<p>Is this class just a buzzsaw or something? The professors teaching it this fall (Lucas, Zhou, Hain, McKinley) all have really difficult ratings on ratemyprofessor (like in the 1s). One teacher, Santoro, wasn't listed. I need to take this as part of my econ requirement. Does almost everyone find Math 103 really hard?</p>
<p>take math 102 instead if you're doing econ. 103 has too much extra stuff anyway and the profs as you see are not the greatest. santoro is pretty good, though.</p>
<p>See, I've done a little bit of linear algebra before, and I HATED it, while I have a rough understanding of everything in 103 (including Green's and Stokes' theorems), as in I get the concepts and can do basic applications open book. There's also only one lecture for 102, which conflicts with one of my Focus seminars, so I'd have to wait until spring. Also, Bray is teaching 102, and I've heard he's hard too.</p>
<p>dude, it's your choice, but green's theorem and stokes's theorem have nothing to do with economics, while the applications of linear algebra have no limits in any subject. and i am pretty sure that math 102 is matrix algebra more than linear algebra. i took math 103x, but i would definitely take math 102, as it sounds much more interesting in its applications. again, it's your call though.</p>
<p>Ehh, math 103 isn't that bad. The math department can stupid though. (I have been screwed over by the final exam not being written by my proffessor twice, in Math 107 and 108)</p>
<p>I have had Hain twice and I don't think he's as bad as his reviews make him out to be. As long as you keep up with the material you can easily get an A.</p>
<p>He's also a very nice and funny guy.</p>