<p>im planning to major in economics and was wondering what courses do freshmen usually take.especially math classes.as im an international student im not familiar with american system during high school( or college) such as :calculus, precalculus etc.... its always called "math" in my country.and what other courses besides math will i probably take?</p>
<p>you're talking about college freshmen classes right? in that case, you'll need some calculus and some statistics if you are an economics mjaor.</p>
<p>i am a freshman econ major, and in my freshman year i had to take a semester of linear algebra and a semester of business calculus</p>
<p>what are linear algebra and business calculus like??
i mean, what do those courses cover? i'm asking u this, as im not from US and don't understand your system.In my country(croatia) it's always called simply "math".
if u could explain, i would be thankfull.</p>
<p>What math you should take depends on level you have already reached. It would help to know your level (e.g., what calculus concepts have you already mastered.) In US, by end of high school you will often have had basic Algebra, Algebra II (neither of those have any calculus), geometry (again no calculus), trignometry and pre-calculus (you actually begin to get Calculus concepts), and for many the first major course/year in Calculus. Colleges then have a number of courses sometimes called intermediate algebra, business math, math concepts, or others, which are all courses for people who really may not have gotten all those courses before calculus in high school, or are taken by students who are majoring in something that is unrelated to math or science but they need a math credit to meet graduation requirements. Those who major in math, sciences, or engineering, will usually either start with regular calculus courses (and not anything called "business calculus") or more advanced calculus if they have the basic credits from high school (and an AP test). For economics, requirements vary but for true theorectical economics, you really need calculus and math advanced beyond that and also two or three courses in statistics.</p>