<p>I'm confused as to which series of courses I should take, could some south campus major please shed some light on these courses please? Thanks in advance. </p>
<p>Chemistry 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D vs.
Chemistry 20A, 20B, 30A, 30B, 30C</p>
<p>Physics 6A, 6B, 6C vs. 1A, 1B, 1C</p>
<p>Math 3A, 3B, 3C vs. 31A, 31B, 32A</p>
<p>i believe the latter sequence is the harder one? i would like to know as well..</p>
<p>Depends what major you are. Engineers will take the 20, 1, and 30 series, while life science majors (generally) will take the 14, 6, and 3. A couple of majors are exceptions--I know biochem does the 20 series for chemistry instead of 14.</p>
<p>Note that a lot of life science majors will let you take either series but most people will stick with the designated life science series. Engineers can only take the engineering ones.</p>
<p>^What he said. </p>
<p>Taking the 20, 1, and 30 series for engineers will give you more flexibility, as engineers and life science majors can apply those classes to their majors. there's a general sentiment that the life science series are slightly easier than the engineering series.</p>
<p>Hi Hypergreenbean</p>
<p>if you're interested in certain majors, look at the general catalog. if you have no idea, take the 20/1/30 series.</p>
<p>what are the cons of taking the 14/6 life science series?</p>
<p>do med schools prefer the 20/30/1 series?</p>
<p>cons are it doesn't count for other majors, so if you switch, you may have to redo your core science classes.</p>
<p>the 20/1/30 series counts for every major, but it's more difficult.</p>
<p>Med schools prefer either one, as long as you get good grades in them.</p>
<p>I took Physics 1A and switched to 6BH and 6CH series. </p>
<p>I put in a lot of time and effort and got A in 1A. I put in about 1/5 of that in 6BH and got A+. </p>
<p>Also the lab portion of 6 series is a joke as there is no lab report due and all you have to do is attend the lab sections and perform experiments.</p>
<p>I recommend taking 6 series for physics to save time and grade. But if you are interested in physics and math and willing to put in more time and effort, take 1 series (that means you'll be also taking 31 series Math) because 6 series is not as analytic and quantitative as 1 series is.</p>