Mathematics at George Washington University

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate MATH coursework.

• MATH 1221Calculus with Precalculus II.opens 49 courses (1.8 directly)
• MATH 1232Single-Variable Calculus II.opens 44 courses (7 directly)
• MATH 2971Introduction to Mathematical Reasoningopens 31 courses (7.5 directly)
• MATH 2971WIntroduction to Mathematical Reasoningopens 31 courses (7.5 directly)
• MATH 1252Calculus for the Social and Management Sciencesopens 26 courses (0.3 directly)
• MATH 2184Linear Algebra I.opens 25 courses (11.5 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate MATH work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 66 MATH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 23 more MATH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in MATH. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 3343

  1. MATH 1220Calculus with Precalculus I.
  2. MATH 1221Calculus with Precalculus II.
  3. MATH 1232Single-Variable Calculus II.
  4. MATH 2971Introduction to Mathematical Reasoning
  5. MATH 2185Comprehensive Introduction to Linear Algebra
  6. MATH 3342Ordinary Differential Equations
  7. MATH 3343Partial Differential Equations

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 4122

  1. MATH 1220Calculus with Precalculus I.
  2. MATH 1221Calculus with Precalculus II.
  3. MATH 1232Single-Variable Calculus II.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 6215

  1. MATH 1220Calculus with Precalculus I.
  2. MATH 1221Calculus with Precalculus II.
  3. MATH 1232Single-Variable Calculus II.

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 6226

  1. MATH 1220Calculus with Precalculus I.
  2. MATH 1221Calculus with Precalculus II.
  3. MATH 1232Single-Variable Calculus II.

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MATH yet.

Clubs & organizations

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Department events

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