<p>Alright so I am registered as an undeclared life and science major in UCLA 2013.
I am not sure as to which math class I should try to enroll for. I am going to be a premed student but am not sure what level of math I should take to push me in the right direction.</p>
<p>First off, I got my ap scores back and I recieved a 3 on my AP Calculus BC exam clar and a subscore of 4 on my AB.
Based on these results I am not sure how competitive or qualified I would be for math 32a.
Also I am not clear as to what the difference between Math 3a and Math32a is.</p>
<p>Could any of you clarify the information for me?</p>
<p>Also if you guys know anything about which chem class a premed student should take, please notify me about that as well.</p>
<p>First off, you would not be qualified for 32a. You probably mean math 31a, which you are perfectly qualified to take as are all incoming freshmen. I think (UCLA students correct me if I’m wrong) that the 31a is a little harder than 3a. Since you seem to be kind of in the biology type of area, either the 3 series or the 30 series will work. Just know that if you go into chemistry you need the 30 series.</p>
<p>^^ What ucla_ftw means is that, if you plan to major in Chemistry, you will have to take the Math 30 series, because some of the upper division courses for Chemistry have parts of the series as a prerequisite.</p>
<p><---- Probably changing my Undeclared Physical Science to Chemistry. ^_^;</p>
<p>@JinSoul, I don’t know if this would help, but you could try looking at the UCLA General Catalog, which includes course descriptions, the basics of what certain classes cover.
[UCLA</a> Registrar’s Office: General Catalog 2009-10](<a href=“http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/]UCLA”>http://www.registrar.ucla.edu/catalog/)
Download it on the third column, that’s on the right side. “Catalog PDF”</p>
<p>For math course descriptions, check page 434. Third column, under:
“Mathematics
Lower Division Courses”</p>
<p>I’m still not quite sure the difference between the two series are, but I heard the 3 series includes probability (and statistics?). For me, I avoid probability like the plague. I still remember the last time I took a test on it, I got 1/60 -_- (would have had a 0, had I not begged for some points.)</p>
<p>bright_eyes, are you taking the 30 series or the 3 series? If you’re taking the 30 series then yes you need to take it. I don’t know about the 3 series though.</p>
<p>Thanks for the great responses. I am glad UCLA has a great supportive community. =)</p>
<p>Oh and @ bright<em>eyes:
Even if you get a subscore of 4 on the AP Calc AB exam you still need to take the math placement exam. Unless you get a 5 on the AP Calc AB exam or a 4 or 5 on the AP Calc BC exam you need to take the math placement exam.
I got ap ab subscore of 4 too-</em>-.</p>
<p>Anyways we need a 36/60 to be qualified for the upper division math courses like math 3 series and 30 series.</p>
<p>Any also have any information about how the math placement exams were? Lots of word problems? Are there any of those tricky SAT math problems?</p>