<p>Ok, so I'm going to be going for registration soon, and I have a good idea on what classes to take my first semester. My major is biomedical engineering</p>
<p>Math 1502- Calc II
ENGL 1101
BMED 1000
Chem 1315 or Chem 1310 or 1211k</p>
<p>I've talked to numerous people about taking calc II first semester. I made a 5 on the BC calculus exam, and I still retained most of the stuff from class. Is it fine to take 1502 first semester? Or will I be overwhelmed?</p>
<p>And the second questions is about the chemistry class. I know that people tell me to get chemistry out as soon as possible for biomed, but I'm kind of confused on what to take. I also made a 5 on the AP Chem exam, but I took it my freshman year and haven't had much chemistry since then. Also, I've heard that organic chemistry is brutal, especially at tech.</p>
<p>If I do opt out of not taking organic first semester, what's the difference between 1310 and 1211k? I checked out the course catalog, and it seems like 1211k is a bit more watered down, but most people who take 1211k are biomedical engineers, and a lot of students who take 1310 are traditional engineering majors.</p>
<p>Thanks in advance for your help. It's greatly appreciated.</p>
<p>um. calc 1 is generally going to be very easy for you if you still remember/understand the material from h.s. Unless you want to get an easy A as a grade booster, i wouldn’t take it.</p>
<p>Since intro major classes (1000 level) tend to be super easy and only require attendance and one or two projects and english 1101 is generally not too difficult to get an A in, taking calc 2 isn’t a bad idea because your only other potentially challenging class is your chem class. You won’t get overwhelmed.</p>
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<p>when i took intro chem at tech there was no 1211k. there was only 1310. so, idk…it seems that 1310 is the more traditional chem class, while 1211 might be modified to focus more on bmed topics?
I’d rather take 1310 because it is most likely to give you more complete fundamental knowledge in chemistry and it is prob. more accepted as transfer credit at other schools.
but idk</p>
<p>And I looked around a bit more, and it seems as though 1211k and 1212k is for people who are going to take numerous chemistry courses, like bmed</p>
<p>In my experience, people who could have placed out of 1501 but took it anyway regretted their decision. Some were actually a bit overwhelmed at the rigor of 1501, since most, if not all, profs cover delta-epsilon proofs early on. Others expected an easy A but found that an easy A is not so easy if you don’t do the homework and don’t show up to class. If you got a 5 on BC Calc, you’re ready for 1502.</p>
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<p>I also earned a five on chemistry, but my field was Management, so I have not done any chemistry since May 2006. I am, however, under the impression that any gen chem you need for orgo will be “reviewed” in the first two weeks. If you’ve forgotten stuff, chances are a lot of your classmates have, too.</p>
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<p>I think this is a new change for the incoming class of 2010, so despite just graduating this Spring, my knowledge is already out-of-date :D</p>
<p>hi. im a freshman and am doing bmed as well.you have to take chem 1211 class(tech is offering this class for the first time actually), not chem 1310.in fact this yr is the last yr that chem 1310 is offered, next yr, everyone will take chem 1211.ive been told my some older students that chem 1310 gives you a general overview while chem 1211 is as you said for people who take more chemistry classes and is therefore more thorough and detailed, including the chemistry, biochem, biology, premed, and bmed majors.its supposed to cover the material in more detail, since most of those majors have people that have to take the mcats as well. but back to your question, yes you will take chem 1211.</p>
<p>i also had a question, please can someone help me:
i was wondering, does any one know which textbook(author, edition, yr of publication, isbn) we use for chem 1211? i was trying to find it on the barnes and noble site, but it only is showing the chem manual, not any textbook, which seems kind of odd and im assuming there is a textbook? i even tried to find a textbook for chem 1310, since i noticed somewhere that chem 1310 used the zumdahl 5th edition previously(someone who used it was selling it), but even for this class, i dont see any textbooks on the barnes and noble site, so i am really lost. please can someone help me. thank you in advance.</p>