<p>How large are the classes at Michigan? I know they downplay the size of intro classes but what is the range in intro courses such as
Psych
Bio
Econ
Intro US History or Poli Sci </p>
<p>I know larger lectures break down into smaller sections.
Do TAs primarily teach the sections?
Do TAs tach any lectures?</p>
<p>I have friends who attend other large state schools and they claim that TA quality and interest vary tremendously as do their command of the English language.</p>
<p>Any comments from Wolverines? Thanks</p>
<p>I checked out the catalog. Intro to American Politics....there were 203 open seats in one lecture group. So 2-300 is a good guess. Maybe some of the psych courses get up to 500+. Can't say for sure.</p>
<p>You'll have GSIs (graduate student instructers) in almost all your classes early on in some kind of role, including a good likelihood that he or she will be your only teacher for the course. This happened to me for Calculus I (Math 115), Intro to Logic (Philosophy 201), and physics lab (Physics 141).</p>
<p>The GSIs can vary tremendously and while you usually have a professor for lectures, they are used for discussion and such. For the above mentioned classes, my GSIs were Chinese, New Zealand, and American (I believe), respectively.</p>
<p>I think chem classes are known to be the biggest, and I dont think they get over 300. I remember going to a tour over spring break last year and seeing one of the largest lecture halls they have and it wasnt that big at all.</p>
<p>Chem 130 (general chemistry) lecture has a class size around 450, not sure about for orgo. The calc 1 and 2 class sizes are about 25. On WolverineAccess (the online site to register for classes), there are still 344 <em>open seats</em> left for Chem130 lecture, so it is a very large class indeed.</p>
<p>hey is general chemisty "inorganic" and then organic would be labeled "organic"?</p>
<p>I'm no chemistry major, but I haven't heard any class described as just "inorganic chemistry." General chemistry is just that, a little bit of everything. It is the lowest-level of chemistry at UM (Chem 130) and the one required for the most courses. After Orgo I, some people have to take Orgo II, and later P-Chem (physical chemistry). I'm not doing biomedical or the premed route, etc., so my knowledge is limited here.</p>
<p>ok, thats all i need to know, thanx</p>