<p>wow calchemyst, you're uber helpful. however, i'm really nervous about my calculus background because i took Calc 1 and 2 at a local community college, and the most i ever did was study 5 days before the final exam and get A's in the class. i was really lazy with my math studies back then and i really regret it becuase it would've been a great opportunity to learn more in depth about the subjects. </p>
<p>i'm currently taking differential equations at a cc but i'm afraid that my understanding of mathematic is extremely shaky and superficial at best. that's why i'm hesistant to take upper division courses my freshman year. </p>
<p>therefore, i'm thinking about taking the honors calc program my freshman year, but are these honors courses impressive and appealling to grad schools compared to regular math classes?</p>
<p>i'm kind of ambivalent about math currently. it's one of my strongest suits, yet i don't if i'll be able to excel. it's the subject that i've been able to tolerate at great lengths and succeed in, yet i don't know if i'm passionate about it.</p>
<p>another question. what exactly is applied mathematics becuase that's what applied for. is it a mix of computer science, engineering, and math?</p>
<p>"PS: If you love math, the length of the problem sets really doesn't matter."</p>
<p>Very funnny, calchemyst!</p>
<p>And whatiscollege, the honors math courses are incredibly difficult. Only the die-hards and talented math lovers will survive.</p>
<p>Well, applied math can be a lot of things. You basically follow the same curriculum as pure mathematics, with a few changes. One of the changes is that you are forced to take Math 128A (Numerical Analysis). That's the class where you learn Matlab. The other change is that instead of taking math electives, you take electives from some other science such as economics or physics. </p>
<p>This page should be helpful in answering your questions about all that:<br>
<a href="http://math.berkeley.edu/undergraduate_major.html%5B/url%5D">http://math.berkeley.edu/undergraduate_major.html</a></p>
<p>I made an error in my previous post. The class is not Math 70; it is actually Math 74. </p>
<p>I was pretty lazy about my math studies in high school, too. The bright side is that you've got the summer to prepare yourself for math classes at Berkeley, if you so wish. If you've had lower division linear algebra, I'd say you'd probably be fine starting off with Math 74 and Math 110. You get to review calculus as you go along. Trust me, the calculus makes so much more sense when you take Math 104 (Real Analysis). </p>
<p>Anyways, about the honors classes.... they help you obtain honors in the undergraduate major. Honors classes are undoubtedly attractive to grad schools. That is because the honors classes here also go into a lot more mathematical depth since the students in these classes are generally more talented. </p>
<p>~Anna</p>
<p>is it something that'll be impressive on your transcript?</p>
<p>woops ^ delete message</p>
<p>"woops ^ delete message"</p>
<p>If you click edit, there is an option to delete message :)</p>