Hardest upper undergraduate pure maths subjects?

In summary, the conversation discusses which undergraduate pure maths subject is the most challenging. Some participants mention different factors such as the quality of teaching, personal interests, and the difficulty of different topics within a subject. The majority seem to agree that analysis is the hardest subject, with topology as a close second. Some also mention that the presentation of the material, as well as the textbook used, can greatly affect the perceived difficulty of a subject. Combinatorics/graph theory is also mentioned as a difficult class for some participants.

Which main area of upper undergraduate pure maths is hardest?

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  • #36
<offtopic> Wow, isn't October 16, 2008 a beautful day to resurrect a thread, which was last posted in July 1, 2007. :-p </offtopic>
 
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  • #37
hey i have a question. what are the names of math courses that are well above the undergraduate level? like what courses do phds in maths take? I've heard algebraic topology is hard also./
 
  • #38
<offtopic> Wow, isn't October 23, 2009 a beautful day to resurrect a thread, which was last posted in October 16, 2008. </offtopic>
 
  • #39
lol!
 

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