<li><p>I got a 5 on the AP calc BC test when i was junior, so i pretty much forgot everything… So is it a good idea to take Linear Algebra for this fall directly, or should i just retake calc II and refresh myself on the knowledge? Or should i take Linear Algebra after review calc bc material during the summer? </p></li>
<li><p>ConWest and World Cultures… which one of these two should i take for this fall?</p></li>
</ol>
<p>I'm an incoming freshman and had questions about courses too....i was wondering which "Conversations of the West" class is the easiest and has the best professor in terms of giving out As? I'm considerng taking Con West : Democracy Ancient and Modern, because it apparently looks like the easiest, but I'm not sure....can current students tell me which con west prof is the most lenient in grading and also has an interesting class?</p>
<p>Don't know if he's teaching it again but, if you can, do Con West: Antiquity in the 19th Century with Ulfers.</p>
<p>Best guy ever.</p>
<p>Incoming freshmen-- If you haven't been informed yet, there is a CAS Course Evaluation Guide online where you can see which classes/professors students tend to find hard/easy, fun/boring, etc etc</p>
<ol>
<li><p>Linear algebra has very little to do with calculus, so feel free to take it. I have to warn you that it's pretty theoretical though, so depending on your comfort level with that, you might want to delay taking it a semester. It's been known to make strong men cry.</p></li>
<li><p>It really doesn't make any difference which one you take - neither is inherently easier / better than the other. I had Connolly for ConWest though and really liked her.</p></li>
</ol>
<p>1)don't know anything about math classes @nyu, major doesn't require them so I'm never taking a math class again
2)it doesn't matter at all. But I'd suggest Con West: Antiquity and the 19th Century with Professor Chioles. It's insanely easy, but you still read a lot of great books and learn a lot--you just have essentially no work. You will get an A.</p>
<p>
[quote]
you just have essentially no work. You will get an A.
[/quote]
</p>
<p>do tell me more. what kind of assignments do we get and what's the curve like in the class? can one get manage an A without spendiing too much time on the readings? (like can one use sparknotes/online summaries, commentaries etc and get by)</p>
<p>btw, the course evaluation guide for CAS for Chioles's class gives a score of 3.85/5 for grading fairness....why do you think that is? I'm essentially looking for a class where there wont be too many essays/papers to write. I'm fine with doing a bunch of readings and taking tests on them, but I don't want to spend too much time doing long assignments like extended essays, research etc</p>
<p>How many classes on average do CAS students take? What if you were to take one or two more than the average?</p>
<p>the average is 4 classes (4 credits each, 16 total). Your tuition covers up to 18 credits, and its quite typical that some have an 18 credit-load. If you take one or two more-- depending on how many credits the classes are, it's around $1200 for each credit. So you do the math</p>
<p>@ quagmire: all we had to do for that class was one short paper (about 5 pages I think), a ridiculously easy midterm, and a pretty easy final. most students didn't read and did fine actually....but most of the books are really great and worth reading for learning's sake (you are paying $50,000+ to learn, after all). </p>
<p>but yeah, very little writing for this class. Just the one paper+several short assignments for section. I thought the grading was very fair--too easy, actually, but obviously I'm not complaining. I'm not sure why it was given a 3.85......but that isn't an awful score, regardless. But yeah, I definitely recommend it!</p>
<p>Also, I have to say that those course evals aren't always the most accurate - for one, you often submit them before the class actually ends, so it's not really based on the full experience. Anyway, if the overall score is over a 3.5, it means it probably won't suck too hard.</p>
<p>Micro, stat, or elective for the first semester at stern? which one is the best. </p>
<p>If stat, then 4 or 6 credit one
If elective, which one is fun</p>
<p>I'd take micro since it's a prereq for some classes, I think, unless the rest of your schedule is all prereqs. I'm pretty sure you have to take the 6 credit one if you don't test out of anything?</p>
<p>Is Writing the Essay for a year, or a semester?</p>
<p>it is for a semester. but depending on what school you are in you will have to take a second semester of the course called Advanced College Essay, but is really just the same course.</p>
<p>I'm going to CAS. I see that WTE is offered during the summer. Can a freshman choose to take the course during the summer instead of the school year? </p>
<p>Also, what is Writing the Essay: Science? Can that be taken instead of Writing the Essay, or is that what science majors are supposed to take anyway? Or is that one of those advanced college courses?</p>