<p>I was just wondering how the registration process works for engineering students.. I am going into biomed. eng. and was hoping to do the premd track as well. Any advice on what classes to take, who the good teachers are, and other things in general would be greatly appreciated! Also does anyone know what textbooks are used in the chem, phys, and bio classes for my major?</p>
<p>Thanks :)</p>
<p>You should find this all out very soon.</p>
<p>But as a brief overview, you’ll be taking:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>Physics 117 o 197 (197 is MUCH better) [4 credits]
No idea who Solin, Hynes, or Ferrer are. Gibbons and Israel are generally thought to be terrible. Take it with Bernatowicz if you can. He’s an incredible prof.</p></li>
<li><p>Chem 111 and the lab, chem 151 [5 credits]
I don’t know anything about Mabbs. I did not like Frey when she guest lectured my class (I had Loomis; shame he’s not teaching this semester), but a lot of people do.
You don’t have a choice for chem lab, but Kit Mao is awesome and full of win.</p></li>
<li><p>BME 140 (Intro to BME) [3 credits]
No choice on prof.</p></li>
<li><p>The appropriate calc class [3 or 4 credits]
No choice on prof, except via which level you’re in. If you test into Calc III, TAKE IT. Jack Shapiro (who teaches 2), is one of the worst professors I’ve ever had.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Since you’re thinking pre-med, you won’t want to test out of any of those if you have ap.</p>
<p>Bio 1 is only offered in the spring.</p>
<p>I also took a humanities class, but I’m nuts and like to overload (even as a first sem. freshman…)</p>
<p>As far as how I know who’s teaching, you can always go to course listings and browse:
<a href=“WU Course Listings”>WU Course Listings;
<p>For a Biomedical Engineering major, you should take Calculus, Physics, Chem, Chem Lab, and BME 140. That will be MORE than enough for your first semester.</p>
<p>Registration takes place in WebSTAC. You can view the course listing either through WebSTAC or by visiting courses.wustl.edu. There you can locate all the available sections for each class and view which professor is teaching each section. Then you can go to can go to ratemyprofessors.com or evals.wustl.edu to find out which professors are good.</p>
<p>Take the math placement test online to see which level of calculus you should take (or differential equations, or anything else). For physics, I recommend Physics 197/198 over Physics 117/118. The textbook used for 197/198 is the six-book series Six Ideas That Shaped Physics. The textbook information for the other classes should be available if you click the “Books” link next to the class section in the course listing.</p>
<p>Thank you so much! This really helps. :)</p>