<p>Rarely. . . .</p>
<p>yes, four classes is rare; I should have clarified: sign up for four, adn then drop one, which could be E-10 if it was redundant. But, bulldog has an interesting point: perhaps another of the 10 series (e.g., Psych 10) might be more enjoyable.</p>
<p>Phase 2 - I am still not sure why your son dropped from math 8 to math 3 because of a problem in an econ class. If he did that well in AP Calc shouldn’t he be in math 8? D placed out of math 3 and basic stat (10 class) as well. Didn’t have any problems with math 8.
I had also been told that if she was interested in Economics and would have to take Econ 20 that she should ask a prof if she could just sit in on Econ 10 classes rather than retaking it. But she also had a 5 on the exam. Still something to consider. I was told a lot of students who place out of stat do that because you really need a better foundation than AP stat for Econ 20. Also, four courses is a very tough load. I know bulldog was suggesting it just to drop one, but if your son is ever going to actually take 4 classes he should really think about which ones, it’s a lot of class time - especially if there are labs or drills or all of the classes use their x hours - and tough at midterms and finals.</p>
<p>The Econ 21 prof used calc he wasn’t familiar with and said 30% will drop her class. She said she was using math 11 - and my s didn’t follow her logic. He assumed - maybe most dropped her class because a strong calc background was necessary. her Since calc 3 is a required class for most econ classes - I thought maybe he needed a stronger foundation in this class- before moving onto calc 8. He also taught most of calc to himself thru independent study in high school- so this also influenced my advice to him. The same is true w/ stats - self taught/ independent study. Thx for the advice re: Econ 10.</p>
<p>My understanding is that Math 11 is essentially a combination of the second half of math 8 and all of math 13 for those who did Calc BC as opposed to only Calc AB is high school. Which means that if the prof is right and he needs math 11 for that econ class, he will now need to take math 8 and math 13 in addition to the math 3 he is repeating now before he will have the right background for the econ class. If he was self taught this may have been the right decision, but if you go by the profs logic, it will be several semesters, i.e. next winter, before he has the calc background for econ 21.</p>
<p>Dartmom:</p>
<p>Which Econ classes require Math 8 as a prereq?</p>
<p>bluebayou - I don’t think any econ classes specifically require math 8, but phase 2 said the econ 21 prof said she was using math 11 in her class, and math 11 is a combination of math 8 PLUS math 13. I find it hard to believe this is true since, as you imply, neither of those classes is a prereq, and there are LOTS of econ majors who do not have a math background beyond basic calc. But that is what she says the prof was saying. In fact, if you had to take math 3, 8 and 13 before you take econ 21, the majority of students wouldn’t be able to take econ 21 until second year, and many first years take it.</p>
<p>Thats’s not true though. Having just taken Econ 21 last term with her, she doesn’t use Math 11 or 13 material. It’s all basic calc (math 3 is plenty). She’s probably just confused as to what they are, since she’s fairly new to the school. </p>
<p>And I don’t think there are any classes that have math 8 as a prereq.</p>