Suggested First-Year Courses
Mathematics ... It's not high school anymore!
The Department of Mathematics gives special attention not only to the future mathematician, computer scientist, physical scientist, and engineer, but also to students who primary interests are in the humanities or social sciences. The department recognizes that knowledge in the mathematical sciences is essential in many disciplines.
Below we attempt to give some guidance to people choosing their first few mathematics courses at Dartmouth. Beyond these initial courses, interested students should feel free to contact the advisor to math majors and minors Professor Dana Williams.
More complete descriptions of the courses mentioned below are available in the ORC pages online. Should this link break, try the Registrar's homepage for an updated link.)
| Recommendations: | ||
|---|---|---|
| Calculus courses | Non-Calculus courses | Special sequences Bio / Pre-Med |
Calculus-Based Options
| Introduction to Calculus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Course | Terms Offered |
Equivalents | Prerequisites | Description |
| 1 | F | Placement by Exam or Invitation | Calculus and Algebra I | |
| 2 | W | 1 | Calculus and Algebra II | |
| 3 | F, W | 1 and 2 | none | Introduction to Calculus |
| Applications of Calculus to Medicine and Biology | ||||
| Course | Terms Offered |
Equivalents | Prerequisites | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | W | none | 3 | This is a second-term calculus course, but it does not cover the same material as Math 8, and does not serve as a prerequisite for Math 13. Consult the syllabus for details. |
| Calculus of functions of one and several variables | ||||
| Course | Terms Offered |
Equivalents | Prerequisites | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | F, W, S | - | 3 | Topics from one-variable integral calculus, differential equations, and differential calculus of functions of several variables. |
| Calculus of vector-valued functions | ||||
| Course | Terms Offered |
Equivalents | Prerequisites | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | F | - | 8 | Calculus of vector-valued functions for students with two terms of AP credit |
| 12 | F, W | 11 | 8 | Honors version of Math 11 |
| 13 | F, W, S | 14 | 8 | Calculus of vector-valued functions |
| 14 | F, W | 13 | 8 | Honors version of Math 13 |
| Alternatives to calculus for students interested in the mathematical sciences | ||||
| Course | Terms Offered |
Equivalents | Prerequisites | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | W | none | 8 | Introduction to Mathematics Beyond calculus See course webpage |
