M408c

Colleges and Universities A-Z The University of Texas at Austin
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<p>Ok, so most of you know my plight with Calculus...</p>

<p>I had a question before I go ahead and pay.</p>

<p>I have taken Calc AB and BC in high school, doing poorly on both AP tests, but I got a 3 subscore...</p>

<p>When I called the Math Department, they told me to not be complacent with 408K, but to keep on doing the work..</p>

<p>so should I switch to 408C and do L from there, or should I go ahead and stick with 408K?</p>

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<p>You can’t switch from one sequence to another. You can either do C, D track or the K, L, M track. If you are only required 2 semesters of calculus and did not fare as well on the AP test as you may have liked, the K, L track would be advisable.</p>

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<p>What they mean is that you should not stop at just the credit for K, and you should continue on doing L (or even M in the future, if you wish to). Most majors require you to take K and L.</p>

<p>Ignore C and D unless you want to do the full course. They line up like this:</p>

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<p>The part I shaded in Light Blue is what most colleges at UT require. You can achieve this by taking the K and L classes. Each are one semester long. You will finish your required portion in 2 semesters, and learn just what you have to.</p>

<p>You can also do it by taking the C and D classes. Each are one semester long. You will finish your required portion in 2 semesters, but you will learn MORE than necessary. You will effectively be cramming KLM (3 semesters) into CD (2 semesters). It will be more difficult, and you will be doing some things that are not necessary. But you can’t stop at just C, since that doesn’t completely fill the required (light blue) portion.</p>

<p>There are other differences between KLM and CD (like multiple choice tests vs. free response), but I know I’ve outlined them before here.</p>

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<p>but i was told i can also do a C & L sequence…</p>

<p>i’m at a crossroads…i want to go to med school with a bio major</p>

<p>i got a 710 on SAT Math Reasoning, and 88 on ALEKS and a 3 on AB subscore…</p>

<p>but am weak in Calc…</p>

<p>is 408K too easy??</p>

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<p>If you are pre-med, there is no such thing as a BCMP class that is too easy.</p>

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<p>but which is better for pre-med </p>

<p>408k or 408c</p>

<p>simple question, which should i go for??</p>

<p>will taking 408c have an advantage in GPA over 408k??</p>

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<p>The only advantage of taking C, D over K, L, M is the speed with which you proceed through the calculus sequence. There are no explicit GPA benefits of taking either. That said, you should probably take 408K.</p>

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<p>I’m taking L and I’m claiming credit for C because I did good on my AB test. I don’t think I’ll be ready for the pace of D though. vstexas I’m also doing pre-med and I was told you can switch to the other sequence as well. If you don’t want to claim the credit go to K it will probably be easier because it’s at a slower pace and you said that your weak in calc.</p>

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<p>Take K. Seriously. You said you weren’t strong in Calc in highschool becasue of your teacher, and your AP score shows that you are barely qualified to claim credit for K. So take it. You will learn some things that you already know, but that’s good! It will help your GPA. Then you simply take L the next semester and then you’re done with calc. Simple!</p>

<p>K is not “too easy”, it’s what normal people take. C and D are really for engineering majors or math majors who need to get these basic courses out of the way as fast as possible. Think of C an D as an accelerated course for those who want to do the full three-part calculus in less time. You don’t need to do the 3-part, you want/need to do the 2-part. So take K now.</p>

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<p>I’m taking L and claiming credit for C too. I was wondering though, should I sign up for a course w/ no professor currently assigned or should I sign up for Hamrick’s class. Can anyone tell me how Hamrick is? It sounds like he’s kind of a mean teacher lol. But I’m not sure what I’ll get if I sign up for a class with no teacher!</p>

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<p>Use PickAProf, it’s so useful in deciding which teacher to pick. In this case, Hamrick has never taught L according to their records, but he has taught D.</p>

<p>It would be too much work for me to look at reviews for you, but here are the historical grade distributions for M408L teachers for this year (via PickAProf):
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<p>The classes with no teacher listed have not been assigned an instructor, but they will be. Eventually. You might not find out until the first day of class, but you might find out sooner.</p>

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<p>oh thank you! but could you show me the 408D results then? I want to see how his students did in his class. Thank you so much!</p>

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<p>Does anyone know why they don’t have the profs listed for many of the calc classes?</p>