<p>Any MIT 09ers considering passing out of mathematics 18.03 (Differential Equations) and 18.06 (Linear Algebra) in additional to 18.01+18.02?</p>
<p>More information about the courses here: <a href="http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m18a.html%5B/url%5D">http://student.mit.edu/catalog/m18a.html</a></p>
<p>What should I do to receive credit for those courses? They do not appear to have Advance Standing Exams like 18.01 & 18.02?</p>
<p>Oh, they definitely have ASEs (I know someone who passed out of both during his freshman Orientation). Probably you just have to contact the department and arrange a time to take the test.</p>
<p>Do I have to prove that I have taken College-equivalent courses during high-school?</p>
<p>Or do I just have to pass out of the ASE during Orientation?
One note: That means I have to take 4 ASE exams... 8.02, 18.02, 18.03, 18.06</p>
<p>You do not have to prove that you took a course. You can have taught yourself, audited, used OpenCourseWare, or whatever.</p>
<p>18.03 requires that you do a series of homework sets that you have to hand in before you are allowed to take the test. Even if you already know diff. eq. perfectly, if you are interested in that test, you need to get started on the problem sets asap and allow a significant amount of time for them.</p>
<p>Orientation is not your only chance to take ASEs. You can also take them during IAP (although you are limited to one exam) or later, during final exam periods. Don't take on more exams during orientation than you feel confidant about. If you take one and don't pass, even if it's just because you are tired, you will have to take the course. You can't study and try the test again later. So if you basically know the material, but need some review, make sure you don't take the test until you're actually ready.</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>What would be the logical next step in the course sequence if I pass out of 18.03 but not 18.06?</p>
<p>if you pass out of 18.01, 02, 03, I believe the logical next course would be 18.06. Those correspond to the normal lower division math courses at most colleges. You'll have to get credit for diff. eq. eventually, so might as well get it over with early. If you would rather detour and do real analysis or something btwn calc and diff eq, or alongside diff eq., that's probably an option. Your advisor will be able to give you more individualized advice.</p>
<p><em>IMPORTANT</em> orientation is the only time you can take an ASE on pass/no record. </p>
<p>If you take it during IAP, the grade shows up on your transcript. And you can't take it during finals because it'll probably exceed your credit limit.</p>
<p>If you have credit from a university, you can try to transfer that credit and MIT may give you it without making you take an advanced standing exam. (I hear this is much more likely to happen for 18.02, and very rare for 18.03 and 18.06).</p>
<p>The deadline for math transfer credit is july 15th (you need syllabuses, and copies of math book's table of contents). To get setup for the 18.03 and 18.06 exams contact Stephanie Gallarelli at <a href="mailto:nonna@math.mit.edu">nonna@math.mit.edu</a>. (as explained here</a>)</p>