<p>How many hours does it take to do a weekly problem set in a course like Math 116 or Math 260?
Thanks in advance.</p>
<p>I haven’t taken Math 116 (I know a bunch of people who have and are in 260 now), but from physics I would estimate anywhere from 3-7 hours. This course will be different from high school in that you won’t be doing a bunch of examples and computations but you will probably have a few problems (proofs I’m guessing) that will require thought.</p>
<p>Thanks for the reply.
Based off of the people you know, how difficult of a course is it in regards to final grades (after the curve)?</p>
<p>The honors courses in chemistry, math, and physics are more theoretical and in depth than regular courses so they are conceptually more challenging. However, because the people who remain in the class (lots of will people drop in the beginning) are usually incredibly intelligent and motivated, grading is actually very generous. In physics and chem too I believe most people will receive a B+ or higher. It should be the same for math. Honors courses are usually not curved, the grading is done on an absolute scale that the professor determines seeing the performance of the class. However, there is no limit on the number of As given, so theoretically everyone could get an A.</p>
<p>Thank-you.</p>