I don’t know (partially because I’m unsure who would stay and leave).
If you didn’t take math background that in consideration and wrote a proposal (saying “requires background in real analysis” or …), then that may push out people w/o that background but also attract people with that background.
As long as pre-reqs are explicit, you should go for it.
What sort of math background can we assume the group to have?
I don’t know (partially because I’m unsure who would stay and leave).
If you didn’t take math background that in consideration and wrote a proposal (saying “requires background in real analysis” or …), then that may push out people w/o that background but also attract people with that background.
As long as pre-reqs are explicit, you should go for it.