<p>Hey guys. My questions are specifically directed to those who are current UC Davis students or UC Davis alumnus’. Since I will be an incoming Freshman and I do not have much knowledge on professors or the rigor, I am asking for some help. :)</p>
<p>1)Would you think Chemistry 2A and Math 16A/Math 17A will be doable alongside maybe a GE or some easy class, idk.</p>
<p>2) Which course should I take; Math 16A or Math 17A? Can anyone give me the main differences between the two courses? ( I have already taken Calculus AB).</p>
<p>3) What other GE/easy courses should I take while adjusting and how many units should I reach for during my first quarter scheduling? </p>
<p>4) What professors do you students recommend for Chemistry 2A and Math? Can you give me a brief description of some good and bad professors; how each grades or how they teach, etc. </p>
<p>5) How many hours will i be looking to study for? (per day/ and week)</p>
<p>6) I will be attending Orientation on July 11, which is the second orientation for all freshman’s I believe. Also, will I get priority registration for the amount of college credit/ap credit I have? (See background)</p>
<p>Background:
Calculus AB (5) - I will retake
US History (3) - 8 units for Amer. History
Biology (-) - I will retake the course.
Statistics (-) - Credit for Statistics 13?
SAT I (1940)
SAT II Chemistry (680)
SAT II Math 2C (740 )
Phil 10 - 4 units for a UC Davis Phil course
Phil 65 - 4 units for a UC Davis Phil course
Foreign Language Course - 7.5 quarter units/ 5 semester units (I heard it may not be used for GE, but the units could help in priority registration).
Foreign Language Course 2 - 7.5 quarter unit/ 5 semester unit (same description as above)
Math 21 4 quarter units (pre calculus)</p>
<p>Tons of engineering students take both calculus and chem 2A at the same time their freshman fall quarter. dont worry about it.</p>
<p>i believe that 17 is more for bio students, 16 is more general. and 21 is for engineering.</p>
<p>pretty much everyone enjoys psychology, so i would highly suggest psc 1 (if you can get in). really tho just take something that sounds interesting to you (and that gives u GE credit)</p>
<p>16 units is the average (4 classes X 4 units). u need 12 min, as long as u average 13 units/quarter at the end of the year.</p>
<p>toupadakis is supposed to be rather good i hear for chem.
math i have no idea, but if you took AP calc in hs that will be really helpful. there is tutoring available nightly at the res halls for free in chem, math and writing.</p>
<p>the rule of thumb (that i doubt anyone follows) is you should study/take notes/do hw for as many hours as u spend in the class. ie 3 hours in lecture + 1 hour discussion = 4 hours “studying”</p>
<p>during orientation you dont get any special registration priority, itz random to see who within ur group of 20 goes first, second, etc. bc you are registering alongside an orientation leader. for pass 2 however this will take effect.</p>
<p>Thank you so much my fellow Aggie! But isn’t 16A for Biology students and 17A for others/regular calculus and 21A for Engineers? Again, I am not 100% positive, but someone mentioned that 16A is for bio students. I just checked UC Davis’ site and it says Short calculus (Mathematics 16 A). What exactly is that?</p>
<p>1)Yes, taking Chem 2A and Mat16/17A will be very doable your first quarter especially because you’ve taken calculus in high school already.</p>
<p>2) Depends on your major really. 16A is your basic calculus AB course in high school which covers mostly derivatives. 17A is similar except it has an emphasis on biology. So if you’re a bio related major, I suggest taking 17A.</p>
<p>3)Again, this also depends on your major. There are 3 types of GE: Social Science, SciEng, and Arts/Hum. You’re major will cover at least one of these “topical breath” areas so take GE’s that are outside of your major(you’ll go over this at orientation). For your first quarter in college I think 13-15 units will be good; not too much, not too little.</p>
<p>4) Lower division Chem and Math classes usually have different professors every quarter so I can’t really say which teachers you can choose from. But I would reccommend Dr. Enderle for Chem. I haven’t gotten a decent math teacher yet(I’m a freshman).</p>
<p>5) I believe there is a “formula” to determine how much hours you’ll study per week. Take the amount of units you’re taking and multiply it by 3. So if you take 15 units you should be studying 45 hours per week. Though this is just an estimate.</p>
<p>6) The registration process for your first quarter will be unique because you’ll be registering at orientation. You’ll be registering within your orientation group, so depending on your orientation leader you will either register early or late. </p>
<p>Judging from your transferrable units, you’ll be at a sophomore level(at least 45 units). You will have an earlier pass time than most freshmen when registering for pass 2(late summer) and subsequent registrations.</p>
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<li><p>Nearly everyone I know took both CHE 2A and MAT __A fall quarter of freshman year out of their four classes, so yes, it is very, very doable.</p></li>
<li><p>The 16 series is Short Calculus, 17 is Calculus for BioSci, and 21 is the highest level that math/physics/engineering majors typically take. A sophomore NPB major I know says the work in the 17 series isn’t worth it. I took 16B (took the credit for AP Calc AB test) with Kouba and it was the easiest class I’ve had my whole year, hands down.</p></li>
<li><p>A lot of the “easy” courses are taken by upperclassmen… sooo yeah. You’ll probably be pretty frustrated during orientation because all those interesting classes you find in the course catalog is taken. With that said, use ucd.siscast.com to find open courses/GEs when you’re composing your schedule. Take what you can get, and you can wait list for some more during Pass 2.</p></li>
<li><p>Kouba for math! ahhh. Homework is optional, he posts HW solutions, practice exams+solutions online, and his lectures are great–nice and clear, easy to understand, lots of examples. There’s extra credit too. I’ve only seen him teach 16B though (and I think he teaches some of the 17 series as well).
For 16A… a lot of people had Dad-Del. I’ve heard mixed reviews about him, but he mostly comes across as okay. Avoid F u k uda (lol CC censors his name?). Apparently, he has a terrible accent. The examples I’ve heard: “vertical” sounds like “vodka” and “circle” sounds like “soccer.”</p></li>
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<p>Enderle is a great lecturer, but his class is sooo early in the morning, and the curve in his class is highest. What some people did is sign up for a different Chem class and just crash his lectures, so they get a better teacher and set the curve in their class.
Toupadakis is the other good Chem prof. Some have a little trouble with his accent, and he tends to ramble and talk about life a lot. I’ve also heard that he’s “in his own world” and teaches chem a little differently… like there are signature “Toupadakis problems,” haha. But he’s a good choice.</p>
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<li><p>I think most of my professors have said to study two hours for every hour of class.</p></li>
<li><p>No priority registration your first quarter. It’s pretty much random unless you’re an athlete, in which case you get to go first.</p></li>
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With that said, use 
What some people did is sign up for a different Chem class and just crash his lectures, so they get a better teacher and set the curve in their class.