Taking any EECS questions from new admits!

<p>Looks fine. I find it hard to do 8am classes because I’m bad at maintaining a decent sleep schedule, but if you can do it, then your schedule looks good.</p>

<p>Thanks! Even I am worried about my sleep cycle mainly because I have 8 am classes on Tue and Thu, but can sleep almost till 11 on Mon, Wed and Fri. So my sleep pattern will be erratic.</p>

<p>Do you have any idea if it will be fine to skip a few Psych 2 classes? Because I have a feeling I am gonna do that a lot.
Also, is it ok to have two lectures (CS 61A and Math 1a) back to back?</p>

<p>It’ll probably be fine to skip a few lectures, as long as you can get the notes/slides or find out what was covered.</p>

<p>Yes, it’s fine to have classes back-to-back, because classes start 10 minutes after their listed start times. (This phenomenon is called Berkeley time.)</p>

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<p>You have Physics 7A and Math 1A in the schedule.</p>

<p>Physics 7A lists Math 1A as a prerequisite and Math 1B as a corequisite.</p>

<p>If your proper math placement is Math 1B (i.e. you have subject credit for and know the material in Math 1A), then take Math 1B. If not, then wait until later to take Physics 7A.</p>

<p>^^ I spoke to a few current students and they said that no one really cares about the prerequisites, and I should be fine. I know the material for Math 1A, but don’t have the credit.</p>

<p>Is it necessary to have prior programming experience for CS 61A? And is there anything I should study over the summer to prepare for that class? </p>

<p>Also, is Calc AB sufficient for Math 1B? </p>

<p>And finally, would it be alright if I only took 13 credits first semester? I was thinking of taking Math 1B, Physics 7A and CS61A, and a freshman seminar, and leaving the R&C req for later. Is that an okay schedule for a freshman?</p>

<p>AP calculus AB should cover Math 1A, allowing you to start in Math 1B; you should check the Math 1A final exams to make sure that you really know the material. See the <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-berkeley/1305840-freshman-math-faq.html&lt;/a&gt; .</p>

<p>If you really want to preview CS 61A, you can go through the course materials on the web: [CS61A</a> Home Page](<a href=“http://www-inst.eecs.berkeley.edu/~cs61a/archives.html]CS61A”>CS61A Home Page)</p>

<p>You do need to average 15 units per semester to graduate. AP credit may give you a little slack (not that much, since there are many specific subject requirements that AP credit cannot be applied to).</p>

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<p>Prerequisites are usually not enforced for registration purposes, but the physics courses do use the math listed in the prerequisites and corequisites.</p>

<p>You have no AP, IB, or A-level credit for Math 1A?</p>

<p>No. Cal doesn’t recognize the Indian curriculum and my school didn’t offer AP.
I have gone through the course description and exams for 1A. I have already covered most of it in high school. I don’t think I will have any problem in coping with PHY 7A. I am just slightly worried I don’t run into any official trouble for not meeting the prereqs. But the students I spoke to said I need not worry.</p>

<p>Physics 7A may not be too much of a problem if you already have a basic knowledge of calculus, but Physics 7B may be more of an issue in terms of using the math prerequisites (Math 53 at least concurrently).</p>

<p>Do you suggest that instead of taking Phy 7A, I should take Math 1A and 1B concurrently? Then I could take Phy 7A concurrently with Math 53 next semester. But will that be too much math for one term?</p>

<p>That sounds fine, considering that you’ve already covered most of 1A.</p>

<p>If you want to clear prerequisites quickly, you can take this schedule:
Math 1A
Math 1B or H1B
CS 61A or 61AS
Physics 7A or H7A</p>

<p>Since you already know the Math 1A material, this should not be excessively hard (but don’t be too overconfident about grading curves in Math 1A).</p>