<p>Hey guys. My Calso is on Friday, and I'm curious about a few of the classes I should take. Can anybody (preferably a Mech Engineer) fill me in on some classes I should be taking, if the following list isn't "up to par."</p>
<p>ENG 28 Basic Eng. Design Graphics
ENG 77 Intro to Comp. Programming
Physics 7A
L&S44 Western Civilization (will fulfill my needed 2nd half of the R&C req, as well as one of the breadth reqs for Arts & Sciences [I plan on adding a Political Science major as well])
Hist 7A (will fulfill American Cultures req., one L&S breadth req, & a Poly Sci major req [I think?])</p>
<p>I already have my Chem class taken care of through Community College units. My biggest concern is my Math class. I can bypass Math1A & 1B because of community college units, but what should I take after that? I was under the impression that Math 53 (Multivariable Calc.) then Math 54 (Linear Algebra & Differential Equations) would be the normal route to finish my 16 required units of Math for my MechE major. However, viewing the Online Schedule of Classes (<a href="http://schedule.berkeley.edu/srchfall.html)%5B/url%5D">http://schedule.berkeley.edu/srchfall.html)</a>, Math 53 looks like:</p>
<p>Multivariable Calculus -- Mathematics (MATH) 53 [4 units]
Course Format: Three hours of lecture and two hours of discussion/workshop per week; at the discretion of the instructor, an additional hour of discussion/workshop or computer laboratory per week.
Prerequisites: 1B.
CREDIT OPTION: STUDENTS WILL RECEIVE 1 UNIT OF CREDIT FOR 53 AFTER TAKING 50B AND 3 UNITS OF CREDIT AFTER TAKING 50A.
Description: Parametric equations and polar coordinates. Vectors in 2- and 3-dimensional Euclidean spaces. Partial derivatives. Multiple integrals. Vector calculus. Theorems of Green, Gauss, and Stokes.
(F,SP) </p>
<p>I'm really confused about the credit option, since I don't plan on taking Math50A or B.... Thanks for bearing this long, boring post, and I appreciate any help.</p>
<p>I guess I'm not quite sure what you're asking. Are you asking if your current schedule is doable? I think you have a pretty full plate with the 5 classes that you're thinking of taking. E28 and E77 will likely be the most time-consuming out of your 5 classes. </p>
<p>If you plan on being a MechE, then you should eventually take Math 53 and 54. Believe it or not, the material you learn in these classes come in handy in your upper division MechE classes. Unless you take out E28 or E77, I don't suggest you try taking one of these Math classes your first semester.</p>
<p>Thanks for the response. Yeah, i thought that most engineers take both math 53 & 54, but how come it says in the course note that i won't get credit until i take math 50B? That part confuses me....</p>
<p>Math pathway: Math 1A -> Math 1B -> Math 53 -> Math 54</p>
<p>The 50A/50B are different courses. It says AFTER; you receive PARTIAL unit credit for taking 53 AFTER 50A/B. Which means those courses most likely cover some of the material in 53. Since you aren't taking those/haven't taking those, you'll receive the full 4 unit credit.</p>
<p>Oh, okay i get it now. Thanks. Yeah, that was my biggest concern... But do you guys think 6 classes freshman year, especially 4 "tech-oriented" ones, is manageable?</p>
<p>The combination of Physics 7A and Math 53 will be a lot of work (and I'm sure E28 is no walk in the park either), but it will be manageable. E77N isn't terribly difficult, but it can be quite time consuming; since Matlab relies heavily on matrices, there will be some overlap between E77N and Math 54 (the degree depends on who teaches either course), so you might as well take them at the same time. </p>
<p>I wouldn't recommend not taking math in your first semester. Of all the different subjects you're going to use as an engineer, math tends to be easiest to forget. Also, if you finish up math 53/54 in your first year, you could get started on the upper division ME course sequence (104, 106, etc.) during the second semester of your 2nd year and have time later on for electives/coop/etc.</p>
<p>For engineering, I would recommend doing a Humanities based freshman seminar rather than a full 4 unit course (although the "L&S" classes may be on par with Music 27 as far as difficulty, you will have to see).</p>
<p>it wasn't too easy or too hard. don't take e77 and e28 at the same time. they're both lab classes and fairly time consuming. the two main e28 profs both start the first lecture with, "this is a three unit course. by the end of the semester, you'll be whining about how it should be a five unit course. too bad." and they're right, haha.</p>
<p>math 53
physics 7a
film R1a (kills both the breadth requirement and the college writing requirement
probably eco 100A</p>
<p>what do you people think? should i take an engineering course in place of eco? eco contributes to the breadth requirements, but should eng courses have priority?</p>