<p>it looks like i have to take math 131-132-233 (the calc 1 to 3 track) or 141-142 (pre-calc 1 to 2)</p>
<p>how much does calc 132 and 233 overlap? i took calc bc junior year and am wondering if i need to retake calc 2 for a refresher/review a bit over summer to place out if calc 3 largely builds on the same material.</p>
<p>You’ll definitely need a solid background in calculus to do well in 233. That being said, BC calculus covers 132 so if you feel confident in your BC performance junior year, skip ahead to 233. If you think you’re rusty and want to reestablish the fundamentals, taking 132 couldn’t hurt. Others may disagree, though.</p>
<p>The best way to see what class you should take is the [calculus</a> placement exam.](<a href=“http://wumath.wustl.edu/Calculus%20Placement%20Exam]calculus”>http://wumath.wustl.edu/Calculus%20Placement%20Exam) Take a look at the tests for 132/233 and see which seems like a good choice for you.</p>
<p>thanks, RaVNzCRoFT. </p>
<p>one other question - what are EP 310 and EComp? (i didn’t find them on washu’s course listings)…is EComp just Writing 1?</p>
<p>E Comp 100/199 (I’m assuming you’re inquiring for the Engineering requirement) is Expository Writing - not Writing I. EP 310 is Technical Writing.</p>
<p>Ecomp 100 was Writing 1. It got changed in fall of this year to Writing 100. It gets changed next year to College Writing 100. Essentially just a name change.</p>
<p>(And the English composition department is being renamed Writing next semester).</p>
<p>Gen Eng 310 (formerly EP 310) is tech writing. A course required for engineers usually taken in your junior year.</p>
<p>Also 141-142 are university college courses I.e. night school). They generally aren’t taken by day school students.</p>
<p>If you get a 4 or 5 on BC, you should be fine to take 233. It builds on calc 1 and 2 but I wouldn’t say it overlaps. If you’re having a hard time in the BC version of calculus, take 132 for review if you plan on doing a discipline that uses a lot of math and calculus.</p>
<p>thanks, RyanMK & marcdvl.</p>
<p>Is tech writing(Eng 310) very hard? a lot of homework? Thanks.</p>
<p>It tends to depend on the professor. I didn’t find it to be terribly time-consuming. The assignments are papers but they’re spread out fairly evenly throughout the semester, or at least they were for me. I had Brumbaugh.</p>
<p>As for difficulty, I thought it was an easy class but I consider myself a pretty good writer. I enjoyed going to class because I liked the professor, but I thought the class itself was pretty useless.</p>
<p>But you typically won’t take tech writing until your junior year so it should literally be the least of your concerns right now.</p>