Is This Spring Schedule Too Challenging?

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The discussion revolves around a university student, Austin, who is finalizing his spring semester schedule as a dual major in Electrical Engineering (EE) and Mathematics. His course load includes Materials Engineering, Creative Writing, and several advanced math courses, totaling 15 credit hours. Austin expresses concern about the difficulty of his schedule, particularly with challenging classes like Probability and Statistics and Robotics. Respondents clarify that "Basic Concepts of Math" is a rigorous 300-level course, not a simple introductory class, and emphasize that proper preparation is essential for success in the more advanced courses. The consensus highlights the importance of ensuring foundational knowledge before tackling higher-level subjects.
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Hello everyone,
I am currently picking my classes for spring semester. This is currently my second semester at university and I am a dual major of EE and Math.

Here is my schedule:

MATE 202-01 4 Materials Engineering I w/ Lab (I need this for an engineering elective and this is what I chose)

ENGL 311-01 3 Creative Writing

MATH 352-01 3 Basic Concepts of Math

MATH 382-01 3 Probability and Statistics

MATH 382L-01 1 Probability and Statistics Lab

MENG 189-01 1 Robotics

Total: 15 Credit Hours

I know I have a couple of challenging classes so I was wondering if all of this is too much to handle. If you have any questions let me know and I will answer them.

Thanks!,

Austin

NOTE: This was an edit from a previous post with some changes with input from my advisor.
 
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If you are at a point where you need Basic Math, it does not seem that you are properly prepared for Probability and Statistics, or for Robotics.
 
Dr.D said:
If you are at a point where you need Basic Math, it does not seem that you are properly prepared for Probability and Statistics, or for Robotics.
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that "Basic Math" is not simple algebra or something like that. It's a junior level course, haha
 
Dr.D said:
If you are at a point where you need Basic Math, it does not seem that you are properly prepared for Probability and Statistics, or for Robotics.

"Basic Concepts of Math" is NOT a basic math course. It is essentially a class to introduce students to subjects like complex and real analysis and for other 400 level math classes. It has a prereq of calc II. However, I have taken Calc I-III and linear algebra and I am taking ODE's this semester.

rhino1000 said:
I'm going to go out on a limb and guess that "Basic Math" is not simple algebra or something like that. It's a junior level course, haha

100% correct. It is a 300 level course so it's not like a college algebra class lol.
 
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