<p>Whats the difference between the two courses? All I could find is that one is Analysis and the other is Theory... so I'm guessing Analysis is more math based. Anybody have any more details?</p>
<p>101A series is recommended for those students interested in pursuing graduate studies in Economics and is more intensive. The 101 series also requires more math, demanding students have Math 53 and Math 54.</p>
<p>The Economics 101 series is not recommended for incoming freshmen (just in case any incoming freshmen sees this post).</p>
<p>how hard is the 101 series exactly and how math intensive is it (in other words how often do we actually use calculus and 53/54)? why exactly is it not recommended for incoming freshmen? if you've taken an equivalence of 53 at another college would you still recommend an incoming freshmen to not take this course?</p>
<p>The general message to all freshmen is to avoid any upper division classes because students in those classes are expected to know the material prior to that class and to demonstrate a maturity in their analysis and writing. Not to say that incoming freshmen are not able to do so; however, because these classes are tailored for upper classmen, the advice is to stick with lower division courses.</p>
<p>And yes, even a student who has taken the equivalent of 53 at another college, I would strong recommend them to put off taking 101 for another year. There are different expecations for students in upper division courses.</p>
<p>That being said, you can always enroll in it and try it out (before dropping it).</p>