Courses Recommended for First-Year Students

These courses offer first-year students intending to major in mathematics multiple entry points into the discipline, accommodating different backgrounds and interests. The calculus sequence (UN1101–UN1202), together with Accelerated Multivariable Calculus (UN1205), develops core computational skills and geometric intuition, providing essential tools for understanding functions, rates of change, and multivariable phenomena.

Honors Mathematics A–B (UN1207–UN1208) provides a more theoretical and concept-driven introduction for students seeking an early challenge, while Introduction to Higher Mathematics (UN2000) supports the transition from calculation-based courses to abstract reasoning, logical structure, and proof.

Linear Algebra (UN2010) introduces key ideas such as vector spaces, linear transformations, and matrices, giving students tools that appear throughout mathematics and in many applied fields, including data science, economics, physics, and computer science.

Perspectives in Mathematics (BC2001) is a one-credit, broadly accessible course requiring no prerequisites beyond curiosity and a love of mathematics. Through examples drawn from diverse applications, it offers students an early glimpse of the scope, creativity, and impact of mathematical thinking.

Please check the online catalogue for a description of suggested sequences for the different majors.
 

Mathematics UN1003
COLLEGE ALGEBRA - ANALYTIC GEOMETRY

Mathematics UN1101
CALCULUS I

Mathematics UN1102
CALCULUS II

Mathematics BC1110 and BC1113
DISCRETE PROBABILITY and DISCUSSION

Mathematics UN1201
CALCULUS III

Mathematics UN1202
CALCULUS IV

Mathematics UN1205
ACCELERATED MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS

Mathematics UN1207
HONORS MATHEMATICS A

Mathematics UN1208
HONORS MATHEMATICS B

Mathematics UN2000
INTRODUCTION TO HIGHER MATHEMATICS

Mathematics BC2001
PERSPECTIVES IN MATHEMATICS

Mathematics UN2010
LINEAR ALGEBRA