Mathematics at San Francisco State 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 198Prelude to Calculus II (Units: 3)opens 41 courses (0.8 directly)
• MATH 226Calculus I (Units: 4)opens 40 courses (5.3 directly)
• MATH 227Calculus II (Units: 4)opens 26 courses (7.3 directly)
• MATH 325Linear Algebra (Units: 4)opens 16 courses (3.6 directly)
• MATH 228Calculus III (Units: 4)opens 14 courses (8.5 directly)
• MATH 225Introduction to Linear Algebra (Units: 3)opens 13 courses (1.8 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 74 MATH and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 24 more MATH courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on MATH, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

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.

• 9 courses deep, ending at MATH 697

  1. MATH 197Prelude to Calculus I (Units: 3)
  2. MATH 198Prelude to Calculus II (Units: 3)
  3. MATH 226Calculus I (Units: 4)
  4. MATH 227Calculus II (Units: 4)
  5. MATH 228Calculus III (Units: 4)
  6. MATH 376Ordinary Differential Equations I (Units: 3)
  7. MATH 460Mathematical Modeling (Units: 3)
  8. MATH 696Applied Mathematics Project I (Unit: 1)
  9. MATH 697Applied Mathematics Project II (Units: 2)

• 8 courses deep, ending at MATH 748

  1. MATH 197Prelude to Calculus I (Units: 3)
  2. MATH 198Prelude to Calculus II (Units: 3)
  3. MATH 226Calculus I (Units: 4)

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 451

  1. MATH 197Prelude to Calculus I (Units: 3)
  2. MATH 198Prelude to Calculus II (Units: 3)
  3. MATH 226Calculus I (Units: 4)

• 7 courses deep, ending at MATH 711

  1. MATH 197Prelude to Calculus I (Units: 3)
  2. MATH 198Prelude to Calculus II (Units: 3)
  3. MATH 226Calculus I (Units: 4)

Grade medians

Professors

No section schedule with instructor names for MATH yet.

Clubs & organizations

No clubs or organizations on record under MATH yet.

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Department events

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