<p>Hi,</p>
<p>did anyone try MATH 461 "Mathematica" version?</p>
<p>Is it "easier" and "more useful" than a regular version?</p>
<p>I'm probably going to take it next semester for my math minor; however,
I hope it to be easy since my schedule will be tight.</p>
<p>Thanks.</p>
<p>Taking Math 241 in high school through U of I right now using Mathematica. It’s pretty great, but being in high school I still have access to a teacher if I have questions- very visually appealing, however, and becoming fluent in mathematica will not hurt me in the future I’m sure.</p>
<p>The class is very independent though… you have to be pretty confident in yourself to be able to find answers without a lot of resources besides the internet. </p>
<p>I’d imagine math 462 is even more difficult. </p>
<p>I’d say go for it if your schedule is tough enough as it is, otherwise just take the traditional course. You’ll probably retain more information that way.</p>