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| | Attracting and Retaining Mathematics Majors |
 | | In our liberal arts tradition, the requirement for the mathematics major is minimal: 33 semester hours of mathematics, consisting of 12 semester hours in calculus, and seven one-semester courses beyond calculus, these being: set theory and logic, linear algebra, modern algebra, advanced calculus, problem seminar, and two electives. |
 | | The change from undergraduate mathematics to graduate mathematics is, for many, a real shock, especially in the amount of information covered and the amount of information their classmates seem to possess. |
 | | The position of the department is that mathematical research as usually perceived by mathematicians is an activity complementary to undergraduate teaching. |
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