<p>I believe it happens mostly over shopping period, but I’m not positive.</p>
<p>Great, thank you so much.</p>
<p>Hey, former freshmen:</p>
<p>How does the lottery for the First-Year Seminars work? How many classes can you choose per lottery? Do people generally get what they want?</p>
<p>For those of us who, despite all the warnings, still want to take 5 classes instead of 4, any thoughts on pulling an MIT and taking first semester S/NC? </p>
<p>Also bump for hollyert since this thread has slipped onto the the next page. Here’s what I could find from the Brown website:
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<p>ideas for schedule…
- chem 0100 (intro) or chem 33 [ got a 4 on the AP chem sophomore year… but i’ve been told it’d be a waste to take intro to chem since i’ll review over the summer]</p>
<p>2)math 0100 part II (assuming 5 on AP Calc AB)</p>
<p>3) Spanish 50 i think… (5 on span AP last year) </p>
<p>4) PHP1070: The Burden of Disease in Developing Countries
OR COLT0610D: Rites of Passage OR a freshmen seminar</p>
<p>Thoughts…? esp on the math/chem</p>
<p>Looks good to me-- definitely take 33.</p>
<p>Has anyone taken the FYS on Drug Developments from the Chem department? It seemed interesting and I was wondering what people thought of it…</p>
<p>Who’s teaching it? I don’t think it was taught in the past.</p>
<p>BTW, is the summer chem 100 course for credit or is it really only review?</p>
<p>Ive narrowed my list down quite a bit. I know I have more to go </p>
<p>What do you think? </p>
<p>Math 100
(I guess- I want to take Statistical Inference and this is one of the pre-reqs. for it. Question about Stat. InferenceI took AP Stat and thought it was the best class ever. Is it anything like that?)</p>
<p>Basic Spanish or Basic French
(Does French have a placement exam like Spanish does? I used to be really good at French, but Ive lost touch with it. Maybe if I study over the summer I can place into a higher level course?)</p>
<p>COLT0610C: Banned Books or PHIL0540: Logic or MUSC0021C: Bach</p>
<p>HIST1030: Early Medieval Europe or ENGL0600E: British Romanticism
Or ANTH0066D: Who Owns the Past? or RELS0075: Reel Religion: Representations of Religions in Film</p>
<p>Also, ENGL0110: Critical Reading and Writing I: The Academic Essay
If Im a decent writer, is this a necessary class?</p>
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No.</p>
<p>Other choices all seem normal, no idea about statistical inference.</p>
<p>What does AP Stats teach? In essence, APMA1650 a one-semester sequence of calculus-based probability and hypothesis testing. Nothing too theoretical, though, focus is on how to do stuff.</p>
<p>Is there a more theoretical version of APMA 165 where students learn the proofs behind it?</p>
<p>"BTW, is the summer chem 100 course for credit or is it really only review? "
Review.</p>
<p>Well, MATH1610 (Probability) and MATH1620 (Mathematical Statistics) roughly covers the same material as APMA1650, albeit in a more theoretical fashion. But you do have to make the tradeoff of covering ‘less’ in more time. </p>
<p>If you’re interested in doing more upper-level math courses, then I think the Math Dept. alternative is more suitable. However, if you’re just itching to figure out how to actually do statistical tests given some data, then APMA is a pretty good choice.</p>
<p>Now, if you’re a mathematical casanova, then here’s another path that I’ve seen people do: finish up the calculus/linear algebra requirement, finish up the mathematical analysis sequence, then take the graduate level probability course (AM263/AM264)…</p>
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This is a **** ton of reading and it’s early in the morning, but Remensnyder is a really good lecturer. Do it!</p>
<p>icebox4 knows his stuff. No doubt. But here’s my viewpoint on the entire matter.</p>
<p>AM263/AM264 is not for students fresh out of analysis. You’re going to want a serious background in statistics. The class is meant for advanced graduate students. The professor who teaches AM263 next semester has dissuaded fifth year master students from taking the course. Maybe that means something, maybe that doesn’t.</p>
<p>But AM264 is covering material that hasn’t even been officially published yet. That’s really exciting. But it’s also indicative of a really challenging course. If you’re a true phenom, you’ll be able to handle it, but if you’re not I’m sure you’re in for a tough time. Not to say there’s anything wrong with that. Just a heads up. </p>
<p>Finally, I have to say that the difference between APMA and MATH isn’t very pronounced at the APMA1650 level. But, if you’re coming from analysis and jump to AM264, ouch. Different fish tank. Different mind set. Less elegance, more programming. Equal rigor (that’s right I said it) at the upper level (I mean, notice how graduate analysis is taught by the MATH department and the APMA department on even/odd years). </p>
<p>If you’re taking higher level math courses and are choosing between APMA165 and mathematical statistics, or probability (math department), it honestly doesn’t matter. The theory you learn in mathematical statistics is basic. I wouldn’t lose sleep over the differences. Good luck!</p>
<p>does brown have freshman seminars?</p>
<p>Does this look doable, too hard, or too easy? Commentary? Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>CHEM0330 Equilibrium, Rate, and Structure
LITR0210A Fiction Writing II
MATH0100 Introductory Calculus, Part II
NEUR1670 Neuropharmacology and Synaptic Transmission</p>
<p>LITR0210 requires a submission to get into… feel free to apply, but shoot for LR11.</p>
<p>NEUR1670 you’ll want orgo and neuro1 before taking, at least from the title.</p>