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Yes, I knew that the Indiana University had many concerts from P. Halmos's autobiography "I what to be a mathematician", and he said in the book that" Indiana is at the bottom of great university". :oops:

Thank you for your long and poetic reply! Do you know in which subject Indiana university is strong? Besides, I am quite interested in your reasons for choosing Notre Dame, I heared that Notre Dame has a slight workload as a TA, and it will take less time to graduate than Indiana. Do you also apply pure math? :roll:

hi, I am interested in number theory and algebraic geometry, but I don't know how to judge math programs. Of course I can use USnews math rank, but I hate :mrgreen: this rank because it sometimes contradicts with what I saw in the web page of a math program. For example, I find that university of geogia (UGA) is good in number theory and algebraic geometry, but it does not rank high in the USnews math rank. I am quite interest in this program, but this rank makes me feel bad( I don't want, but have to believe it). Does anyone know other methods to evaluate math programs? And how do you do this judgment?

Hi, I have applied the pure Math Ph.D in these two universities, and I want to learn algebraic geometry and number theory. Does anyone know which university has a strong program --- in pure math as a whole, and in algebraic geomtery/number theory? Personally, I prefer Notre Dame more, but from the Math Rank of USnews, Notre Dame(3.3/5) ranks far below Indiana University(3.7/5). I always wonder why Notre Dame ranks so low with a seemingly good faculty. Besides, working load and reputation are also my considerations. I want to hear the suggestions from all of you :roll: