<p>CC student gunning for that 4.0 this semester; this schedule too difficult, could I add another course, non math/sci and be ok?</p>
<p>Differential Equations -4
Calc III- 5
Art Theory-3
Music Theory-3
Piano-2</p>
<p>So/so math student, although decent if i put in a lot of effort.</p>
<p>Comments/suggestions?</p>
<p>You should be totally fine. Actually, this seems a little on the easy side, especially at a CC.</p>
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Well given you have two math courses, and calculus III can be a lot of work (when you deal with volume…), I’d say let’s get keep this schedule.
I’d also save time for the writing assignments :]</p>
<p>^ Except Calculus III is a cake walk compared to the first two. Differential equations is the only difficult class on there. Why not add another math/science class?</p>
<p>@ bonehead</p>
<p>Calc III may be a cake walk for some but for many others it is even more difficult than the first two.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t take Calc III so lightly, it is a challenging course for many.</p>
<p>doesnt look too bad. Im just wondering how you’re able to take Calc 3 and Diff Eq at the same time? Schools that I know of have Calc 3 as a pre req for Diff Eq, which makes no sense to me but c’est la vie…</p>
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<p>You are officially the first person I have ever heard have that opinion. Quite literally everyone else I know either didn’t make it past Calc II or thought Calc III was significantly easier. That doesn’t mean that more people don’t share your view, but it certainly isn’t common.</p>
<p>It’s fine, but I wouldn’t add another class unless I had to. </p>
<p>I found calc 3 to be harder then 2, but not many people did. Calc 1 is easy compared to both of them and DiffEQ easy was a lot harder.</p>
<p>If you can’t visualize and draw in 3-D, then Calc III would be hard(er). Half the people in Calc III have taking either physics or linear algebra, and there is a lot of overlap with those classes in Calc III. Most people find double and triple integration rather easy.</p>
<p>If you struggle with u-substitution, trig substitution, integration by parts, etc. and remembering all of the countless series tests, then Calc II would be harder. You have to “see” how to solve problems in Calc II just by looking at it. Many people struggle with it because they are unsure of the proper integration method to use when they first look at a problem.</p>
<p>Just because of the quantity of information, Calc II is typically thought of as being harder.</p>
<p>The volume part is not always easy. Calculus II - 1/4 also does volume. It’s one of the hardest topics. Then you also have conics, polar, etc. People don’t do well in II only because there’s so much to remember.</p>
<p>Differential is not very difficult. If you do enough problems (provided that you have a good teacher and a good textbook…), it is a matter of mechanics. There are many tricks, but like I said - it’s all about mechanics. According to my professor, differential equation is just about tricks…</p>
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<p>Then they are doing it wrong. There really isn’t that much to remember in any math class. There are a fairly short list of universal rules which must be followed, and the rest is just recognizing patterns. If only I had realized that when I was still in Calc II instead of struggling through convergence of series. That was the real mind blower for me. Now I look back and kind of chuckle and I tend to pick up new math concepts much more quickly now that I realize it all falls into the same set of general rules.</p>
<p>Why would you take Calc III and DiffEq in the same semester? Seems like having Calc III under your belt would be helpful for DiffEq.</p>
<p>As for the relative ease of these courses, I really think it depends on the sort of mind one has. I thought DiffEq (taken at your U, boneh3ad 
was the easiest math class I ever took. My PhD astronomy friend struggled with it a bit. It just depends.</p>
<p>If a 4.0 is your goal, stick with your plan.</p>