Calc 3, Discrete, and Linear all in the same semester?

College Majors Math/Computer Science Majors
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I’m trying to figure out my schedule for the next year and wanted to know if it would be too much by taking Calc 3, Discrete, and Linear all in the same semester? They would be my only classes.
Thanks!

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Is math easy or difficult for you?

For some people, this can be a very easy schedule (only three courses, no labs). For other people, this can be a very difficult schedule (if math is difficult).

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Are you a full-time student? Would three classes give you enough credit hours to maintain that status? If you don’t think you can handle three math classes along with other classes, it would probably be more efficient to take Calculus III and linear algebra in the fall along with two or three other classes (general-education requirements?), and then discrete math in the spring along with three or four other classes.

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I take it that you are referring to the sophomore-level discrete structures/math course. If so, then you could take all three.

I wouldn’t.

If you are a pure CS major, then take Calculus 3 the next semester (since Calc 3 is not a requirement for most CS programs nowadays).

If you are a math major, there should be junior/senior level courses in Combinatorics and Graph Theory that will cover that sophomore-level Discrete Math course in 3 to 4 weeks.

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Are you able to take only math classes for your semester? Shouldn’t you have some CS classes/ liberal studies courses too to balance and fulfill credit requirements?

In any case, I’d say not to take more than 2 at the same time. At my school Calc III is a prereq for Linear Algebra (LA). The professor for LA said Calc III isn’t necessarily related to LA, but by taking it you become more “mathematically mature” and can handle the new world of proofs and theorems with more discretion (LA is widely theoretical/proof based).

I’d say take Calc III and Discrete Math and LA next semester OR take Calc III this semester and the other two next semester

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calc 3 and linear do overlap sometimes, but you will mostly be doing different computations
discrete math imo will be the more difficult of the two unless you got a headstart in logic/proofs, etc

it isn’t too much, but before I took discrete math I already had the same book the class required and did the first 3 chapters only out of interest before I could take the class. discrete math only requires a college algebra background if you are good