Brief Calculus VS Calculus For Life Sciences

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Hi,

For my degree requirement, I can take either Brief Calculus MAT 210 or
Calculus for Life Sciences MAT 251.

I am not necessarily the best at math, but also not the worst at math.

Which math class do you think would be easier or at least more do-able?

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds!

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Perhaps you could look up the syllabi, and also maybe summarize the courses here, for people who have not heard of “brief calculus”?

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MAT 210 (Brief Calc) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions with applications.

MAT 251 (Calc for Life Sciences) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions. Introduces differential and difference equations. Emphasizes applications to the life sciences

And so far that is all the info I have.

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MAT 210 (Brief Calc) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions with applications.

MAT 251 (Calc for Life Sciences) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions. Introduces differential and difference equations. Emphasizes applications to the life sciences

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Take Brief calculus since you don’t need to take further calculus and obviously you’re not in the life sciences or you’d be taking the 'life science calculus ’ class (that one will be filled with premed gunners.)

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That’s what I thought, thanks for the response!

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Why not speak to other students who have taken the classes?

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Everyone I’ve spoken too has only taken Brief Calc, nobody knows anything about Calc for Life Sciences

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Arizona State?

Your major and other goals?

Your math background?

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Hi,

For my degree requirement, I can take either Brief Calculus MAT 210 or
Calculus for Life Sciences MAT 251.

I am not necessarily the best at math, but also not the worst at math.

Which math class do you think would be easier or at least more do-able?

Thanks in advance to everyone who responds!

MAT 210 (Brief Calc) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions with applications.

MAT 251 (Calc for Life Sciences) Says: Differential and integral calculus of elementary functions. Introduces differential and difference equations. Emphasizes applications to the life sciences