Real Analysis helps!?

[Hero3128]

As much as I love Real Analysis, you'll never use it for anything actuarial.

[Actuarialsuck]

Originally Posted by Celtics4Life

real analysis isn't hard. all you have to do is assume the thing they're telling you to prove is false and then use definitions to get a contradiction out of it. once you realize that it becomes easy. but overall i'll say it helps you think through stuff a lot better.

The first ugrad course in Real Analysis can be challenging for anyone who has never dealt with proofs. Further classes in Real Analysis are hard for a LOT of people.

[oedipus rex]

if you're interested at all in measure-theoretic probability you need it, otherwise it will not help you in actuarial work specifically, at least not any actuarial work i have come across.

[Celtics4Life]

Originally Posted by Actuarialsuck

The first ugrad course in Real Analysis can be challenging for anyone who has never dealt with proofs. Further classes in Real Analysis are hard for a LOT of people.

agree. i didn't mean to say it's easy - just wanted to point out it's not as crazy as people make it out to be. people are intimidated by notation.

[George Frankly]

I'll agree that the material isn't directly applicable, but the tools are useful to have. So I say it's worthwhile and would recommend it.

FTR, I took three semesters (two real, one complex).

[SliceApproximateIntegrate]

If you have a choice to take point set topology instead, take that. I found the proofs to be more fun. On the other hand, if you get to the IFTs in Real Analysis, that did help with understanding multivariate transformations.

[dukelampard]

Any theoretical math class you take will make you a better person.

If I didn't need money, or if I were smart enough, I'd be doing a Math phd right now.

[allenp27]

It will not help you on any particular questions, but IMO yes it will absolutely help you pass exams.

[TheGillotine]

Real analysis is a good one, but I'd recommend anyone going into the actuarial or other mathematical/statistical field to take at least a few higher level math classes. Anything that teaches you to make rigorous mathematical arguments is good.

[Malyerac]

Hello everyone, thank you all for your replies, as much as I do want to develop myself mathematically, I've decided to fufill VEE requirements and study for another exam.

I already find my course load quite difficult, it seems math is the only subject that you can spend hours on and make almost virtually no progress. I'm taking a prep course for MLC next semester and hope to have 3+ exams before I graduate.

Thanks!