<p>i am an incoming freshman and i am considering taking the following classes:
MATH 1A
CHEMISTRY 1A
CHEMISTRY 1AL
English R1B
I am also taking the class required by the Casa Mora Theme housing which is 1 to 2 units. i am also considering taking a class that fulfills the historical or international studies breadth. is this too much for an incoming feshman?</p>
<p>You should be able to add the breadth class without too many problems. The only situation in which the schedule might be too much work would be if you have ZERO experience in both calculus and chemistry. As long as you have decent high school experience in either calculus or chemistry you should be fine.</p>
<p>i took calculus bc this year and chemistry last year. I got an A in ap chemsitry and currently have an A in calculus. I got a 4 on the ap chem test and expect a 4 or 5 on bal bc test. what are some easy classes that fulfill the historical or international studies breadth?</p>
<p>Then you should be fine with that schedule.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about which international studies or historical classes are easy, but remember that you can always take breadth classes pass/nopass if you find that the workload is too much.</p>
<p>thats what i was considering doing but i just want to take an easy class that fulfills one of those breadth.</p>
<p>is going to calso necessary to sign up for classes?</p>
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<p>Why are you taking Math 1A if you are likely to get a 5 on AP Calculus BC? That seems like a waste of time and tuition money. See the following for recommendations:</p>
<p>[Advanced</a> Placement (AP) Examinations - UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_AP.html]Advanced”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_AP.html)
[url=<a href=“http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html]Choosing”>http://coe.berkeley.edu/students/current-undergraduates/new-students/choosing-an-appropriate-first-math-course.html]Choosing</a> an Appropriate First Math Course — UC Berkeley College of Engineering<a href=“includes%20sample%20Math%201A%20and%20Math%201B%20final%20exams%20for%20you%20to%20try%20out”>/url</a></p>
<p>If you are trying to tag L&S 7 course breadth requirements, you might want to consider ESPM 50AC (AC + one of HS, PV, SBS) and/or English C77 / ESPM C12 (one of AL, BS, PV, SBS).</p>
<p>I plan on taking math 1a because my college counselor recommended me to start calculus over because she said that college calculus is very different frmo high school</p>
<p>It is not really that much different, unless you take the honors version (Math H1B, which is mainly populated by freshmen with AP credit looking for a more theoretical treatment of calculus). If you took BC over one year, then you learned calculus at about the same pace that university students learn freshman calculus.</p>
<p>Try those Math 1A and Math 1B final exams on the College of Engineering page to get an idea of where you stand in your actual knowledge of calculus relative to the content of the Berkeley calculus courses.</p>
<p>I took BC over one semester. What’s the difference between 1A and 16A?</p>
<p>I think that’s a good schedule. If your very diligent, I would stick with that but if you think you want to socialize a little more in your freshman year than the other years, I would stay around 13 units. 1A is supposed to be a little harder and I believe more theory based. It is also required if you major in MCB, but IB allows you to take 16A (the easier one).</p>
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<p>If I understand correctly, you finished precalculus in 11th grade and took BC in one semester in 12th grade (twice the speed that university freshmen learn calculus) and will likely get a 5 on the AP test? If so, it sounds like you are very good at math and taking Math 1A (or 16A) will likely be a boring waste of time (but check those final exam examples to see where you stand).</p>
<p>Math 1A/1B is for students who plan to go on to further math courses like 53 or 54. Math 16A/16B is a less rigorous version for students who do not plan to go on to further math courses and whose majors do not require 1A/1B. This [Math</a> department page](<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_1stcourse.html]Math”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_1stcourse.html) summarizes the majors at the bottom.</p>
<p>What is your intended major?</p>
<p>^ you are correct. I want to major in business administration. Are there math 16 finals online? I don’t plan on taking math 53 or 54.</p>
<p>^ Why are you taking Chem 1A?</p>
<p>Looks good, just remember how the majority of college students tank their first semester so make sure you stay focused. But really, go real hard in every class and find a ****** bag with a large ego to compete with in every class.</p>
<p>[The</a> Business major has weird requirements for math for some reason.](<a href=“Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas”>Application Process - Undergraduate Program - Berkeley Haas) Basically, your options based on your AP Calculus BC score:</p>
<p>1 or 2: 1A+1B or 16A+16B
3 or 4: 1A+1B or 16A+16B or 1B+53 or 1B+54 (i.e. two math courses; 53 or 54 alone would fulfill the math requirement for Business, but the Math Department does not recommend going directly to 53 or 54 unless you have a 5 on the BC)
5: 1B or 16B or 53 or 54 (i.e. any one of these courses)</p>
<p>More math (like 53 and 54) may be useful if you plan to emphasize economics or finance (e.g. if you want to do into quantitative finance or study for an [MFE[/url</a>] degree later).</p>
<p>If you just want to take as few math courses as possible for Business, you can sign up for Math 53 if you are confident in your calculus knowledge based on the sample Math 1B finals. Then you will only spend one semester on a math course and can take breadth or free electives in the other slot that you would have otherwise used for a second math course.</p>
<p>If you are confident in the Math 1A but not Math 1B material, you can sign up for Math 1B; if you end up with a 5 on the BC, you won’t have to take any more math courses, but if you end up with a 4, you can then take Math 53 or 54 to complete the math requirement.</p>
<p>However, if you find the Math 1A final exams a struggle, it would be best to start over in Math 1A (or 16A).</p>
<p>Math department course archives that may include more sample final exams can be found here: [url=<a href=“http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_archives.html]Course”>http://math.berkeley.edu/courses_archives.html]Course</a> Archives - UC Berkeley Department of Mathematics](<a href=“Master of Financial Engineering Program | Berkeley Haas”>http://mfe.berkeley.edu/)</p>
<p>Do you recommend taking Econ 1 first semester or second semester or it doesn’t matter? I am looking to take a 2 unit class, is UGBA 96 worth taking?</p>
<p>good and manageable schedule. i would highly suggest taking the 16 series if you can because it is an easy A.</p>
<p>Here is my new schedule:
Math 1B (4 units)
English r1B (4 units)
Music 26AC (4 units)
Chicano Studies 98 (1-2 units)
Near eastern studies 24 (1 unit)</p>
<p>Is this a good schedule for a prospective haas applicant?</p>
<p>I think you’ll find that to be a very easy schedule. The workload is minimal, but I guess it’s fine for your first semester.</p>