Would it be a bad idea for a sophomore to take a 400-level class?

<p>I'm taking calc 3 over the summer and I'll have 45 hours completed by this fall. I plan on minoring in math and may take a 400-level class: Complex Analysis with Applications, where calc 3 is a prerequisite. Would this be a bad idea?</p>

<p>I actually did that exact thing, except I took calc 3 spring of freshman year.</p>

<p>Complex analysis was a good course, but the teacher was also one of my favorites. It was my first exposure to proofs, which was sort of rough, but nothing unreasonable.</p>

<p>I'd say it depends on the teacher, but definitely doable</p>

<p>400-level means nothing to us if we don't know your school. It could mean an advanced undergraduate course, a basic graduate course, or an advanced graduate course. Based on the course title, it's doable if you have the prerequisite.</p>

<p>I go to UIC. It's a course that is taken by grad students and advanced undergrads.</p>

<p>You should have no trouble with this class after taking Calc III.</p>

<p>It would probably be better to take it sooner than later, too. I had to take Complex Analysis when I started grad school, and it was a rough reawakening of my math skills since I hadn't taken a math class since diff eq. freshman year.</p>

<p>lol. I'm a senior taking a 400 level class (PDEs).
A high school senior.
I found it to be a really tough class though, I'm going to end up with a low B. One less class to worry about next year though :)</p>

<p>Anyway, if a high school kid can do it, I'm sure you can do it too.</p>

<p>I am taking a 400 level course right now (freshman year). Most of it is tough, especially the FEM analysis stuff. I have no idea what the professor is talking about, because I don't have the engineering background to understand him.</p>