<p>Hey guys I need some advice regarding the classes i should take. Ill be a freshman next year in A&S and right now im undecided between a computer science major and a biological science. Either way id like to minor in math. Im considering using my calc BC credit (got a 5) and my chem credit (5 as well) and would ideally like to skip into linear 2210 for the fall and chem 2080 for the spring semester w/o 2070. Only thing is I took a gap year so i havent been in calc for a year and i took ap chem my junior year... I feel like i might be unprepared, tho at the time i was a beast at both. Should I use the credit or back track (which i really dont want to do) ? For math i just dont want to waste a semester on something ive already done and id like to go into more advanced math... i guess if i feel unprepared i can go into linear w/ app as i heard that was easier. For chem id just like to avoid 2070 bc i heard it was hell. Id also like to know if advisors liberally hand out credit for ap or if it is hard to attain? Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.</p>
<p>Take Chem 2150. It’s even better. For your year, the amount of AP credits that can be used is much more limited.</p>
<p>If you take 2080, I would also take 2070. I got a 5 on chem (I took it my junior year) but I decided to take 2070. I thought the class was fine. I know a lot of people complained about it, but I learned a lot and if you are really good at chemistry you should get an A+ in the class anyways.</p>
<p>Alright thanks for the advice. @Colene isnt 2150 an 2070-like honors course? I dont think i want to risk tht 1st semester… and @ny4chelsea yea I figured there might be some unwritten rule to take 2070 before 2080. I just dont want to fall in a pit first semester w/ my gpa. Any thoughts about math? I really dont want to take calc II again as i want to kind of figure out which path i want to take regarding a major and i feel repeating calc II would be useless.</p>
<p>Calc II at Cornell is most likely different than Calc BC at your highschool, so make sure you consider that before finalizing. </p>
<p>And I honestly recommend placing out of 2080 here (placement exam is easy, i also hadnt taken chem since junior year, showed up an hour late to the exam and still passed), so I’d recommend starting out with orgo or chem 3000 (which is a nice intro to the level of material covered in honors experimental chem).</p>
<p>Also, I recommend taking “Prove-It” for a math class-- unless you’ve been heavily involved in math competitions (ARML A/USAMO/HMMT level) in high school, you’ll definitely learn a lot from the course which will serve you well in later classes (or in preparation for Putnam).</p>
<p>You also have to consider how your courses will impact your grade and affect your life as a freshman.</p>
<p>Thanks guys… @wongtongtong my brother actually took calcII at cornell this year and from what he said it sounded like they didnt get anywhere near where my class ended in high school… so Im pretty sure i should maybe move on from tht… im just not sure in what direction i should do so and if its feasible to get tht ap credit from the advisors or whatever.
And in regard to placing out of chem 2080… i might have tried to do tht last year but right now im kinda braindead when it comes to chem so i think some kind of gen chem class might help me… or maybe ill look more into it… anyway thanks for the advice.
And that “prove-it” class does sound pretty helpful. Would you recommend taking tht after 2210 or after multivar?
@colene yea another reason i wouldnt want to do chem 2070 is that id have to take it concurrently with some math. I really wanted to do like one tough class ie linear 2210 then maybe oceanography as my science but i see now tht i may have to take 2070… idk</p>
<p>To understand how to formally prove something in mathematics doesn’t take more than 6th math knowledge- you will be learning how to think, not learning about specific fields in mathematics (no need for 2210 or Multivar prior, but 2210 will help).</p>
<p>@wongtongtong alright thanks… yea i know linear is very different from calc which is why i wanna take it just to move on… and I know 2210 is more proof based so tht prove it! course does sound like it would help for later on. thanks.</p>
<p> i dont like your name at all </p>
<p>ok??
Anyone else?</p>
<p>By the way, Calc I is BC and Calc II is Multivariable Calc…</p>
<p>"By the way, Calc I is BC and Calc II is Multivariable Calc… "
By the way, they aren’t.</p>
<p>@Colene haha
btw if i were to take the linear-multivar sequence, would i take calc III after that or would it just be kind of redundant since i wouldve already taken multivar. I know multivar is just like a subset of calc III but…</p>