be elective to the degree. What do you guys think of:
1) MATH 2K03-Financial Mathematics - seems practical
and MATH 2RO3 Linear Algebra II to serve as a prereq for 3CY3
MATH 3CY3-Cryptography..one word ..cool. only problem it isnt offered every year. Would it be an every other year thing?
2) math 2k03 AND MATH 4KO3
and stats 2d03 as a prereq for 4k03.

Any suggestions?

I took Math 2K03. It is useful I guess if you are interested in finance (like me). However, for some reason I just found lectures to be kind of boring and I would not really pay attention. Tutorials were kind of useful, as the TA did like a quick summary of what was learned the past week. The exam was open book, which saved my life.
Math 2R03 is a good course, and it is a prerequisite for quite a few upper year math courses (if not almost all of them). It's just a continuation of the material learned in 1B03.
I really want to take Cryptography too, but it's not offered this year and am not sure if it will even be offered next year. Though I think number theory 3H03 teaches some sort of cryptography, since the subjects are related.
I hated stats 2D03. But I hate stats in general.

Cryptography is essentially applied number theory.

Also, 2R is probably the most important 2nd-year math course to take (in terms of serving as a prerequisite for further courses), if one had to choose.

Thirdly, stats 2D03 is miserably boring, but very easy.

Originally Posted by Mahratta

Cryptography is essentially applied number theory.

Also, 2R is probably the most important 2nd-year math course to take (in terms of serving as a prerequisite for further courses), if one had to choose.

Thirdly, stats 2D03 is miserably boring, but very easy.

Tell me about it lol, I was sleeping in that class all the time.