Math Major is this too heavy of a schedule?

[hedgie]

Landau,

I understand your sentiment that most know their own capabilities (especially relatively to others on the net) and how much they can handle in a semester, but it seems rational when heading into new abstract subjects that getting the opinions of others who have done the same (and may have had similar work capabilities or thought they could handle similar loads) or experts (PhD's, professors, etc...) seems like a logical extension of the planning process. But you're the PhD (I believe I saw that, correct me if I am wrong) so what do I know, I was asking for advice from people like you :)...Thanks for the input as it is good advice to follow what one assesses themselves capable of.

 

[Landau]

But you're the PhD (I believe I saw that, correct me if I am wrong)

Heh, I wished. I am only a BSc. :)

 

[Rebooter]

As someone that took:
Quantum Mechanics I, PDE, Calc IV, Nuclear Physics, Computational exploration (physics), Deterministic Modeling, Stochastic Modeling, Organic Chemistry II, Thermodynamics I and something else (like Applied Math I think) in a single semester at a single college, and received As in all of them...

I would say it's a pretty normal schedule.
I think I had 31 hours that semester... all Junior/Senior level maths and physics courses (besides TD and Orgo)

 

[Chunkysalsa]

Is that in like a normal fall/spring type semester or something else. Cuz 31 credits under a system where 12cr/semester is full time seems impossible to me. I am speaking time wise not even effort wise.

In fact my uni won't even let you register for more than 20 (i'm sure there's a way around that but still)

 

[Rebooter]

Is that in like a normal fall/spring type semester or something else. Cuz 31 credits under a system where 12cr/semester is full time seems impossible to me. I am speaking time wise not even effort wise.

In fact my uni won't even let you register for more than 20 (i'm sure there's a way around that but still)

It was a Fall semester.
I graduated from a top school (think Harvard/Princeton/MIT) in a soft science and decided to completely shift gears.
In doing so, I went in for a double major in Mathematics (BS in Economics/Finance) and Physics (aiming to complete all of the requisite classes in 4 semesters, since I did only one of them at my first university)

I'm unsure where 12 cr/semester is full time, if so I find it laughable. I triple majored at my first college and double majored at my second... all within a 6 yr time frame.
It was possible, due to 15 min stacking complex that occurred on 3 days of that week (if I recall), to fit all of them in.
I had 5 classes all spaced 15 min apart and Saturday morning I had the long computational lab.

I wish I could pretend it was difficult, but the most difficult part was paying attention for the 4th and 5th class of the day.
It was a mid-level state school though, so I didn't find it particularly difficult (compared to what I am used to).

Unless something changes this semester (and it doesn't look like it will), I'll graduate here with a 4.0.

I stand by my "that is a pretty normal schedule" for a math major. I have had 3 out of 4 semesters with very similar difficulty courses all stacked together (QM, Mechanics and other crap previously in a single semester)