<p>@SSK 91, tell me how intermediate micro works out, i’ve heard that it’s difficult and the professors that teach it don’t make it any easier</p>
<p>in a similar boat as ssk, at least with regards to being an engineering student.</p>
<p>APMA 212 Multivar Calculus
ENGR 141R Engr Concepts I
ECON 301 Intermediate Microeconomics
STAT 212 Intro to Stat
CHEM 151L Intro Chem Lab
PHYS 142W General Physics I Workshop</p>
<p>Looks like a lot, but it adds up to 17 credits total. I’m considering throwing in a one credit phys. ed. class in there for fun…has anyone taken an a PHYE course?</p>
<p>@ThaRussian
Intermediate micro is more detail-oriented than intro and the usual cost curves or demand and supply that we drew in intro now have to be given a mathematical consideration (maxima minima slopes etc.using calculus). It is not that difficult if you got everything in your intro class and if you remember everything from your intro econ class or AP econ.
@shirker
yeah it is not that much if you take out the 1 credit labs but still i will advise u to take it easy in the first semester u can take the general physics lab in second semester…I am takin chem instead of stat 212 cuz i hav ap credit for stat and not for chem…it seems that u r also trying to mix commerce and engineering…ppl say it is difficult but definitely possible.</p>
<p>ssk you make a good point, but the recommended plan of study I looked at for SysEng has 18 credits first semester so I’d like to stay close to that. I considered doing commerce and engineering later on, but juggling mcintire and seas definitely wouldn’t be fun. So, I’m keeping my options open with social sciences like econ/stat, which go well with a field like SysEng anyway.</p>
<p>I was wondering if someone could help me out with my schedule here, I’m planning to be a Foreign Affairs major and Econ minor, although I’m worried how tough econ will be if it requires calc…I am not a math person at all. How hard is astronomy I and having econ as a minor? (i got a 4 on macro due to silly mistakes)</p>
<p>If I’m an engineerig major but I have AP Stats credit does that help with anything at all?</p>
<p>…not really, since it doesn’t use calculus. sorry.</p>
<p>griffinr: i don’t really understand your post – you mention calc, econ, astronomy, and foreign affairs… what are you thinking of taking? you have 8 semesters, any 5 classes that fulfill any of that are good choices for your first semester.</p>
<p>sorry if i was unclear, i was just referring to my first semester schedule, and whether or not it would be necessary to take a math (calc/stat) and astronomy.</p>
<p>what do you need astronomy for?
re: econ minor requirements: i googled uva econ minor and got the requirements, which include calculus.</p>
<p>Right now, I’m taking
Calc III
COMM 1800 (I think its called intro to buisness)
CS 1010 (Intro to Information Tech, but I’m switching it to CS1110 if I get the chance)
MATH 3351 (Linear Algebra)
PHYE 1140 (Rugby)</p>
<p>Does anyone have any sort of perspective on whether taking these two math classes at the same time will be a problem? As background I got a 5 on BC junior year but couldn’t take MV calc because of a scheduling conflict. That said, I did take a calc based physics class so I (hope I) didn’t forget too much.</p>
<p>Linear doesn’t use any calc. It is a proof based class. I would reevaluate since you have had a year off from math. College math is very different from hs math.</p>
<p>CS1010 isn’t useful for any major. I don’t know why you think you should take it but if you’re pre-math/physics/etc you need to take 1110 or whatever CS150’s 4 digit number is. 1010 is like intro to word and ppt and stuff like that, it does NOT meet any requirements. You would probably get an A, it might be a good addition to your hard schedule, but it would be purely elective credits.</p>
<p>IMHO I would switch one of the math classes (proly the Linear Algebra) for an intro foreign language class or something else that is non-math. You will appreciate being able to skip or postpone your reading when you have a problem set due the next day.</p>
<p>Unless PHYE is phys ED and not physics… Haha… Cause I was about to say “what why is that person taking so many hard classes”. You might be able to keep both math classes with the phys ed and comm, but NOT adding CS1110 (which is a demaning load). If you do want to take 1110 instead, though, switch one of the math classes. It is not a matter of if you can handle it, it is a matter of having time to socialize your first semester if you know what I mean…</p>
<p>CS 1010 fulfills a requirement for the math major according to the website </p>
<p>“To graduate with a major in mathematics the student must show computer proficiency by completing CS 1010, CS 1020, CS 1120, or PHYS 2660, or an approved equivalent course with a grade of C- or higher. This should be done as early as possible.”</p>
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<p>and yeah, PHYE is P.E. Rugby specifically.</p>
<p>I’m a bit late on this but I was under the impression that you chose your courses at the orientation (I’m gonna be attending the international students one).</p>
<p>I’m an undecided major but thinking about majoring/minoring in a combination of Math, CS and Philosophy. What classes should I be taking? During my A-Levels, I took up Math and Further Math (results come out in August, expecting A’s in both), through which I learnt a ton of Calculus, Statistics, Mechanics and some Linear Algebra and Differential Equations too. So I could probably skip classes like Calc I and some others. Also took Economics, which covers a lot of introductory Micro and Macroeconomics.</p>
<p>ahsanxr, email the Director of Undergraduate Studies for CS for advice (get the address from the departmental website). If you have a lot of prior experience you may fit better into the sophomore-level classes.</p>
<p>the intro class for people in CLAS looking to take CS is offered in the spring, it was cs150 under the 3 digit course numbers. so you would wait to take that. then as far as math, you should go to the first day of any classes you are interested in and see the syllabus and check out the textbook to see if you already know the material. if you are strong on proofs you can skip a lot of classes. if you have never done proofs, don’t skip too much calculus or linear algebra or anything like that. then you could also take an intro philosophy class to see if you like that. don’t forget about your general ed requirements, such as foreign language, science, humanities, and so on, you can fit some of those in too. and you can always switch your schedule up the first week or two of classes and try out what you want to take!</p>
<p>I thought UVA had a 15 credit requirement, how do some of you have 14 or less?</p>
<p>Also how much flexibility do Engineers have? I know we have more required courses but does that mean we don’t have any real choices when it comes to picking classes. I’d like to be able to take a USEM or some other classes that aren’t e-school related.</p>
<p>Eschoolers are required to maintain a minimum of 15 credits which would allow you to take the required classes (that you have little choice on) and take 1 USEM as well (it is just 1 credit pass/fail). You also have required elective credits which you can use for the CLAS classes you are interested in, but you use these your 2nd/3rd/4th year – 1st year is few choices, sorry…
CLAS students only have a minimum of 12 credits. But you need 120 to graduate, which is 15/semester. If you have AP credits or take summer classes then you can take less than 15/sem.</p>
<p>Here’s what I plan on taking:</p>
<p>MATH 1320: Calculus II
CHEM 1410: Intro. College Chemistry
SPAN 4010: Advanced Grammar & Composition
RELH 2090: Hinduism
(Total 14 credit hours)</p>
<p>I plan on majoring in Env. Sciences with a possible Economics minor. Is this a managable course load? Also, how do we sign up for Chem. with lab? Lou’s List shows the separate Chem. and the lab, so do we have to sign up for both?</p>
<p>you need to take the lab too. just sign up for it as a separate class like you just said. so you might seriously consider dropping another class and maybe having a usem or something similar instead to stay ~14/15 credits (lab is 2 credits right?)… otherwise you’re looking at 16 credits which is a lot!</p>
<p>I’m hoping to take
DRAM 2020 (Intro to Acting)
FREN 3034 (French, I am predicted an A at A level though so I think I’ll be fine)
BIOL 1210 (Human Bio and Disease, as long as it’s not closed…)
PLAP 1010 (Intro to US Politics, as long as it’s not closed…)</p>
<p>And something else. No idea what. Might take a PE class because I have a bunch of credits so don’t need to do 5 3-credit courses every semester…</p>