Is This Spring Schedule Too Challenging?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around the appropriateness of a proposed spring semester class schedule for a dual major in Electrical Engineering and Mathematics. Participants evaluate the difficulty of the selected courses and the implications for the student's preparedness.

Discussion Character

  • Debate/contested
  • Conceptual clarification

Main Points Raised

  • Austin shares a schedule of courses totaling 15 credit hours and expresses concern about the challenge level.
  • Some participants suggest that needing to take "Basic Concepts of Math" indicates a lack of preparation for more advanced courses like Probability and Statistics and Robotics.
  • There is a clarification that "Basic Concepts of Math" is not a basic math course but rather a junior-level course with prerequisites, which raises questions about Austin's readiness for the other classes.
  • One participant emphasizes that "Basic Concepts of Math" is a 300-level course, further supporting the argument that it may not align with the expected preparation for the other courses listed.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants express disagreement regarding the appropriateness of the course schedule based on the perceived preparedness of the student. There is no consensus on whether the schedule is manageable.

Contextual Notes

Participants note the prerequisites for the courses and the implications of taking a junior-level math course while also enrolling in advanced classes. There is uncertainty about the student's background and how it relates to the proposed schedule.

sheldonrocks97
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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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