<p>140 is precalculus.
150ab and 170ab is the four-semester calculus sequence that everybody is saying to avoid.
155ab and 175 is the three-semester calculus sequence.</p>
<p>How much math you need depends on your major and if you are planning to applying for anything after undergrad that has certain math courses required.</p>
<p>Now I’m thouroughly confused. The course descriptions and the “road to AXLE” suggest that 155 is a more advanced sequence than 150. 155 seems to be for engineering, math and science majors, correct? So why are all of you telling students to avoid 150 at all costs? My son will be a poli-sci major in the fall what’s the appropriate class for him?</p>
<p>For ALL of the above mentioned reasons, your son should take 155.<br>
There is a disparity between what the university envisions the difference between 150 and 155 to be, and how the students perceive it. The university hopes that 155 would help science majors, the only BIG difference is departmentalized bs tests.</p>
<p>(Or he should not even bother with Calc and take MATH 127, or even MATH 140 if his program does not require upper level math. )</p>
<p>OK, I’m convinced! Math 140 is the right place for a Poli-sci major. Neither his major or his minor, latin american studies, call for upper level math.</p>
<p>So, moving on from that, AXLE requires 3 courses in Math/Natural Sciences, if he takes Math 140, Physics 105 (Physics for non-science majors), what’s his third class? This really shouldn’t be that hard to figure out, yet it is :)</p>
<p>Serves me right for trying to write from memory alone. I wrote 140 is precalculus, but that is not. Math 133 is precalculus. Math 140 is one-semester survey of calculus course. It designed for non-science/math majors.</p>
<p>I would recommend Math 127 for your son, MOMofknowitall. I would think statistics would be very important for political scence majors.</p>
<p>Since Physics 105 (taken with 111) fulfulls the lab science requirement, he could also take any non-lab intro science course on page 130 of the Vanderbilt catalog.</p>
<p>Would a person that made a (relatively easy) 5 on BC be fine in 175?</p>
<p>In theory, yes.</p>
<p>MOMofknowitall
PHYS 105, and two semesters of MATH 127 would fulfill MNS req’s. (127 has an a and b)</p>