What level math would satisfy HST requirements?

[shindotp]

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It says on Harvard's site:

"The HST curriculum requires that students be comfortable with upper-level mathematics (through differential equations or linear algebra)"

Would this course alone satisfy this requirement?

"MAT 202 Linear Algebra with Applications

Euclidean spaces, vector spaces, systems of linear equations, matrices and linear transformations, determinants, eigenvalues and applications to systems of differential equations, symmetric matrices, and quadratic forms. Differentiable vector functions, the chain rule, inverse and implicit functions, maxima and minima."

Elementary diff eq is AP Calc BC stuff (4th semester Calc) right? That what they mean by diff eq?

Dang, I have like no room for extra math courses. Maybe I should just take something over the summer.

 

[kedrin]

i would have never thought that anything beyond cal 1 would be required anywhere at all.

 

[Nomdeplume]

I can't really offer any answers to your question, OP, but I'd like to make a quick side-note to anybody who might read this thread and get nervous.

This thread is discussing the HST Physician Scientist program, which is an MD/PhD program at Harvard & MIT. These advanced math topics are not necessarily required for medical school in general; just for this one (totally awesome) program.

Best of luck, OP! 👍

 

[NeuroChaos]

Linear Algebra probably will.
No, Diff eq does not equal 4th semester calc. They are both on integration, but the appraoch is widely different. I would say difff eq is easier than calc 4. If you are just looking to satisfy the requiremnet, Linear algebra is easier than diff eq.

 

[shindotp]

I can't really offer any answers to your question, OP, but I'd like to make a quick side-note to anybody who might read this thread and get nervous.

This thread is discussing the HST Physician Scientist program, which is an MD/PhD program at Harvard & MIT. These advanced math topics are not necessarily required for medical school in general; just for this one (totally awesome) program.

Best of luck, OP! 👍

HST =/= MD/PhD program.

 

[zpiff]

You should be good with linear algebra.

 

[shindotp]

Linear Algebra probably will.
No, Diff eq does not equal 4th semester calc. They are both on integration, but the appraoch is widely different. I would say difff eq is easier than calc 4. If you are just looking to satisfy the requiremnet, Linear algebra is easier than diff eq.

Calc 4 > Diff Eq > Linear Alg

???

Diff Eq is just a part of calculus though, isn't it?

 

[witness23]

linear algebra and calc 4 is high level math now?

don't you have a differential eq class? take that or linear. they are both easy but different things. you know yourself to figure out which will be easier/more interesting for you.

 

[shindotp]

linear algebra and calc 4 is high level math now?

don't you have a differential eq class? take that or linear. they are both easy but different things. you know yourself to figure out which will be easier/more interesting for you.

We only have a partial diff eq class, which is a 300 level math and there's no way that would be expected from a med school.

Did I say lin alg and calc 4 is a high level math?

 

[redlight]

HST =/= MD/PhD program.

that's news to me.

and if you have a choice between lin alg and dif eq id go with lin alg. i think diff eq is much more challenging.

 

[hanjg]

I have a 5 on BC Calc and I e-mailed them. The lady said it was a "no go" but she'd ask somebody else if there was any other way to show math competency, other than taking a course. I haven't heard back. I don't have a slot to put anything else in senior year but the program looks great.

 

[redlight]

I have a 5 on BC Calc and I e-mailed them. The lady said it was a "no go" but she'd ask somebody else if there was any other way to show math competency, other than taking a course. I haven't heard back. I don't have a slot to put anything else in senior year but the program looks great.

thats because bc ~ calc II

 

[hanjg]

Yeah. Got that. 😉 Says so on the transcript but ....I was looking for a loophole that would let me apply IF, and I recognize the IF, I could show competency in math another way. That was the purpose of the e-mail, not to see if BC was enough. I should have posted more specifically, sorry. It was clear I hadn't taken the appropriate courses.

FWIW, I never took BC either. Just the test. 😉

 

[dmblue]

BC calc is 2 semesters of college calculus not 4. If your college gave you 16 credits, than that is ridiculous.


Differential equations is usually a 200 level math course that follows the material from BC calculus. You usually take this and multivariable calculus after BC calc.

 

[talbo]

elementary diff. eq is not the same as the latter part of calc bc

the linear algebra class u r taking should be good.

"through differential equations or linear algebra" so either one is fine?

i personally think linear algebra is harder than diff. equ as linear algebra is the basis of a lot of other math subjects and it's applications are pretty amazing. calculation wise i guess it's easier than diff. eq, but to really understand the theories and be able to complete proofs, i think not.

 

[witness23]

We only have a partial diff eq class, which is a 300 level math and there's no way that would be expected from a med school.

Did I say lin alg and calc 4 is a high level math?

nahh you didn't.