Word: mathes
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...think this gives people more choice," Douglas said. "The class requirements for applied math are hard enough that you earn your honors degree" without a thesis...
...change, adopted in May by the Committee of Undergraduate Studies for Applied Mathematics, will "make the applied math concentration more uniform across its parts," said Berkman Professor of Economics Eric S. Maskin, co-head tutor for applied math. "But we still encourage students to write theses...
Kathleen M. Douglas '99, who is concentrating in applied math with, in the department's parlance, an "application" in economics, said she does not think it should be necessary for applied math concentrators to write a thesis to earn their high honors degrees...
...There are certain fields [such as math and hard sciences] where the idea of an undergraduate writing a thesis doesn't make sense" because the issues are often too complicated for undergraduate research, Maskin said...
Olivia Verma '99, who studies applied math, said the concentration does not encourage students to write theses...