Which Course Load is tougher? By how much?

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<p>In your opinion which Course Load is tougher?</p>

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Calc II: Second quarter in the calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes integral calculus. Emphasizes applications and problem solving using the tools of calculus.</p>

<p>Chem I:For science and engineering majors. Atomic nature of matter, stoichiometry, acids and bases, chemical equilibrium, and gas laws. Includes laboratory.</p>

<p>Intro to Psych: Surveys major areas of psychological science. Core topics include human social behavior, personality, psychological disorders and treatment, learning, memory, human development, biological influences, and research methods. Related topics may include sensation, perception, states of consciousness, thinking, intelligence, language, motivation, emotion, stress and health, cross-cultural psychology, and applied psychology.</p>

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<p>2.
Calc II: Second quarter in the calculus of functions of a single variable. Emphasizes integral calculus. Emphasizes applications and problem solving using the tools of calculus.</p>

<p>Elements of Statistical Methods: Elementary concepts of probability and sampling; binomial and normal distributions. Basic concepts of hypothesis testing, estimation, and confidence intervals; t-tests and chi-square tests. Linear regression theory and the analysis of variance.</p>

<p>Intro to Macroeconomics: Analysis of the aggregate economy: national income, inflation, business fluctuations, unemployment, monetary system, federal budget, international trade and finance.</p>

<p>Thanks.</p>

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<p>Intro macro is a joke, but so is intro psych. That statistics class sounds intro as well and the chem course probably has lab, so I’d say option 2 is easier. Both options are pretty light though and you won’t be overwhelmed (if that is your concern).</p>

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<p>Yeah I will start my second quarter of college after winter break so all these classes are intro.</p>

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<p>Option 3 sounds easier to me, personally. But I haven’t taken macro, so I can’t be sure. Are you on trimesters? I was curious because of the 3-class schedule (I am as well).</p>

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<p>Chem I = route memorization
Intro Stat = cake, no math involved just need to think logically
Intro Psych = cake, some memorization involved but easy none the less.</p>

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<p>I’ve taken all 5 of those classes (at a different school), and I think you should eventually take them all–they’re all interesting.</p>

<p>Option 2 is easier, but none of these classes are hard as long as you’re interested. Chem is not memorization at all–it’s one of the few areas that you can logically understand without ANY rote learning.</p>

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<p>Okay, thanks for your opinions.</p>

<p>@reesezpiecez103
Do you mean Option 2? And we are on quarters.</p>

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<p>I have taken Intro to Psych and Statistics. Both courses were easy. I found Chem I to be a bit more challenging, but then again, I am not a science person.</p>

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<p>Wow. Fail. I completely meant option 2.</p>

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<p>First one is MUCH easier with the exception of Calc, I haven’t ever taken Calc II so I can’t judge but Chem I sounds like my Chem 30A, I just got out of it with a B and it was hard but it was more just… guarding against making stupid thoughtless errors on tests because of nerves or having to hurry. Stats is cake cause most professors let you use a cheat sheet each exam, the homework I will warn you though IS NOT FUN. A sample problem is being given a chart of numbers and you’re told “Write a frequency table with a class width of 6, now write a relative frequency table. Write a histogram, write a relative frequency histogram, write a pie chart. Now redo steps a-d above with a class width of 3” Okay part of that can be combined, the frequency/r-freq is just one table but the idea is this is just ONE problem and it’ll take 15-20 minutes to write. So basically: class is easy, homework takes HOURS, regardless of how well you know the material. Even perfect knowledge and you’ll spend about 3.5 hours doing 20 problems. </p>

<p>Intro to Psych is cake, like others have said, you’ll enjoy it, pray you get the David Meyers books, he’s fantastic. </p>

<p>I’m someone who bombed econ so I won’t say a word about it except it seemed like hell to me in high school so I wouldn’t want to do anything with it in college.</p>

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<p>??? A math homework that takes 3.5 hours to complete isn’t a long math homework.</p>

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<p>But with most math homework, you aren’t spending 3.5 hours just doing the computation. You can make a lot of progress on many math assignments just mulling it over during the day. With intro statistics you just have to sit down and churn it out.</p>

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<p>^That’s my point, for me I don’t mind if it takes awhile to do problems necessarily, but when EACH problem is taking upwards of 15-20 minutes to complete just because of the sheer amount of work required it gets…annoying. Stats is easy if you don’t take it online, you just have to push through the work and resist the urge to say “aw screw it!”</p>