Freshmen University Calculus Curriculum?

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<p>hi, do freshman in their first year at uni take only Calc 1? Or is 2 also included? Reason I am asking is currently im in 12 grade taking highschool Precalculus, which is pretty bad as there are 10th graders in the class... </p>

<p>idk if i should try to take a summer course in Calc 1 ,as there are like 3-4 levels of it along with Diff Equations, and I just want to make sure I have time to complete them all within the 4 year interval. currently, im doing independent study in the area, idk if i should just continue doing this or actually enroll during the summer if it helps my major is ChemE and my uni is Cal Poly Pomona</p>

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<p>Look at the specific course requirements for that major at that university. Most biology majors require calc I/II, but I could see chemistry requiring more math.</p>

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<p>Freshman Year, Fall-Semester: Calculus I
Freshman Year, Spring-Semester: Calculus II
Sophomore Year, Fall-Semester: Calculus III or Linear Algebra or Differential Equations or Discrete Math Structures
Sophomore Year, Spring-Semester: Calculus III or Linear Algebra or Differential Equations or Discrete Math Structures</p>

<p>The above is your typical math course sequence for any engineering, math or physics major.</p>

<p>Notes:

  1. CS majors are not required to take Calculus III or Differential Equations (most schools)
  2. Linear Algebra and Differential Equations may be taken together if during 4th semester, since most students try to knock out those first 5 math courses before junior year.
  3. CS majors will take a “discrete math/structures” course…basically introductory combinatorics and graph theory.</p>
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<p>A lot of people do usually come in with AP Calculus credits - STEM majors actually are a bit behind at my school if they start with Calculus I. I’m in my first year and I will be finishing multivariable calculus in a week. Don’t worry, you’ll finish in time but it’s convenient to have one or two less classes to take (and you’ll avoid the weeding out that’s notorious in Calc I/II)</p>

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<p>thanks for the replies</p>

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<p>CPP is on the quarter system, so a freshman in chemical engineering takes three quarter long courses (Math 114-115-116) to cover freshman calculus. In sophomore year, the student will take additional math courses. See the suggested schedule in the curriculum sheet for your major:</p>

<p>[College</a> of Engineering: Engineering Curriculum Sheets](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/current/currsheets/index.htm]College”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~engineering/current/currsheets/index.htm)</p>

<p>CPP has a four year graduation pledge:</p>

<p>[Graduation</a> Pledge | Academic Programs | Cal Poly Pomona](<a href=“http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/grad_pledge/index.shtml]Graduation”>http://www.csupomona.edu/~academic/programs/grad_pledge/index.shtml)</p>

<p>Presumably, this means following a reasonable approximation of the schedule in the curriculum sheet for your major in consultation with your advisor, and not needing any remedial courses. In return, you get the advising and registration priority.</p>

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<p>Calc I is usually a prereq for Calc II</p>

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<p>who woulda thought it.</p>