<p>I’m a math major, at UCI though. Yea math is tough, but nothing beats an A in an upper division math class. It means so much more than a lower division math class, since an A means you can compete with math majors.</p>
<p>nicolles as i said in my earlier post, a course in discrete math will teach you the very basics of proof writing. Once you have the basics down your first course in upper div math will help you refine your proof writing style.</p>
<p>ok thank god! I really love the subject but have always been afraid that when I transfer to an actual university I won’t be up to speed. I hate it when the class feels easy cause I know it’s NOT supposed to be easy at all. But at least it’s good to know I can catch up without having to retake calc. pheww…Thanks jetForce!</p>
<p>Hey jetforce, thank you sooo much for posting those stats! That was extremely helpful. It’s great to have that info consolidated into one post. Again, thanks a ton for that!</p>
<p>actually everyone will re-take calc, its called analysis: “the theory of calculus”</p>
<p>ohhh hey another quick question, do they grade on a curve at cal? Just wondering what the grades actually mean in that case…</p>
<p>pretty much all courses are curved at the end. The professor will usually curve it so that the mean is a B/B- which is why the avg gpa for math is a 2.8. For example if the avg in the class was a 53 then scores in the 50’s would roughly correspond to a B. I took an abstract algebra midterm 2 weeks ago and the average was a 44/80 and anything above 55 was an A.</p>
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<p>I logged into the Berkeley courserank, but I couldn’t find the tab for listing avg GPAs by major nor is it under the statistics tab. Where should I go?</p>
<p>i was mistaken. You can’t sort by department gpas in courserank. You’d have to use thecampusbuddy.com which is no longer free. I think the list i posted was using the data from when thecampusbuddy was free.</p>
<p>@jetforce,</p>
<p>I’m taking MATH54 at UC Berkeley this summer. (Linear Algebra and Differential Equations.) It won’t be the same as what you posted, right? Because MATH55 isn’t a prerequisite for MATH54 and I can’t imagine doing those problem sets you posted without any experience in MATH55. (I’m currently taking 55.)</p>
<p>Can I expect to get a good grade in MATH54? (I have a 4.0 and have already taken a course in Differential Equations.) I’m really hoping MATH54 will help me transition from CCC to Cal.</p>
<p>And, btw to any math majors:</p>
<p>I’m going to be going through this textbook to get a head start: [Amazon.com:</a> Mathematical Proofs: A Transition to Advanced Mathematics (2nd Edition) (9780321390530): Gary Chartrand, Albert D. Polimeni, Ping Zhang: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Proofs-Transition-Advanced-Mathematics/dp/0321390539/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270577324&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/Mathematical-Proofs-Transition-Advanced-Mathematics/dp/0321390539/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1270577324&sr=8-1)</p>
<p>I’ve heard good things about it…</p>
<p>Looks like it would be great to independently study alongside a discrete mathematics course.</p>
<p>@ mikei GReat idea dude! Totally getting a book myself to study over the summer. The one you recommended is really expensive though. [Amazon.com:</a> How to Prove It: A Structured Approach (9780521675994): Daniel J. Velleman: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/How-Prove-Structured-Daniel-Velleman/dp/0521675995/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/How-Prove-Structured-Daniel-Velleman/dp/0521675995/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_c)
This one also has great reviews and is WAY cheaper. I’m broke, so 20 bucks instead of 80 works for me…</p>
<p>WHAO! Thanks for the link! That one has amazing reviews too!!! ANd is way more affordable!</p>
<p>Wow!! that is really stupendous!!!</p>
<p>no prob. It was your idea to start with :)</p>
<p>the good news is that even though you might get a 2.8 GPA at berk over the course of 50(75 semester) units, you can average that one a job resume with your CC grades. Assume a 3.8 over 100 units… (380 + 140)/ 150 = 3.47 which is a respectable number for berk…</p>
<p>just don’t plan on going to grad school unless you 100% nail the GRE, LSAT or GMAT.</p>
<p>haha…right. So the number are just for upper division classes then? Whew…I thought they were for all four years!! I was like, holy crap, calc must be impossible if people start getting C’s from the start!</p>
<p>I believe that those numbers ARE for all four years. no clue, only guessing.</p>
<p>it’s just that we’re all CC transfers.</p>
<p>if GE is easier at UCB, then that just means that the grades received in upper division are even worse.</p>
<p>those numbers are for all 4 years. Lower division calculus is notoriously difficult at UC Berkeley. My math GSI told me when he teaches Math 1B and he gives out too many A’s they will send someone over to talk to him about it because all the other departments depend on Math 1b to weed people out.</p>
<p>I am currently an undergraduate math physics double major in berkeley. Do you guys know what is a solid gpa for top math graduate schools like berkeley and princeton? And do they only count major gpa (i.e. math upper div gpa) or they also count my physics gpa? Right now, I am only getting B’s in my physics classes and I hope it doesn’t affect my chances to get into a top math graduate program. Also, I heard that undergraduate researches isn’t that important for math, am I right?</p>
<p>By the way, I am happy to know that I am not the only one struggling in math. Good luck to all my fellow math students.</p>