<p>Hi, so I just registered for classes several hours ago. Even though I did it within the 1st hour, however, I was waitlisted to "Intro to Expository Writing," which holds only 10 students. I'm waitlisted as #5 and was wondering if anybody knows how easily a waitlist is cleared and how easy it is for students on the waitlist to get in?</p>
<p>Also, I have 10 minutes between classes, where I have to go to the Bloomberg from Hodson. I saw a campus map and this looks pretty far o_o so if anyone can comment on the distance and ease to get from class to class, that'd be nice :)</p>
<p>I’m not sure how the waitlist on ISIS works anymore, but it really depends on if people decide to change their schedules and drop their Expos section. Are their any other Expository Writing sections that have topics that you’re interested in? Or any other writing courses that you find interesting? </p>
<p>Also, going from Bloomberg to Hodson is definitely doable in 10 minutes. I had a professor who would always let us out 2-3 minutes late from Bloomberg and I would still make it to Hodson 110 in time. You might have to powerwalk, and not walk through campus - just walk behind New Chemistry and Gilman, straight to Hodson</p>
<p>tanman is right about the walk from Bloomberg to Hodson. Just cut across the grass and go behind Gilman. If you walk sufficiently fast, it’s doable.</p>
<p>With regards to the waitlist, Expository Writing is tricky because those tend to fill up pretty quickly. I wouldn’t count on a spot opening, so try to pick something else out and hope to get lucky. But don’t count on it.</p>
<p>Actually, the only thing I can think of is if the class has a lot of athletes. When I took it, I think there were 1 or 2 athletes that had to drop because they would miss too many classes due to practices and games.</p>
<p>The walk definitely will not be an issue as you will learn quick ways to get around. I once had back-to-back classes in Bloomberg and the Mattin Center and managed somehow</p>
<p>Thanks for the info (and sorry for such a late reply).</p>
<p>I am enrolled in another Expos class in case, but still on the Intro Expos waitlist (but #3 now !).</p>
<p>Anyways, I also realized that I’m in another dilemma. I enrolled in Calculus III, since I took both Calc AB and Calc BC AP tests. I got 5’s on both, with 5 on the AB subsection in the BC test. However, I never took a calculus class in high school (just a community college class for 1 semester). Would I still qualify for Calc III class?</p>
<p>Also, my recommended schedule (I’m a Chem/Biomolecular Eng. major btw) says I should take Calc III (if i do get all the credit). Is it possible to instead take Linear Algebra? Thanks.</p>
<p>Also, any comments on the rigor of my schedule would be helpful.</p>
<p>Organic Chemistry 1 (i will receive AP credit, but would this class be too difficult as a freshman?)
Expository Writing: Education as Freedom and Control
Calculus III
Gen Physics: Phys Sci Maj 1
Gen Physics Lab 1
Chemical Eng Today</p>
<p>I can’t comment on Orgo or Chemical Eng Today but my thoughts on the rest of your schedule: you’d better be sure you want to do that expository writing class because if it starts to bore you, it will be the bane of your entire semester. And if you don’t like the instructor, switch immediately. I had a terrible instructor (he was a jerk) on an incredibly boring topic, and I hated every minute of the class.</p>
<p>Calculus III shouldn’t be too bad for you if you got a 5 on BC. You can certainly take linear algebra instead. It looks like Ivanovici is teaching Lin. Alg. and Santhanam is teaching Calc III. I haven’t had either, but I know that Santhanam speaks English much better than Ivanovici does. Personally, I thought linear algebra was tougher than vector calculus but in retrospect, I think vector calculus is harder (mainly because elementary linear algebra can just be seen as studying modules over a field and having knowledge of abstract algebra makes it pretty straightforward! whereas vector calculus requires some very precise, and often tedious bookkeeping). I refer you to Rich Brown’s blog for some more advice: [The</a> Chalkboard: New Advice for Incoming Freshmen…](<a href=“http://jhuchalkboard.blogspot.com/2010/05/new-advice-for-incoming-freshmen.html]The”>The Chalkboard: New Advice for Incoming Freshmen....)</p>
<p>General Physics should not be too difficult, especially if science was your forte in high school. It shouldn’t be easy, but putting in sufficient time should yield positive results. I know many people who took a schedule similar to yours, and didn’t have too much trouble.</p>
<p>I disagree in part with YanksDolphins - Santhanam is a terrible professor; however, I had her for Lin Alg, for whatever that’s worth.</p>
<p>That said, though, Calc III might be your best bet- I would say it is a harder course, for the “average” engineer, than Lin Alg, so it might be smart to do it under your S/U option.</p>
<p>The schedule looks tough with orgo+physics+ vector calc, but it should certainly be doable if you’ve done well on the requisite AP exams…I think you’ll be fine. Good luck!</p>
<p>Ah I see. Do you recommend any other Expository writing class? I’m still hoping to get into the Intro class from the waitlist, but my expectations aren’t too high.</p>
<p>Also, I signed up for Calc III because of the schedule given in the Engineering 101 handbook. Is the schedule supposed to be strictly followed? Because I think I’d rather do Linear Algebra than calc III. o.o</p>
<p>I can’t comment on the professors since I’ve never had any of them, but in general, you’re allowed to take Linear Algebra, Differential Equations or Calc III after you finish Calc II. As far as I know, the order is completely up to you and your schedule. That said, some of the courses require a bit of a material from the others, but I really can’t remember which ones do since it’s been 3 years since I took any of them. Someone who has taken the classes more recently can probably give you better advice.</p>
<p>Since comet88 seems to enjoy disagreeing with me just for the sake of disagreeing with me (as I should have expected!), I’ll offer an alternative option to linear algebra with Santhanam. I will probably sound crazy but here goes: consider Honors Linear Algebra with Zucker. Yes it is much harder than the regular version and yes Zucker is insane, but he is very helpful during office hours and doles out grades pretty fairly (I had him for Abstract Algebra so he may teach Lin. Alg. differently but I have a friend who really liked Zucker for Lin. Alg.).</p>
<p>What do you all think of Honor Multivariable Calc with Chu (211)? </p>
<p>My son took Calc AB at school (BC not offered), and self studied (not very much) for BC and got a 5 on BC, much to all our surprises. He hasn’t really done any real proofs yet, and thinks he’ll be in over his head in 211. I did take Honors Calc (at U of C) eons ago and used Spivak, and was definitely in over my head and ended up dropping down. So on the one hand, I don’t want him to have the same experience, but on the other hand, he seems to have a bit of aptitude (at least for AP calc) and it wouldn’t be unreasonable to try and stretch. He wants to be physics major. Appreciate your thoughts.</p>
<p>Honors Multivariable Calculus is a great course. I have a friend who TA’ed for Chu (for Calc III), and he raved about Chu. 211 is not really as much of a proof-course as Honors Linear Algebra, or even the Honors Single Variable course (which uses Spivak). It is more computational than other honors courses, but it still emphasizes theorems. I took it with a 5 on Calc AB; it’s very doable.</p>
<p>Yanks, thanks for the info. I think he will try the 211 with Chu if he can make the schedule fit. How may students do these honors math classes have roughly?</p>
<p>It depends on the class. Honors Single Variable Calculus probably has 15-20 students but I didn’t take it so I don’t know. Multivariable Calculus has considerably more because a lot of engineers take it-when I took it in Fall 2007 there were about 50 people. That seems reasonable. Linear Algebra is smaller still, as it tends to be people majoring in math, although at least half the class could be engineers. When I took it, there were about 30 people or so.</p>
<p>If you’re feeling adventurous and want to tackle Honors Analysis I and II (which I HIGHLY recommend!), those usually have 10-15 people or fewer, and are almost exclusively math majors.</p>
<p>Thanks oodles. Great to have the inside view. 211 it is. Future courses to depend on how he does but I think he will stretch as much as he can. He’s coming from a podunk school where he has never once had to study for a math test and has no idea how he will do with ‘real’ math.</p>