Post Your Summer/Fall 2012 Class Schedules

[Genericcoder]

Summer:
Mostly self learning before going to first year university @ fall.
Those are my reading list that I hopefully want to finish before going to university.
I am not sure if I will finish all of them. I already finished calculus I,but I want to cover it in more rigorous fashion in summer.
Spivak calculus book
Stewart calculus book
A rigorous book in algebra
University Physics with modern Physics
Chemistry The central science edition

Plus some programming projects.

 

[ThatTallGirl]

Summer:
Nuclear physics REU

Fall:
Intro Geology (for fun/staying full time)
Acoustics
Quantum II
Stat Thermal
TAing 3 sections of intro mechanics lab

 

[nlsherrill]

Summer

Statistics both sessions



Fall
E&M 1(excited!)
Numerical Analysis 1
Grad Linear Algebra
Real analysis 2(may drop, thought 1 wasn't that interesting)
Intro to scientific programming(learning how to use Python for solving physics problems)

 

[lompocus]

Will be a sophomore mechanical engineering major

Summer
Working part time, possibly full time though that is unlikely (local place in hometown, nothing like an engineering internship or REU, so there's some flexibility); other stuff related to software that, with some luck, I'll be ready to begin in earnest by the summer

Fall (Quarter)
* Yet another part of the university humanities requirements; atm not sure which course I will take (though it will be religious in subject matter)
* E&M&Lab (because I like ampersands)
* Statics
* Material & Manufacturing Processes & Lab (more ampersands)
* Numerical Methods XOR first of two probability & stats courses XOR Real analysis XOR Advanced linear algebra; likely, I'll take the first one
* Other stuff + My situation regarding my department's computer science requirement is strange, but odds are I'll be taking the engineer's programming course as well...

Right now, I'm thinking "Oh, this will be slightly less stressful than this quarter!" However, I said the same the previous two quarters, thus I piled on more courses each quarter (I have avoided doing that next quarter :P). We shall see whether I'm right or not (experience says I'm wrong)...

*Edit* I suddenly feel compelled to ask this question. Unlike this year, I will likely have room for no more than 4 math courses next year. Having yet to meet a math prof. regarding this question (for silly reasons), I turn to you guys: what did you guys take and enjoy sophomore year? (The lower-division stuff has been completed w/ exception of abstract algebra, so I have quite a few options)

 

[Dustinsfl]

Fall 2012:

Analysis 1
Adv ODEs
Fourier Series & Integral Transforms
Adv Engineering Analysis 1

 

[Hobin]

I just happened to get confused even more. Here in the US we generally take around 4 classes per semester, and the semester in America is based on about a 3.5-4 month period.

Huh. Maybe we just work harder around here, I don't know.

 

[battousai]

Summer

Statistics both sessions



Fall
E&M 1(excited!)
Numerical Analysis 1
Grad Linear Algebra
Real analysis 2(may drop, thought 1 wasn't that interesting)
Intro to scientific programming(learning how to use Python for solving physics problems)

what is covered in graduate linear algebra? I've taken the undergrad linear algebra sequence, which goes all the way to jordan canonical form. my school doesn't offer a graduate sequence, which made me wonder.

 

[chiro]

what is covered in graduate linear algebra? I've taken the undergrad linear algebra sequence, which goes all the way to jordan canonical form. my school doesn't offer a graduate sequence, which made me wonder.

While courses are going to by institution, department, and program specific, I would say that one thing that you probably won't have learned is that of pseudo-inverses (in a general way) as well as 'infinite-operators' that are used in functional analysis.

 

[cfddude123]

Fall 2012 (Last semester as an undergrad!):
Graduate PDEs
Graduate Dynamical Systems
Graduate Real Analysis(Measure Theory), if I can get into it, otherwise Nonlinear Programming or Stochastic Processes
Numerical Fluid Dynamics

 

[Barre]

Some of you take fairly advanced courses in mathematics over summer. In what country do you live? Will you be taking them at a university? I've searched a bit for such courses in Scandinavia, and found nothing.

Anyway, contributing.

Summer 2012:
Work, self-study of commutative algebra

Fall 2012:
Graduate Algorithms course
Mathematical methods in image analysis
Intro to stochastic processes

 

[HeLiXe]

Fall 2012
Modern Physics w/lab
E&M
Optics w/lab
still undecided between Mathematical Physics and Organic Chem I

Taking a well deserved break this summer.

 

[Robert1986]

Huh. Maybe we just work harder around here, I don't know.

Well, I don't where the other guy goes to school, but most people usually take around 5 classes a semester.

 

[Nano-Passion]

Huh. Maybe we just work harder around here, I don't know.

I don't really agree with the philosophy about it.

I find it hard to see how the you can attain an in-depth knowledge with that kind of workload.

Well, I don't where the other guy goes to school, but most people usually take around 5 classes a semester.

This isn't to attack anyone, but to show that it really just depends on your goals and how much free-time and sanity you ultimately want left.

5 classes a semester for math/physics majors is usually 18-20 credits. One thing comes to mind, is the person aiming for an in-depth understanding of the material or just wants to get a degree and/or a grade. I guess it all comes down to the individual. There is also a difference between taking 18-20 credits of classes and taking 18-20 credits of math/physics classes. I simply don't understand why someone would want to take 18-20 credits of math/physics classes unless they have a good foundation on the subjects and choose to get a degree as quickly as possible to enter the workforce.

But a really big part of it comes from the foundation. For example I can't imagine the workload some people go through simply because I only started paying attention to physics and math recently. I'm only now just starting to find new concepts in calculus very easy to pick up. So a portion of it has to do with history.

To me the most important thing is to enjoy college life and studying while attaining a non-superficial understanding of the material--not to get through college and classes as quickly as humanely possible. If I have extra time, I can simply devote it to other study outside the curriculum.

 

[nlsherrill]

what is covered in graduate linear algebra? I've taken the undergrad linear algebra sequence, which goes all the way to jordan canonical form. my school doesn't offer a graduate sequence, which made me wonder.

You know I am not entirely sure. I took the undergraduate course and it covered linear transformations, vector spaces, etc. I know that the book we are using is Linear Algebra by Hoffman. I looked at the book and it seems to be more or less the same as the one I used for undergrad linalg, except slightly more detail.

 

[Pattern]

Due to a transition between programs I will be studying quite a bit this fall (complementary courses). During the summer I will prepare for the fall...

Fall 2012:

Linear Algebra (shorter complentary course from LA I)
Calculus (shorter complementary course from Calculus I, II and III)
Thermodynamics, Basics Course
Complex Analysis
Mathematical Methods for Physicists (will continue after Christmas)
Mechanics, Statics (shorter complementary course from Mechanics I)
Mechanics II
Differential Equations and Transforms
Classical Physics (will continue after Christmas)

 

[WannaBeME]

Summer:
Calculus 3
Statics
Analytical Methods in Engineering
Dynamics

Fall:
Diff eq or physics 2
Aerodynamics
Strength of materials
Materials lab
Fundamentals of thermo

 

[diligence]

Summer:
research in partial differential equations

Fall:
Geometry of curves and surfaces (intro diff geom)
linear algebra (graduate)
film analysis
Spanish for high beginners (maybe French instead)
History and culture of native north americans

 

[feuxfollets]

summer: I'll be doing research in applied algebraic topology. don't know if I'm going to take an official class (I do want to go through the MITx circuits class though, that looks fun).

fall:
randomized algorithms
machine learning
differential topology
algebra
algebraic topology or measure theory, idk yet. I want to take another AT course but my adviser tells me I shouldn't focus on one specific area of math so early, so I might take measure theory.
will probably audit a quantum field theory class for a while, until I don't have time anymore

 

[Voivode]

I'm a high school student, so my schedule's not nearly as interesting, but meh.

Summer (at the community college)
Chemistry I
Chemistry II
Differential Equations
Probably some self-studying out of Spivak's Calculus on Manifolds and Lang's Linear Algebra

Fall
AP World History
AP Government
AP Environmental Science
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Economics
AP Latin
AP Physics B
(at the community college)
Either Organic Chemistry or Multivariable Calculus
Introductory Biochemistry

 

[the_kid]

I'm a high school student, so my schedule's not nearly as interesting, but meh.

Summer (at the community college)
Chemistry I
Chemistry II
Differential Equations
Probably some self-studying out of Spivak's Calculus on Manifolds and Lang's Linear Algebra

Fall
AP World History
AP Government
AP Environmental Science
AP English Literature and Composition
AP Economics
AP Latin
AP Physics B
(at the community college)
Either Organic Chemistry or Multivariable Calculus
Introductory Biochemistry

You'll have a really difficult time getting through any of Spivak's Calculus on Manifolds if you're planning to take multivariable calculus in the fall.

 

[thrill3rnit3]

You'll have a really difficult time getting through any of Spivak's Calculus on Manifolds if you're planning to take multivariable calculus in the fall.

Not really, if he's gone through an analysis textbook already, and know enough linear algebra.

 

[20Tauri]

I am starting a master's in math this fall. My schedule is a bit weird because I was almost a math major in undergrad, but I didn't take analysis or discrete math or algebra. The grad school I got into is letting me make up some transitional coursework at the beginning of my program.

Summer:

No schedule, but I need to study a lot. Primarily calculus and linear algebra, but it might be good to look ahead to analysis or discrete math sorts of things. If anyone can suggest some good transitional texts, I'd appreciate it!

Fall:

Advanced Calc I
Algebra I
Programming in C++

 

[violas]

Fall 2012:

Linear Analysis II
Dynamics
Materials Engineering
Mechanics of Materials
Physics III (E&M)

 

[Schreiberdk]

Fall 2012:
Electrodynamics 2 (Electromagnetic waves and relativity)
Analytical mechanics
Quantum mechanics 1
Philosophy of Science and ethics for physicsts

Rather excited about analytical mechanics and quantum mechanics!

 

[ZenOne]

SUMMER:

Laplace/Fourier Series/PDE's (Cal. 5?)
Mechanics of Materials
Technical Writing for ENGR

FALL:

Numerical Methods
Manufacturing Process
Modelling, Simulation and Control Systems
Probability and Statistics for ENGR
Thermodynamics 2

 

[Voivode]

Not really, if he's gone through an analysis textbook already, and know enough linear algebra.

What would you say would be enough linear algebra?

 

[Bogrune]

Summer 2012:

American History since 1865
-and probably-
Intro to Business

Fall 2012:

American Government
Introductory Microeconomics
Business Calculus (unfortunately, since I was really hoping for Calculus 1 =( )
Novel Workshop

I was also aiming for Physical Geology, but there were two problems with that:
1.) The special services counselor told me that 5 courses would be too much, and
2.) It isn't going to be offered this fall semester.
Does anyone know the difference between General Geology and Physical Geology? I was aiming for Physical Geology because it sounds more appealing.

 

[Broccoli21]

What would you say would be enough linear algebra?

Operator-theory based linear algebra on the level of Axler (usually a second course in linear algebra) is more than sufficient from my experience. You could probably get away with a single semester intro linear algebra course, though.

 

[Mmm_Pasta]

Fall 2012

World History
Intro to Analysis I
Methods of Analytical Physics
Mechanics I
Intro to Math Statistics I

 

[Desafino]

Going to be a HS senior

AP English Lit
AP Chemistry
Anatomy & Physiology
French 4
Multivariable Calculus (Fall) and ODEs (Spring)
Intermediate Microeconomics (Fall) and Intermediate Macroeconomics (Spring) (these are 300 level classes at my local university)

 

[selig5560]

- Macro Economics, 3 cr, E
- Micro Economics, 3 cr, E
- Calculus III, 5 cr, I
- Differential Eqautions 3 cr, A


-_-

 

[dustbin]

Summer
Calculus I

Fall
Calculus II
Honors Linear Algebra
C++ Programming
Advanced Composition (writing)
Maybe Russian or Physics I

I'm planning a light load for the upcoming Fall/Spring since I have taken all of the classes I need in order to transfer except for a couple of math classes... instead of taking classes I don't need, I'm going to tutor, volunteer, and focus on self-studying.

 

[n1person]

Summer: Standard funfilled research

Fall: (Junior Physics Major)
Group Theory (Graduate, Essentially Lie Algebra and Representation Theory with an eye towards HEP)
Quantum Mechanics I (Graduate)
Theory of Galaxy Formation (Graduate)
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Complex Analysis or Algebraic Topology
Some fun filled history-type course

 

[Nano-Passion]

Summer: Standard funfilled research

Fall: (Junior Physics Major)
Group Theory (Graduate, Essentially Lie Algebra and Representation Theory with an eye towards HEP)
Quantum Mechanics I (Graduate)
Theory of Galaxy Formation (Graduate)
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Complex Analysis or Algebraic Topology
Some fun filled history-type course

Nice schedule, best of luck.

 

[kinof]

Intro to Computer Science II (java) 3cr.
Calculus II 4 cr.
Physics I 4 cr.
Anthropology 3 cr.
Marching Band 1 cr.

 

[Robert1986]

Analysis I
Algebra I
Advanced Linear Algebra
TA

 

[merovingian12]

Fall: (college freshman)

Mechanics
General and Inorganic Chemistry
Theoretical Linear Algebra and Calculus
Freshman Writing Seminar
Orchestra (maybe)

 

[nickadams]

Summer: Standard funfilled research

Fall: (Junior Physics Major)
Group Theory (Graduate, Essentially Lie Algebra and Representation Theory with an eye towards HEP)
Quantum Mechanics I (Graduate)
Theory of Galaxy Formation (Graduate)
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Complex Analysis or Algebraic Topology
Some fun filled history-type course

inspiring

 

[Hercuflea]

Summer:

Intermediate Financial Accounting 2 (LOL)
Elementary Differential Equations (easy enough)
Chemistry I with lab (piece of cake)
Discrete Math (literally the hardest class I have ever taken and it will probably be my first C in college as a senior)

Fall:
Physics I (Classical mechanics)
Linear Algebra 2
Complex Variables
Spanish culture
Computer Science I (Java, etc.)

 

[Plaristotle]

Fall 2012:

Group Theory
Advanced Calculus I
Knot Theory
Cryptography
History of Popular Music, Post-World War II

 

[rebork]

Summer:
Introduction to Earth Science
Elementary Statistics

Fall Quarter (My 3rd year as an undergrad):
Computational Physics Lab
Introduction to Mathematical Physics
Analytical Mechanics
Galactic Structures
Careers/Identity (fun class that should help in finding jobs/internships)

 

[WormBanshee]

I'll be a Junior, Math and Physics double major this Fall.

-Abstract Algebra
-Real Analysis (part 2, essentially starting after infinite series)
-Classical Mechanics
-Waves & Optics
-Social Wellness

 

[thepolishteer]

Super senior this Fall:

Graduate Real Analysis
Graduate Fluid Mechanics
Abstract Linear Algebra
Intro Biological Engineering
Statistical Mechanics
French III

 

[selig5560]

Wow, my schedule looks like cake compared to you guys :O

 

[mtngoat]

Summer: Standard funfilled research

Fall: (Junior Physics Major)
Group Theory (Graduate, Essentially Lie Algebra and Representation Theory with an eye towards HEP)
Quantum Mechanics I (Graduate)
Theory of Galaxy Formation (Graduate)
Theoretical Fluid Dynamics
Complex Analysis or Algebraic Topology
Some fun filled history-type course

Haha. What university offers physics degrees in two years? I would have went there and saved some money.

 

[n1person]

Nah, I don't have my physics B.S. yet. I still need to take a semester of physics lab, stat mech, and a senior project. My university is nice in that they are very lax about allowing people to take graduate courses.

I've done lots of astrophysics stuff the past year (both courses and research) so this semester I'm transitioning to trying out HEP-type stuff to see how I like it :)

 

[eXorikos]

Summer:
Starting on my thesis at ISOLDE@CERN.

We don't have classes in the summer. 13 week semester from october until december and 13 weeks from february until may. After every period exams and in august/september you can try again the exams you've failed.

Thinking about my fall schedule. (finishing master student in nuclear physics)
Physics of beam-solid interactions
Techniques in nuclear medicine
Radiation and matter (this or Biomolecular principles of medical imaging)
Advanced medical imaging
Radiation protection (full year course)

 

[Nano-Passion]

Summer:
Starting on my thesis at ISOLDE@CERN.

We don't have classes in the summer. 13 week semester from october until december and 13 weeks from february until may. After every period exams and in august/september you can try again the exams you've failed.

Can you retake the exams you passed for a higher grade?

 

[eXorikos]

No you can't. Only if you failed.

 

[iRaid]

Calculus 2
Chemical Principles
Computer problem solving (engineering class)
Engineering graphics and CAD
Composition 1