<p>How rough would first semester be with:</p>
<p>Chem 330
Intro Physics
Calc II
Intro German</p>
<p>Which physics? Which calc?</p>
<p>There’s Physics 4, 5, or 7, Math 10 or 17.</p>
<p>sounds like the schedule of a normal freshman to me.</p>
<p>Looks pretty doable. I’d advise you to sign up for an extra class, and then drop it if you feel like it’s too much. Then again, I’ve taken this stuff already (except for German), so perhaps I’m biased and can’t really give you advice from a proper perspective. But really, it shouldn’t be too bad.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys! Also, anyone know what the difference is between the Math-Physics degree and just double majoring in the two fields?</p>
<p>How about mine while we’re at it:</p>
<p>Math 350 (Multi Honors)
APMA 350 (Methods of Applied Math)
APMA 1650 (Statistical Inference)
CSCI 0170 (CS: An integrated introduction)</p>
<p>Keeping in mind I have taken AP Stats, Calc BC and half of Multi</p>
<p>To toast, i think double-majoring rather than two seperate majors would make more work because you would need a senior project/thesis for each. I think you can do one involving all your majors (say some math physics stuff) and knock out two birds with one stone? Don’t quote me on this though not 100%</p>
<p>brown<em>or</em>bust: that’s rather similar to a schedule i had my freshman semester. please note that MA35 tends to be extremely demanding, particularly if you haven’t had any exposure in proofs/formal maths. in addition, CS17 can also be tough if you have never coded before.</p>
<p>to be honest, it’s a rough first semester schedule, but i won’t be presumptuous about your background. i’d suggest trying out that sequence, and if things doesn’t work out, switch out from the courses into easier ones.</p>
<p>That’s a really heavy schedule for a first semester freshman, Brown<em>or</em>Bust. For some that’s definitely doable, but MA35 is one that kills a lot of freshman because they haven’t had the formal proof background before and underestimate the commitment that class requires. In general, CS classes are time demanding as well.</p>
<p>Without being presumptuous, I’d say you’re biting off quite a bit compared to what most students are prepared to take first semester freshman year, and I’d probably consider switching one of those applied math courses out since you’re being extraordinarily focused in quantitative areas already in one semester.</p>
<p>would chem 330 (took AP chem already) or physics 50/70 instead of a CS class be easier? I def. don’t want to overload myself 1st semester and freak out.</p>
<p>@modestmelody/icebox. At our school, we do a semester of just proofs (weak/strong induction, contradiction, logic proofs etc.) and then some of the MVC book, but don’t finish. This puts me in the awkward position of entirely skipping the class, which I don’t want to do because there are things we haven’t covered, or taking the class again and maybe being bored in a regular class then. Should I start in the regular class and then go up if I don’t feel challenged?</p>
<p>Also, are the applied math courses not too bad? APMA 1650 is a 1000-level course, but the description made it seem not too bad (no prereq besides basic calc i think)…</p>
<p>I hear CS17 is a time-suck, even if you have a coding background. It’s not necessarily difficulty(though it does have that), it’s the sheer time-consuming nature. Switching it out for Chem0330 would make your life significantly less stressful first semester.</p>
<p>I’m going to jump in here with a question: </p>
<p>What are the differences between the APMA 0350, 0360 sequence and the MATH 1110, 1120 sequence?</p>
<p>^also curious about this, as well as the difficulty jump from phy 50 to 70</p>
<p>Difficulty jump from 50 to 70 is pretty substantial. 70 is really only recommended for people with extremely strong math backgrounds or those who may want to concentrate in physics who have strong math backgrounds.</p>
<p>Applied Math is substantially less theoretical, more learning how to solve actual problems, less about how to construct the math itself. The math department is where you’ll see a lot of proofs and theoretical work with very little or no use of actual numbers at that level.</p>
<p>Speaking of speaking… can anyone recommend a language?</p>
<p>What language do you want to study? I don’t really understand what you mean by recommend a language…</p>
<p>I just want to be able to come out of college being able to speak a language. I’ve taken Latin in high school, and that’s no fun to pull out in conversation…</p>
<p>Spanish is probably the most useful language to learn if you want to use a language later in life…French is fun, though. And sexy + cool.</p>
<p>thoughts on german?</p>
<p>It probably has about the same level of utility as French (which is pretty much limited to their respective countries + surroundings, though French is obviously prevalent in Qu</p>