bump any other suggestions for distance learning programs in applied mathematics/math. I am looking to take a different route altogether with my career. My background is accounting(I’m a CPA, passed first two levels of CFA), currently working in accounting. Hate it. I would like to get into teaching I feel(BTW i’m 31 so not so young either). My undergrad was in business from a top 25 program and I’ve only taken up to Calculus III. MO34 or any other people who have PHD’s in applied math/masters in math, youre advice would be much appreciated.
During my current exploration of MFE schools I noticed that Chicago and Berkeley both offer pre-program courses in math and C++. My guess is that they will be a good thing to do if you want to later get into quant type work.
Vector Calculus was the sh!t. Pure fun.
While we’re on the topic of math: how far does the rabbit hole go, so to speak? Someone mentioned PDEs above…does anyone use any fancy complex analysis or tensors in the regular course of business? Just wondering what I should keep fresh from UG.
I’m surprised no one mentioned stochastic processes.
bump this bad boy one last time, needhelp or anyone else, what are the general prerequisites that I should consider taking before applying to a MFE program? From what I can gather Calc 1-3, linear algebra, C++? Anything else?
wake2000, go to quantnet.com, or global-derivatives.com. Their you can find all the answers. In short, MFE schools will look at various things including grades, courses taken, GMAT/GRE, work experience, credentials etc.
needhelp Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > wake2000, go to quantnet.com, or > global-derivatives.com. Their you can find all the > answers. In short, MFE schools will look at > various things including grades, courses taken, > GMAT/GRE, work experience, credentials etc. thanks, good luck with your application process.
I’m thinking of brushing up my calculus skills as well for some more quant based certifications to go along with the CFA. I plan on just buying some textbooks and trying to study it myself and see how it goes.
wake2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bump > > any other suggestions for distance learning > programs in applied mathematics/math. I am looking > to take a different route altogether with my > career. My background is accounting(I’m a CPA, > passed first two levels of CFA), currently working > in accounting. Hate it. I would like to get into > teaching I feel(BTW i’m 31 so not so young > either). My undergrad was in business from a top > 25 program and I’ve only taken up to Calculus III. > MO34 or any other people who have PHD’s in applied > math/masters in math, youre advice would be much > appreciated. What do you want to teach and at what level ?
wake2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bump this bad boy one last time, > > needhelp or anyone else, what are the general > prerequisites that I should consider taking before > applying to a MFE program? From what I can gather > Calc 1-3, linear algebra, C++? Anything else? Stats (from the math department as opposed to “business stats”), Probability Theory, ODE, PDE, Stochastic Processes. If you can fit in some analysis that would be beneficial, but it generally isn’t required.
Hey. Just about finished with all the Calc II homework and should take the exam middle in middle of Nov. I’m debating whether to go for Multi. Calc before I retry level CFA II or just wait until next summer. If I were to I’d need to finish Multi Calc. before Jan. I’ve seen about a 50/50 split of people saying that Calc II was harder than Multi Calc. Any suggestions? Anyway here is some info I thought maybe helpful. Here are the sites (at the bottom of this post) that have been suggested so far and here is what I reccomend. See my reasoning below as well. Calc I and II: Go through UC Berkeley online extension or UIUC (Univ. of Illinois). Multivariate Calc or Calc III, IV: I’d go with UIUC. Differential Equations: UIUC (doesn’t seem CVN offers a starting level diff. course) Linear Algebra: Columbia Video Network Probability: Suffolk University (Haven’t found any other place that does this one yet). Why do I give this order? Rep at Berkeley and Columbia should be the best. UIUC is next in line and actually offers a lot more courses than the top schools above. Suffolk: Offers a great comprehensive program for anyone wanting to meet the requirements of an MFE. From Calc 1-Probability. Problem with this program is that it appears too easy. There is a quote in here that kinda turned me off. The site says students leave “happy” from homework and exams. Essentially translating to me that if you do the work you will get an A. Ohio Univ: least favorable IMO. The grading is wierd. 88% equates to an A? 75% a B? Also, look at Calc IV. They don’t want you to use anything beyond a basic scientific calculator??? You want a calc course that at the very least uses a graphing calculator. Beyond Calc II, you should start using Mathematica/Matlab. So I would not choose this option. For anyone who wants to prove his or her worth in Math on a transcript you generally want to go for the more difficult program. If you were to show Calc IV from Ohio Univ vs. Advanced Calc from UIUC to an admissions counsler or employer… theyd def. look higher at UIUC’s. Same with CVN vs. UIUC. Columbia is generally going to have more rep. Additionally, they reccomend Matlab (which I have yet to use), but I know it is widely used. Hope this adds more light for everyone. Sites UC Berkeley: http://learn.berkeley.edu/ Suffolk: http://www.distancecalculus.com/ Columbia: http://www.cvn.columbia.edu/crs.php UIUC: http://netmath.uiuc.edu/courses Ohio Univ: http://www.ohio.edu/independent/list2.htm
buyicide Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > bernie_m Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Thanks everyone, great advice. I am doing it to > > fulfil math requirements - would community > college > > look bad for Calc 3? > > > Would a cc even have that level of math? Maybe > you could get away with it, but I would rather go > to a state school for it. It will look better on > the transcript. > > If you are applying to a quant program without a > math / physical science / engineering background, > you have to take extra steps o prove you are > capable of handling he math. I would feel more > comfortable with a transcript from a 4 yr school. As absurd a it is, some high schools are starting to offer Multivariable calc (for kids who take AP BC Junior year, crazy right?)…
CFABLACKBELT Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Hey. Just about finished with all the Calc II > homework and should take the exam middle in middle > of Nov. I’m debating whether to go for Multi. > Calc before I retry level CFA II or just wait > until next summer. If I were to I’d need to > finish Multi Calc. before Jan. I’ve seen about a > 50/50 split of people saying that Calc II was > harder than Multi Calc. Any suggestions? > > Anyway here is some info I thought maybe helpful. > Here are the sites (at the bottom of this post) > that have been suggested so far and here is what I > reccomend. See my reasoning below as well. > > Calc I and II: Go through UC Berkeley online > extension or UIUC (Univ. of Illinois). > > Multivariate Calc or Calc III, IV: I’d go with > UIUC. > > Differential Equations: UIUC (doesn’t seem CVN > offers a starting level diff. course) > > Linear Algebra: Columbia Video Network > > Probability: Suffolk University (Haven’t found any > other place that does this one yet). > > > Why do I give this order? > > Rep at Berkeley and Columbia should be the best. > > UIUC is next in line and actually offers a lot > more courses than the top schools above. > > Suffolk: Offers a great comprehensive program for > anyone wanting to meet the requirements of an MFE. > From Calc 1-Probability. Problem with this > program is that it appears too easy. There is a > quote in here that kinda turned me off. The site > says students leave “happy” from homework and > exams. Essentially translating to me that if you > do the work you will get an A. > > Ohio Univ: least favorable IMO. The grading is > wierd. 88% equates to an A? 75% a B? Also, look > at Calc IV. They don’t want you to use anything > beyond a basic scientific calculator??? You want > a calc course that at the very least uses a > graphing calculator. Beyond Calc II, you should > start using Mathematica/Matlab. So I would not > choose this option. > > For anyone who wants to prove his or her worth in > Math on a transcript you generally want to go for > the more difficult program. If you were to show > Calc IV from Ohio Univ vs. Advanced Calc from UIUC > to an admissions counsler or employer… theyd > def. look higher at UIUC’s. Same with CVN vs. > UIUC. Columbia is generally going to have more > rep. Additionally, they reccomend Matlab (which I > have yet to use), but I know it is widely used. > > Hope this adds more light for everyone. > > > Sites > UC Berkeley: http://learn.berkeley.edu/ > Suffolk: http://www.distancecalculus.com/ > Columbia: http://www.cvn.columbia.edu/crs.php > UIUC: http://netmath.uiuc.edu/courses > Ohio Univ: > http://www.ohio.edu/independent/list2.htm Yo Blackbelt, it looks like Wisconsin’s distance learning is the cheapest among all these for higher-level maths althought the selection is not great, just FYI.
to all who have taken linear algebra, how easy/difficult would this course be in a self-guided study environment? I am considering taking it online at University of Wisconsin, however, I have my doubts as to whether taking this one(being that is a very abstract) would be beneficial for me doing well in the course. I am pretty good at independent study and dont need a whole lot of hand-holding, but was just curious as to what I would be getting myself into. The class is just two proctored exams and a grade at the end.
Out of all the classes listed in this thread, this would be the easiest.
wake2000 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > to all who have taken linear algebra, how > easy/difficult would this course be in a > self-guided study environment? I am considering > taking it online at University of Wisconsin, > however, I have my doubts as to whether taking > this one(being that is a very abstract) would be > beneficial for me doing well in the course. I am > pretty good at independent study and dont need a > whole lot of hand-holding, but was just curious as > to what I would be getting myself into. The class > is just two proctored exams and a grade at the > end. Linear Algebra is easy, practice enough linear transformation examples and you will get hold of the basic stuff pretty quickly. Use to be an easy scoring exam. Below is the text that I studied it from… http://www.amazon.com/Linear-Algebra-2nd-Kenneth-Hoffman/dp/0135367972
thanks for the suggestions. I guess my choice was between doing this distance online learning program or doing it at a community college. The good thing about this class is that it is self-guided and if you are dedicated enough, you could complete the classes within a shortened time-frame(I also plan to take multivariable calc. as well)
For linear algebra - in my opinion you can absolutely not beat Professor Gilbert Strang’s course, which you can get free at MIT’s open courseware. I’ve had a lot of linear algebra, most recently through Columbia Video Network and his course was incredible and helped me get an A. I’ve met several other people who felt the same way, and best of all, since this course is from 2005, you can get an older copy of his book at a discounted price from amazon. he also has a free calculus book online. http://ocw.mit.edu/ans7870/resources/Strang/strangtext.htm http://ocw.mit.edu/OcwWeb/Mathematics/18-06Spring-2005/CourseHome/index.htm
FYI if anyone has come across this thread and is thinking of taking online math courses, I’d steer clear of netmath IMO. Signed up for their calc3 course and have been pretty disappointed. Its pretty difficult, but not because the math or programming is hard, but the examples aren’t the best at explaining the problems. I guess the best comparison I can think of is imagine if you tried taking arithmetic with a graphing calculator. Its pretty easy to input the data and what not, but you don’t really get to understand whats going on too well. I had to resort to my old Calc book to get some clarity. But it just wasn’t worth it b/c I didn’t feel I was really learning anything.