<p>I'm a current Biochem major but I'm thinking of changing to Psychobio and I've already taken 31A and 31B, but now I'm wondering if I should take 32A or 3C.</p>
<p>Is it bad to switch series? Is 3C easier than 32A? </p>
<p>any advice would be great. Thanks!</p>
<p>you can’t substitute one for the other… 3C and 32A cover completely different material, so if you’re planning to switching to Psychobio for sure, take 3C cuz that’s the class that’s guaranteed to fulfill your math requirement.</p>
<p>^doesnt really matter. i took 32a and i turned out fine as a life science major, got an a and everything. just make sure you get rogawski and not mess.</p>
<p>32a covers physical and life science majors, while 3c only covers life science, so it’s not as flexible. the class itself is actually easier than 3c if you prefer calculus over statistics. i dropped 3c for 32a after a few weeks.</p>
<p>its not that… biochem is required to take the 30 series, so if sawasdeeka is planning to switch from biochem to psychobio then (s)he’ll [sorry ahah] HAVE to take 3C. Otherwise, (s)he’ll need 32A. But i guess we’re saying the same thing… depending on which major sawasdeeka wants to be, then the class taken needs to be adjusted accordingly. I guess ifyou’re not 100% yet then take 32a just in case you dont end up switching.</p>
<p>^^ what a ■■■■■■. you can always take the 30 series instead of the 3 series, hence the reason for the thread. jason88 is correct, and you are not.</p>
<p>^ lets not turn CC into a fagnet can we? honest mistake, my bad sawasdeeka/jason. </p>
<p>sawasdeeka, if you can get enderton for 3C (if he still teaches o.o) his class is SUPER easy compared to 32a. I took both, and 3C was a breeeeze in comparison.</p>
<p>I didn’t know you can switch over between Math 3 and 31/32 (for LS majors of course). Can you substitute 3B for 31B after you’ve taken 31A then?</p>
<p>no, were not saying that you can switch between the two series after youve taken one class, but rather that you can always take the harder math series (all of 31A, 31B, 32A) even if you are an LS major.</p>
<p>I think you can switch from the physical science series to the life science series, but maybe that’s just chem and physics. Switching the other direction is generally more difficult.</p>
<p>so basically 3C is supposed to be easier right? I think I’m pretty set on psychobio so might as well take 3C. and if i do take 3C, anyone know anything about neiman or goldbring?</p>
<p>As for applying to pharmacy/optometry school, do you think switching series will look bad?</p>
<p>thanks for all the help and input!</p>
<p>^it is only easier if you enjoy stats. otherwise, take 32a. just because 3c is “statistics for life science students” doesn’t make it any easier, which i found out maybe a week into class. 32a really isnt as hard as it sounds. if you did well in AP Calc in high school you should have no problem as long as you put in the time and work (and you don’t take professor Mess).</p>
<p>idk… i hate stats [in fact, im sitting in stats 100A right now LOL… ew] but I aced 3C without a problem. We covered all the material taught in 3C within the first 2 weeks of Stats 100A in session A [its a 8 week class]. I think how difficult the class depends on who the professor is, but like i said, if you can get enderton take him, because his 3C class is ridiculously easy. idk i find that the general consensus is that multivariable calculus is harder than statistics… especially considering you’re going to be curved against many people who are very, VERY good at math.
I dont know anything about the other teachers though >< look them up on bruinwalk.com ?</p>
<p>as for switching maths, i think only switching down (From 30 to 3) might have a chance of looking bad, but usually jumping series isnt suggested. If you skipped out of 31A and 32A ( which means you also can skip out of 3A and 3B) then you have the option of taking either 3C or 32A. If you already started a series, though, you should probably stay in it… =d thats just my 2cents anyways…</p>
<p>bump…anyone else have an opinion on which would be easier?</p>
<p>i feel like 32A has the potential to be much harder.</p>
<p>I had Goldbring Winter quarter. I didn’t know a single person who enjoyed him. His instruction didn’t add much beyond what was in the textbook (same example problems, etc.). The first test average was, like, a C+, while the other two were in the D’s, as he made them probably more difficult than he intended to. My friend took the class over with Oberlin and said it was much easier (although perhaps because he’d already taken it once). However, that was Goldbring’s first time teaching such a course so he’s probably a bit better now.</p>
<p>uhhh. sorry for necroposting, but can any of you give any advice for me? i’m a freshie about to take 3c with goldbring this fall. i’m wondering if i should just take 2 GEs instead of math…</p>