<p>Hey guys I took 16A-16B my freshman year. I'm going into my senior year right now, and I want to take more math (for econ grad school). I remember how to differentiate and integrate, but thats it (I forgot all about Taylor series/polynomials). However, I did not do that well in the 16 series (C+ and B), but I was kind of a different student back then...let's just say I goofed off a lot. Would this put me at a huge disadvantage for 53 and 54?</p>
<p>If so, I will probably just do 1A-1B to prep, or maybe just jump into 1B. I hear that class is merciless though, and I really want to do very well (like, an A)</p>
<p>You’ll be competing against math, physics and engineering majors in 53 and 54.</p>
<p>If you struggled in 16AB, the 5X series will be very tough for you. I don’t mean to sound discouraging. The best thing to do now is to build up a solid calculus foundation via 1A/1B.</p>
<p>yes. the sixteen series is not made to prepare you for 53/54 whereas 1a/1b is.</p>
<p>What about 1B with 16A and 16B, instead of 1A?</p>
<p>1B should be fine for 54, but you should be comfortable with differentiation.
53 is more reliant on material from 1A though.
I think econ grad schools require both 53 and 54, and the econ classes here use 53 more (the prereq for econ 101A is math 53)</p>
<p>i dont wanna be a downer or nethin but if ure goin into ure senior year not having even taken the bare minimum (53/54) i wouldnt waste time applying to grad school for econ. adcoms want to see math 104 stat 134 econ 104/103 econ 141 etc. all the math intensive courses. seein that ure 16a/b grades werent too good even with work ethic its a tough road id suggest doin an mba or get a public pol. masters its less quantitative</p>
<p>Yeah, believe me I’ve thought about all you mentioned, i know they love analysis, but I’m not there yet. That’s why I want to take more math to get ready for grad school; I’m not applying this fall…I’ll probably take another year to solidify my math training by taking math classes somewhere. And I have no illusions; I’m not getting into a top PhD program, I’m trying to get a Masters and kick ass in it. I took the soft econ route early on and only recently did I realize it wasn’t optimal for what I want to do.</p>
<p>What about 1B with 16A and 16B, instead of 1A?</p>
<p>What about 1B with 16A and 16B, instead of 1A?</p>
<p>You need to start at the beginning with 1A.</p>