Calc 3 vs. Calc 4

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<p>Hi everyone! I'm a freshman (winter term admit) and taking calc 3. I got a 5 on Calc BC and my counselor said I'd be fine with taking calc 3, but I don't like it so much. I loved calc 1 and most of 2, but I'm an econ major, so all of these physics applications (work, flux, curl, divergence) can be really confusing (I have no idea what they are still, just how to calculate them, hah) and a little boring. I know that there are a ton of physics applications in calculus, but as an econ major I'm not all that interested in them.</p>

<p>So now my question to all of you. Does Calc 4 use a lot of physics applications? I heard it was fairly straight-forward and there was less problem-solving and that it was a lot of memorizing of different techniques. Is it easier/harder than the other calc classes? Should I take that or linear? Sorry for all the questions but thanks for the help!</p>

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<p>I can’t speak too much for Diffy Q’s (calc 4) but Linear Algebra is a very useful class. It’s right up there with statistics. But then again, I am in engineering so it may be less useful for econ.</p>

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<p>If you’re pursuing a bit of math as an econ major, take Linear Algebra (217) followed by Diffy Qs (316). The 216 Diffy Qs is for engineers.</p>

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<p>Thanks for the help guys, I’ll have to check them out. I hope Diffy Q and Linear aren’t too bad.</p>