<p>The 9 series wasn't too bad for me hobo. The only real hard math for me was math 10b, i had to W the class. My teacher made the average a D-. :(</p>
<p>take the one that interests u the most.</p>
<p>I had no idea what the hell happend in CALC 2, </p>
<p>I got two A's on the first two test,...... then i stopped paying attention b/c most of the grade was the 3 tests and final, but one test was dropped, so i didnt go to class for like the last 3 weeks b4 the final. I somehow got a 76% but if you ask me anything from calc2, iwouldn know it.
Calc 3 was the best class ever, and so was Cacl 1</p>
<p>Im taking calc 3 over the summer. I got an A- in calc 1 and B+ in calc 2. I feel very comfterable with all the material we covered. In spite of that, those of you who have had clac 3, would you say the fast pace of the summer wil make it much much harder, or just so long as I study, no different.</p>
<p>CardinalFocused: I'm applyin to BU, Brown, Cornell, Columbia, Emory, Georgetown, Harvard (WHY?), Chicago, Texas, UPenn, Northwestern, & NYU. I'm guessing BU, Texas, Georgetown, and Northwestern and maybe NYU/Emory are gonna be safe. The rest are up in the air.</p>
<p>I got an easy A in Cal 1, but Cal 2 was like a 92 or so (luckily my school doesn't do A- or A+). Cal 3 just freaked me out at first because its in the summer and everything was going by so fast. The first couple of days, we hadn't been assigned our HW yet, and then he dropped the bomb on wednesday to do like 5 sections in one night. I'm not that fast. But after the first test, I'm feeling confident. </p>
<p>How high up in math are econ major transfers expected to go? Cal 2?
I'm tryin to look badass, but from all these posts it sounds like I'm just normal. I hope all of you guys are math/engineering majors. Lol.</p>
<p>hahahaa... brand_182, first of all, good luck if you want to experience the suffering in physics; if you have aced those physics courses, you are basically considered genius-wanna-be. Yeah, Cal 2 is very likely to be the requirement for many schools in the econ major but for math/econ, you of course go much higher than that to upper division math but for pure econ, your highest math should be cal 3 at most. </p>
<p>For some of you saying Cal 2 is hard, I partially agree; I think most of the material are fine (not hard, not easy) and only the chapter that includes all the freaking "tests" for series convergence or divergence is super tricky, it is so tricky that makes it so tough. Is that what you guys are having difficulty at with the series sections? </p>
<p>For cal 3, because we deal with more variables so one problem can be very tedious to solve like the partial differentiation, it is not hard but it is easy to mess up if you are careless. For the multiple integration, finding the lower and upper limit can be tricky and then we have to be very organized with the order of dx, dy, or dz because once we change it, we move the limit around to fit and once we set up the whole integration, it is like cal 1 taking the anti-derivative but for many times. </p>
<p>For differential equations, it is my MOST DIFFICULT course EVER! The material in the book itself is moderately difficult but my professor went way way beyond the book: he introduced us to many advanced topics like going to very detail proofs for almost every single theorems in the book, linear algebra, advanced calculus, vector space, function space, simple analysis, Fourier series (covered in the book but he spends like 2 lecture going deeper into the topic which makes it hard), partial differentiation equations, stability, convolution, integration equations and he almost always assign the questions on the every end of every section (which are mostly like proofs) in the book (author: Diprima and Boyce). </p>
<p>By the way, brand_182, i think many of us here who post in this topic are math/science/engineering majors, I know Citan is EE major transferring to UCLA, I am math/applied science and many many more... well, you will be the one like us too. I like my major because it is such a challenge and overcoming it is such a rewarding academic experience. In another words, I challenge, therefore I am! :D</p>
<p>I agree with ya kevin101. I love the challenge of math, I just don't like the burden it places on my GPA. I'm considering double majoring in Econ/Math.</p>
<p>yeah-the series/sequence tests were a pain at the beginning. But then after a while-I had them all down- i probably still remember all of them. There were like 12 different ones? You have to memorize all of them- (MUST!). </p>
<p>i havn't taken calc 3 yet but we covered partial differentiation towards the end. VERY easy to make careless mistakes especially when you have to solve them IMPLICITLY.</p>
<p>kevin- you're majoring in math? How is that going? I heard the junior and senior level math classes are ridiculous(even tougher than engineering courses).</p>
<p>brand_182, go for Econ/Math, it is a great major; it will be more challenging than pure econ because upper division math courses gonna be tough--less computational but more theoretical understanding (I heard this from many professors and students who have taken upper division math courses). </p>
<p>caa5042, yeah, I major in math; well, I switch back and forth from electrical engineering to math and then math to electrical engineering because the first two year curriculum of both majors are very similar to each others. The only main difference is the upper division courses. I think engineering courses are more like applied mathematics (more practical) and math itself is more theoretical but engineering curriculum kind of takes longer time to graduate and math is my strongest subject plus it interests me the most so I have finally chosen math. In addition, I chose math/applied science because I want to apply math to other area in a meaningful way so I have chosen math/management/accounting emphasis.</p>
<p>By the way, I am doing very fine right now at the lower division level since i'm getting straight A in all my math courses but well, you are right that upper division gonna be extremely difficult but certainly I hope i can survive :D i'm gonna sign up for "real analysis" (math 131A)or "statistics" (upper division one) (Math 170A) and "linear algebra" and one easy beginning management course (management 1A) for my UCLA first quarter. </p>
<p>How are you all doing and what classes are you all planning to take for your Fall 2006?</p>
<p>keeping all A's and taking diff eq in the fall...i think i'll have to wait till my "real" college though before I can go any further...i'm disappointed.</p>
<p>i'd say human physiology and organic chem is the hardest.</p>
<p>I'm majoring in chemical engineering and here's my opinion. </p>
<p>For Math:
I've taken the Calculus I, II & II, Linear Algebra and Differential Equations. Out of all those classes, I would say Calculus III was the hardest for me due to having a poor professor. Ironically enough, this professor was also my differential equations professor. I received all As in those math classes and suffice to say, a strong background in basic math will get you far in the math classes. </p>
<p>For Chemistry:
I've taken General and Organic Chemistry and I would have to say neither are really that difficult. For General Chemistry, just keep doing problems to understand the concepts. For Organic Chemistry, memorize your reagents and their effectiveness, understand mechanisms and do the problems. I received As in all the chemistry classes I took and my best advice is this; Organic chemistry is cumulative, try to get a strong background for your first o-chem course. </p>
<p>For Physics:
I've taken Static/Dynamics, Thermodynamics/Waves, and Electricity & Magnetism/Optics courses (Physics I, II, III, basically no modern). Physics is a totally different science then chemistry and biology. I received Bs in all my physics classes. Many reasons could be accredited to why I didn't put much effort but the most likely reason was it was difficult for me. Physics requires a person to think analytically and imagine the situation. Some people are good at this, some aren't. I'm of the latter case, hence my grades. My two cents is if you don't understand the concept, seek help immediately. Physics is not a subject to postpone since it only keeps getting harder.</p>
<p>For Biology:
I only took the first sequence of the biology major and it wasn't too bad. Biology tends to be more vocabulary/process based in my opinion. Memorize the vocabulary and their applications. I received an A for the first course in the biology sequence.</p>
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<p>level of difficulty for me
Physics>>>>>>>>>Chemistry= Math>>>>>>>>>>>>Biology</p>
<p>TB54- how does 'electricty and magnetism' compare to 'mechanics'?</p>
<p>Hey, I have all A's in math and sciences but a B in Calc 1D (chapters 11+ in Stewart's textnook)...What gives? And 80% was an A in our class too, lol. Going into the final, there was probably 1 or 2 A's, probably 1-2 B's, and like 6-7 at or striving for C's. Everyone else dropped, lol.</p>
<p>Anyhow, to the OP, I would say that physics is the most challenging sequence that I've ever taken at my CCC as an EE major. For physics, you have to apply mathematical principles to physical quantities (or abstract quantities in the case of Electricity/Magnetism), which for me is hard. You can't just use the formulas mechanically when you're in a jam like you can in math.</p>
<p>E&M is considered one of the harder lower division physics subjects. Usually the hardest lower division is modern physics due to quantum mechanics.</p>
<p>A lot of times for the math and science classes, the difficulty depends on your professors. Some make it more enjoyable while others make it as fun as getting a root canal. </p>
<p>As for some general advice, watch the movie, "Evolution." There's a scene where the sidekick, Orlando Jones has an alien in his lower intestine. They decided to remove the alien through the back door. The morale of the story is that physics was that much painful for me.</p>
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<p>in terms of difficulty (in my personal experience):
calculus III (so many ways to mess up) > DFQs > organic chemistry > calculus II > physics I and II > general chemistry > computer programming</p>
<p>all cc courses = too easy</p>
<p>I thought Physics was the hardest.
But I dunno. I took it during my Junior year at high school as AP, and I had a HORRIBLE teacher. At one point he starts talking about god-knows-what, and 5 minutes later, he starts talking about his trip to Europe for the remaining class time. Which of course leaves us the burden of having to depend 99.9% on the textbook for tests, which he makes ridiculously hard.</p>
<p>The result? C+ for the course, and a "1" for the AP test.
This course is also a class that gave me a record score for the lowest test score in my life (4%), and out of class of 11, no one passed the AP test.</p>
<p>Ever since then, I immediately skip over Physics section when I look through the college catalog.</p>
<p>This is a really old thread...</p>
<p>Sucks...our college doesn't offer Calc-based Physics. Even worse is the fact that there's only one Physics I class offered and that conflicts with the only offered Diff Eq (which I won't give up) so I had to sign up for Chemistry instead - I hate science.</p>
<p>Don't take science O.o
You are an econ/Business major..</p>
<p>wth r u doing with science!!!!?????</p>