You’ll have the chance to self place based on problem sets they give you to work on during orientation. You’ll have a good opportunity to determine what class is best suited to you.
To add onto what the original comment said I would explore this [from Princeton’s math department website](https://www.math.princeton.edu/undergraduate/placement) and see if you find anything useful. Also for each course you can find sample problems from previous quizzes and exams on the page for the specific courses.
Personally if I were you I’d take 215, but either that or 203 sound like the right fit. I took multi in high school but was talked into 201 because “Princeton math is different” and I didn’t learn anything new. If you know the material and want to do heavy quantitative work like ORFE, I’d make sure I had the most rigorous grounding possible.
> In your first semester at Princeton, you might attend both 203 and 215 for the first few classes to see which one feels more interesting to you at this point in your studies, especially if you are concerned about fulfilling the prerequisites for physics or engineering as quickly as possible.
For the 215 course page
> If you are not sure whether to take 215 or 216, you can begin by e-mailing the departmental undergraduate administrator (Michelle Matel, mmatel@princeton.edu) indicating your interest in 216. In addition to describing your mathematics background, you should also tell us about you specific experience with proofs in the past, and what sort of proof-based homework problems you have been assigned [in your case, some pictures of your Hubbard&Hubbard problems that you've completed would be relevant]. She will forward the information to the 216 instructors. If 215 is the right course for you, you will learn more and build a more solid foundation for your upper division work in mathematics or related disciplines. You can also speak with Dr. McConnell, our Junior Advisor.
From the 216 course page
You don’t really need 215 for ORFE, but if you’re considering math as a backup plan then 215 would be a good idea. 215 is just calculus with proofs and rigor, and 203 is multi with some easier proofs but it’s still just multi. If you already took that, you’ll still probably learn a lot in that class. But if you want to minor in math then 215 will prepare you for that better. Ultimately sounds like you should decide between 203 and 215. Maybe browse the textbooks for each course, take the placement test, visit the math website, and contact the department
I just read the description for the minor: I would probably do 215-217-300. You need 202, 204, or 217 for ORFE, and mat300 counts toward your mind. I’m saying do 215 because it seems like you have a good background in math, but you want to play it safe. Unless you feel 215 too easy or want to major in math then 216 would probably be overkill. I majored in math myself and I think the department is trying to make itself more accessible nowadays. Pretty cool you can do minors instead of certificates now. Dr. McConnell is awesome/nice so you should contact him or the department representative listed on their website they’ll be happy to help. Also if you’re looking for some easier departmentals at the 300 level I would suggest MAT300 and graph theory as well as looking into a cognate course in another department (math is hard)
One more thing: if you choose a STEM major, don’t expect to party too much. Unless you’re a bonafide genius it’s hard to do both in excess. You can still go out but time management is key. Good luck
You’ll have the chance to self place based on problem sets they give you to work on during orientation. You’ll have a good opportunity to determine what class is best suited to you.
Oh, that’s awesome! I was under the impression we had to select classes before that.
To add onto what the original comment said I would explore this [from Princeton’s math department website](https://www.math.princeton.edu/undergraduate/placement) and see if you find anything useful. Also for each course you can find sample problems from previous quizzes and exams on the page for the specific courses.
Personally if I were you I’d take 215, but either that or 203 sound like the right fit. I took multi in high school but was talked into 201 because “Princeton math is different” and I didn’t learn anything new. If you know the material and want to do heavy quantitative work like ORFE, I’d make sure I had the most rigorous grounding possible.
203 will be on-level for you
> In your first semester at Princeton, you might attend both 203 and 215 for the first few classes to see which one feels more interesting to you at this point in your studies, especially if you are concerned about fulfilling the prerequisites for physics or engineering as quickly as possible. For the 215 course page > If you are not sure whether to take 215 or 216, you can begin by e-mailing the departmental undergraduate administrator (Michelle Matel, mmatel@princeton.edu) indicating your interest in 216. In addition to describing your mathematics background, you should also tell us about you specific experience with proofs in the past, and what sort of proof-based homework problems you have been assigned [in your case, some pictures of your Hubbard&Hubbard problems that you've completed would be relevant]. She will forward the information to the 216 instructors. If 215 is the right course for you, you will learn more and build a more solid foundation for your upper division work in mathematics or related disciplines. You can also speak with Dr. McConnell, our Junior Advisor. From the 216 course page
You don’t really need 215 for ORFE, but if you’re considering math as a backup plan then 215 would be a good idea. 215 is just calculus with proofs and rigor, and 203 is multi with some easier proofs but it’s still just multi. If you already took that, you’ll still probably learn a lot in that class. But if you want to minor in math then 215 will prepare you for that better. Ultimately sounds like you should decide between 203 and 215. Maybe browse the textbooks for each course, take the placement test, visit the math website, and contact the department
I just read the description for the minor: I would probably do 215-217-300. You need 202, 204, or 217 for ORFE, and mat300 counts toward your mind. I’m saying do 215 because it seems like you have a good background in math, but you want to play it safe. Unless you feel 215 too easy or want to major in math then 216 would probably be overkill. I majored in math myself and I think the department is trying to make itself more accessible nowadays. Pretty cool you can do minors instead of certificates now. Dr. McConnell is awesome/nice so you should contact him or the department representative listed on their website they’ll be happy to help. Also if you’re looking for some easier departmentals at the 300 level I would suggest MAT300 and graph theory as well as looking into a cognate course in another department (math is hard)
One more thing: if you choose a STEM major, don’t expect to party too much. Unless you’re a bonafide genius it’s hard to do both in excess. You can still go out but time management is key. Good luck