Undergrad Courses and Books to Prepare for Quant Masters

Most quantitative finance masters programs have a common list of courses a student must have taken as an undergrad. Most do not accept self study of topics! These courses are: Calculus (1-2) Linear Algebra Probability Ordinary Differential Equations (ODE) Partial Differential Equations (PDE) Other courses typically required are: Finance Programming (C++, Python, R, or Matlab) Math Textbooks from this video: Calculus: https://amzn.to/3NgZZ8D Linear Algebra: https://amzn.to/3NfoRgN Probability and Statistics for Engineering and the Sciences: https://amzn.to/3JlihV7 Probability and Statistical Inference: https://amzn.to/3NBWT04 A First Course in Differential Equations: https://amzn.to/3NCEyQR Introduction to Partial Differential Equations: https://amzn.to/43IcqBe Other Textbooks from this video: Essentials of Investments: https://amzn.to/43JcvET Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: https://amzn.to/43LTXnl Learning Python: https://amzn.to/3XfFFZC The Art of R Programming: https://amzn.to/3qMSfnk Proofs: https://amzn.to/42KatTB Real Analysis: https://amzn.to/3ND9Hni All links are my affiliate links from Amazon. The books cost you no more than if you found them on your own, however Amazon pays me a small commission as a thankyou for driving traffic to their site. In general I don't think the version of a textbook matters, especially for math textbooks. Just find cheap books that you will learn from. I prefer hardcover textbooks as I like to re-read them and use them for references however I have started purchasing softcover books to save money. Gilbert Strang's Linear Algebra Course: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZK3O402wf1c&list=PL49CF3715CB9EF31D&index=1 Website: https://www.FancyQuantNation.com Support: https://ko-fi.com/fancyquant Quant t-shirts, mugs, and hoodies: https://www.teespring.com/stores/fancy-quant Connect with me: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dimitri-bianco https://twitter.com/DimitriBianco