Word: mathes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Astronomy 1 is the Department's bread-and-butter course. With little math and no prerequisites, the course is topnotch distribution but often child's play for the embryonic major. It is not required for concentration, and many students skip...
...department. Besides the basic courses in chemistry, these courses commonly include Chemistry 20 (organic) and, for honors candidates, Chemistry 60 (physical). One course in physics, as high as Physics 11, unless Physics 1 is passed with a grade of C or higher, one course in Biology, plus Math 1 are ordinarily required for all concentrators. Non-honors candidates must take two additional courses from the fields of Physics, Biology, Chemistry, or Mathematics. Honors men must have a total of 7 1/2 courses in the previously mentioned fields...
There is one way for the math concentrator to play safe. In sophomore year he can take Math 2a with two or three courses outside the Natural Sciences area...
Economics, government, and social relations are packed fields because they are filled with thwarted math and science majors. Many a student has come to Harvard and breezed through Math 1, and taken a program of chemistry, physics, and math his second year only to find that Math 2 or 105 are tough, and he can spend hours on one problem with no result. Sometimes he does not discover he is in math over his head until he has spent half his time in College in science courses which will give no credit toward his new major...
...math major must tread the straight and narrow path through Math 1, 2, and 105. After that he can take almost any course in the department. At this point the field becomes very interesting; but few hold out through the three preliminary courses which repeat the same methods going a little deeper each time...