<p>I took differential/integral calculus for engineers at two UCs (B+/A+).</p>
<p>UCSD lists "Calc 20C" as a prereq for Econ majors. Some of the other UCs list CalcIII as "recommended," but not required.Therefore, on the January update, I said I would complete CalcIII during the summer prior to transfer (because I wasn't sure if I could get into the CalcIII class at my campus and did not want that to jeopardize my application). </p>
<p>Now it appears I 'could' take Calc III during the Spring if I wanted to, but will the UCs consider this? Is there anyway to tell them this new information now that the update period has passed? Do they really care if I complete this by the Spring versus the Summer?</p>
<p>Calc 3 is a tricky subject depending on the particular U.C </p>
<p>For example UCSD has Calc 1-2-3 in a series in a Calculus for science and engineering. so in this case it would be particularly important.</p>
<p>But for example UCI has Calc 1+2 in a series then a separate course called Mathematics for Economists which calc 3 would stand for. In a series like that it’s not very important.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take calc III if your only reason for taking it is econ. The reason some schools recommend it is because technically you won’t be taught partial differentiation till calc III. In truth, as an econ major you’ll use partial derivatives alot, however the schools that don’t require calc III accommodate to the students. For example, I know at berkeley and ucla they have the TA’s teach it to the students. Also, its such a simple extension of single variable differentiation, you could probably teach yourself online. Calc III is largely focused on multivariate integration as opposed to differentiation. When I took it, we were literally done with the derivative stuff the first week.</p>
<p>If your planning on grad school in economics then you of course will have to take calc III and many other math classes.</p>
<p>I agree with srjcstud, the main reason why Multivariable Calculus would be important is to learn partial derivatives, to get comfortable with multivariable functions, and perhaps integration in multiple variables(?)</p>
<p>If you wanna go to UCSD then you need to take Calc 3. The math needed for econ courses isn’t too difficult (partial derivatives, Lagrangians). However, pre-reqs are pre-reqs.</p>
<p>depends on what classes u want to take after u transfer. at berkeley, we have classes that require linear algebra, diff eq, and multivariate calc. Econ 141, econ 101a and 101b, for example, require those maths. however, u dont need to take these courses because berkeley also offers the less mathematical versions of those courses. </p>
<p>If you want to take grad courses, you better prepare yourself with probability theory and intro to analytics in addition to those semi-required courses. Note that TA’s only teach those materials to students if the majority of the enrolled students did not take it. They have the choice to not cover it in sections at all if those courses are listed as prereqs.</p>