<p>Greetings,</p>
<p>I want to declare a dual major when I get to CAL in Math and Economics.. I don't have the math classes finished though. I can take Linear Algerbra and Multivariable Calculus over the summer so then I will only have to finish one more math class in the fall and declare in the spring... so my question is</p>
<p>will taking Linear Alg and Multivariable Calculus over the summer be too much for me to handle? (one session)</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>Assuming your summer class has only 1 session and you are relatively decent at math. In my opinion, it would be very challenging to take both classes at the same time, especially near the end of the semester when the material becomes increasingly more difficult. However, if math comes natural to you, I suppose it’s doable. Just don’t set your expectations for A’s too high.</p>
<p>Let’s say you are taking multivar. calculus alone, you are looking at a minimum of 2-4 hours a day. In addition, you are already spending more or less 3 hrs in class, plus the commuting. If you add Linear Algebra to that… you get the idea.</p>
<p>IMO, it’s a bad idea. I say this because the amount of work for both classes taken concurrently would be quite intense and you may very well find yourself in way over your head. However, if you think you are capable of putting in many hours of trying to understand the material by doing more problems than those that are required of you and taking the time to understand the concepts, as well as studying quite intensely, then you’ll make it out in good shape.</p>
<p>Summer is terrible for finals too. You could be finishing up the last section of the class on Wednesday, and taking the finals on Friday. Studying and cramming 2 finals in one day isn’t exactly fun.</p>
<p>thanks for the input everyone, I think I am just going to take multi variable calculus… both does sound like too much based on what you guys are saying* and the hours in class.</p>
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can’t type today at all.</p>
<p>Take 54 at cal since it’s a combined linear algebra and diff eq course. Also, take math 55 before u decide to major in math to find out what upper div math is like. If you’re strong in math you should be able to handle 2 math courses in the summer. I know alot of people who did 110 and 104 in the summer which are significantly more difficult than multivariable calculus .</p>
<p>It really depends on who you are. I work 40 to 50 hours a week and am taking 2 upper division accounting courses, linear algebra and dif eq (Note: The two upper div accounting courses are online and at UCLA extension. They’re way easier than the actual accounting courses at UCLA which are a HUGE time sink).</p>
<p>I’ll probably get a 4.0 or pretty close.</p>
<p>I took Multi in Fall and was working 50-60 hours a week. The class was during my lunch break.</p>
<p>I got an A.</p>
<p>It only takes me about an hour every night to do the homework and 5-6 hours of studying before the tests. If you take it seriously and don’t procrastinate, I think you can do it. For me, it just meant sacrificing every weekend before the tests.</p>
<p>there’s so much discrepancies in difficulties between all the CC’s, and such discrepancies even exists within the same CC. It’s hard to tell how you will do, for it depends on your professor, yourself, and among other variables. </p>
<p>Chances are, at the UC’s, the level of playing field is the same. It would truly surprise me if you could pull off working that many hours and studying at UCLA.</p>