<p>What would you recommend to someone who finished Math 1A (Calculus 1) at a junior college during high school? would I enter into 20-21? or 42? or 21?</p>
<p>i would personally recommend entering 42, which is the equivalent of Calc 2.
Calc 41 is basic differentiation, derivative rules, trig/log derivatives, limits, and a few other things.
Calc 42 gets into antidifferentiation, rules of integration, infinite sums, series, and basic vectors</p>
<p>hmm. my calc 1 class covered a lot of integration. It was a full semester class, so maybe that had something to do with it? It got all the way to rotational solids and a little differential equations.</p>
<p>I’m not an incoming Freshman, but I have a question. Is that cool?</p>
<p>What is political “scene” like at Stanford? It has never seemed to me like a school with a plethora of Poli Sci or International Relations majors, even though Susan Rice is a grad, and Condy Rice is a Provost (I think?). Are students politically active? Do they take notice to current events and news, and can they carry out an intelligible conversation about it? </p>
<p>That’s an extremely important factor to me, for if it is, Stanford is my #1, no doubt. It always has been, and chances are, it always will be-- but knowing that the school fits to my niche is comforting.</p>
<p>Also, does the school consist of mainly democrats, republicans, or moderates?</p>
<p>there is a liberal majority on campus, but the conservative minority voices their opinion more. in my opinion, they just want people to know they exist. The Hoover Institute is extremely conservative, but the rest of campus is pretty liberal. The Hoover Institute does not reflect on the student body.</p>
<p>There is a political scene, but it’s more of an activist scene. People are more passionate about causes than just general politics, but conversations about politics are common. Political activity was something important to me too. The PoliSci and IR community are relatively large compared to most majors (after Bio, HumBio, and Econ)</p>
<p>@chevronman: My personal experience freshman year living in an all-frosh-all-coed dorm (one room double) entailed getting used to not much privacy. Maybe you can work something out with your roommate if this is a problem? After a few weeks of getting used to, walking down the hallway in just a towel or whatever is no big deal. Slightly more awkward are hallway towel conversations… Haha</p>
<p>And what if any math classes you take as a freshman is totally dependent on your major. This could range from a class like Stats 60 (a common math GER filler for non techies), to the CME 100 series (for engineers), to the 40s or 50 series for Math. My major required Math 51 and 53 so that’s all the math I took freshman year (it’s fairly important to realize that Math 53 is not dependent on having taken Math 52 and a lot of majors don’t require 52 at all).
To the other person who asked about math, what you take will can depend on whether or not you got credit for Calc 1 at the junior college. If you did or you feel comfortable with the material and want to get ahead, I’d jump right into the 50 series (that’s what I did and I’m no math genius). I just took AB Calc AP in high school and if your class was anything like that you will be fine in the 50 series.</p>
<p>The only real requirements for freshmen are the IHUM series (4 units all 3 quarters) and PWR 1 (4 units one quarter) or SLE (I think thats 9-10 units all 3 quarters). Otherwise you should try to look for classes that interest you and start filling prereqs for your major with intro/foundation classes.</p>
<p>And finally, I find the political scene overwhelmingly liberal, even (or especially) in the classroom. I don’t think the conservative side is that loud at all, but that’s my opinion. But one of the things I love most about Stanford is that as long as you’re fairly open minded and not super extreme, you will be accepted no matter what you are. I have lots of friends who are IR or PoliSci majors and from what I hear the programs are well developed and well respected. There’s lots of politically dispassionate people as well though. I’m sure you can find (or if necessary make) your niche if you do come to Stanford, but I personally think its more fun not to fit into any certain box or label.</p>
<p>Has anyone gotten their summer reading books?
They were mailed on June 25…and I still haven’t gotten mine. I got the parent information that was mailed the same day, but i’m guessing they would come at different times since the books were sent by UPS Ground. UPS says it guarantees it would be received anywhere in the country by July 2 for UPS Ground…
if no one else got it i’m not worried</p>
<p>@NJDS I haven’t received my summer reading books either just so you feel better ^_^</p>
<p>I received mine three days ago, but I live in CA.</p>
<p>I am also still bookless out here in Massachusetts.</p>
<p>I received my books recently. I live in China.</p>
<p>Bookless in MN</p>
<p>Bookless in HI. :(</p>
<p>still bookless in NJ…</p>
<p>No books here in MD unless they came today. Also no books in San Antonio, TX.</p>
<p>I looked it up in the course catalogue and I think I have decided to take Math 42 in the fall and math 51 in the winter. that is what they recommended for students entering with 5 units of single variable calculus.</p>
<p>Summer reading books received in New York, Minnesota and Texas, according to reliable reports. : )</p>
<p>When do we sign up for classes?</p>
<p>Not till NSO (2013er).</p>
<p>More questions sorry… can anyone answer the subject? Much appreciated</p>
<h2>and heres my real question:</h2>
<p>Okay so I don’t know how to start a post so I’m replying to
this one. Sorry! </p>
<p>I was wondering if taking 5 ap exams senior year is suicide.
I’m taking:
Physics B
Comparative Gov.
Literature
Calculus BC
Pyschology</p>
<p>I know some of them aren’t that bad but I don’t want to
risk overloading and not passing. And do colleges care if
you get 3s senior year?</p>