Summer getting too hard for you? Post your Fall Schedule to cool down

[HeLiXe]

You must've had a bad instructor then. Lectures should HELP you understand things. You shouldn't have to teach yourself everything.

Yes she was terrible, which is such a disappointment. Some other students and I formed a network to share resources (including online lectures, etc.), and to study together to help each other learn the material, but I just really do not have the time for it. I am in her class 8 hours a week. If I had that time to myself to study it would have been better. Otherwise I just can't see myself pulling it off successfully -_-

 

[HeLiXe]

I have to say, I'm looking forward to my semester. All of my classes sound interesting, and the courseload shouldn't be too bad (12 hours, graduate). I made the mistake last year of signing up for a miserable fall semester, and I ended up with a huge amount of stress and work throughout the entire fall that definitely negatively impacted my ability to learn

(Last fall, my schedule was:

Astrophysics 1
Fluid mechanics (Graduate)
Senior Projects
Materials
Intermediate microeconomics
Aerospace mathematics (Graduate) (Tensors, ODEs, and numerical methods))

WOW congratulations on surviving it with all of the stress you had!

 

[TylerH]

Fall:
Composition I
(Chemistry / Music Theory / Latin I) [Not sure. Trying to decide between having all rigorous courses, or taking a slack course.]
Real Analysis
Intro to Linear Algebra
Calculus III

Spring:
Composition II
(Chemistry / Music Theory / Latin I) [One of the two I don't pick during the Fall.]
Ordinary Differential Equations
[More math, but I don't know what yet, because my university hasn't posted their Spring schedule. Since the more advanced classes aren't a given for every semester here, I'll have to wait until then to decide.]

 

[LBloom]

Topology and Geometry
Applied Real Analysis (PDEs)
Graduate QM
Electronics lab
Independent study: Zweibach's String book

and some research at the ultracold lab. should be a tough semester :\

 

[flyingpig]

I've made my schedule but I don't know if I can get into any of the classes..

 

[Ivan92]

Can't wait for Fall!

Calculus II
Classical Mechanics w/ lab
C++ Data Structures
Introduction to VHDL
Microcontrollers

 

[jrjack]

Fall:
Calculus I
Am. History
Intro to Engineering

Only 7 hrs, I know this will take me several years, but right now I still have to work 45 hrs/week. Hopefully, I will be ready to transfer from CC to Uni about the time my wife graduates Law school.

 

[HeLiXe]

It is much better to do what you can manage, even if it takes more time.

 

[Fizex]

Classical Mechanics I
Quantum Mechanics I
Electro & Magnetostatics
Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
Dynamics and Bifurcations I
Abstract Vector Spaces

Those are my choices. I'm registering for all of these but I might drop 2 during the free add/drop period if my workload is too demanding. Vector spaces will be easy, and I'm leaning on some nonlinear mathematics. My friend thinks I'm insane.

 

[nlsherrill]

Classical Mechanics I
Quantum Mechanics I
Electro & Magnetostatics
Nonlinear Dynamics & Chaos
Dynamics and Bifurcations I
Abstract Vector Spaces

Those are my choices. I'm registering for all of these but I might drop 2 during the free add/drop period if my workload is too demanding. Vector spaces will be easy, and I'm leaning on some nonlinear mathematics. My friend thinks I'm insane.

This looks pretty heavy.

 

[nlsherrill]

Can't wait for Fall!

Calculus II
Classical Mechanics w/ lab
C++ Data Structures
Introduction to VHDL
Microcontrollers

You can't mean classical mechanics as in the upper level physics major course right? You at least need to know calc 3 before attempting that class.

 

[anonymity]

Applied Linear Algebra
Applied Statistical Methods (calculus II prerequisite )
Ordinary Differential Equations
Statics
Intro. to Logic (Philosophy, not math -- easy course)
Intro to Mechanical Engineering (Introduction to CAD n' Stuff)
Computer Applications in Engineering (joke course in C++, required..have taken a full year of C and java)

 

[Angry Citizen]

Seven classes? Yikes! Don't underestimate your intro to logic course. If it's anything like formal logic, then it'll read like a bunch of math proofs, complete with symbols and mathematical-style reasoning.

 

[anonymity]

naah it's a 100 level philosophy course. No math, no prereques, just general education stuff. The linear algebra course is just two credits, too, and the fact that the programming course will be a joke helps me rest easy, as well.

 

[eXorikos]

Advanced Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Energy
Solid State Physics I (the first graduate course on solid state)
Astrophysics
Lasers and laserspectroscopy
Quantum Field Theory (not 100% sure I will take this or a course to prepare for a postgraduate on nuclear engineering)

I study nuclear physics btw. :)

 

[PCSL]

Physics II
Calc II
Directed Independent reading

+12 credits of core.

 

[thegreenlaser]

naah it's a 100 level philosophy course. No math, no prereques, just general education stuff. The linear algebra course is just two credits, too, and the fact that the programming course will be a joke helps me rest easy, as well.

My friend took an intro to logic course and actually found it reasonably difficult. Just because math isn't a prereq. doesn't mean that you won't be expected to do logical proofs. Hers was a general education with no math or prereqs yet most of the course was based on proofs. I even know some honours math majors who struggled with one of the intro to logic classes (you'd think introductory proofs would be super easy for them). Also, how do you know for a fact that the programming course will be a joke? It just sounds like you're setting yourself up to get majorly stressed out.

 

[xicor]

Fundamentals of Modern Physics
Thermal Physics
Electromagnetic Theory I
Probability(Calculus based)
Materials Science & Engineering I
Intro to Canada

I switched to a Physics major last semester so I'm really excited. Although I'm going into my Junior year I am going to have to take modern physics again since the other modern physics course was taken at a community college where they slit the course into modern physics and optics where the quantum mechanics portion wasn't really stressed because the class was mainly composed of engineering majors... They told me that I won't need to know it in detail for Thermal Physics so it would be possible to take the Junior level courses for this semester and take Quantum Mechanics I the next semester.

 

[HeLiXe]

Advanced Nuclear Physics
Nuclear Energy
Solid State Physics I (the first graduate course on solid state)
Astrophysics
Lasers and laserspectroscopy
Quantum Field Theory (not 100% sure I will take this or a course to prepare for a postgraduate on nuclear engineering)

I study nuclear physics btw. :)

aiiiieeeee are you the one who gets to work @ CERN?

 

[eXorikos]

aiiiieeeee are you the one who gets to work @ CERN?

I have been there on an install job. I might go back for a project next year in the second semester.

 

[gungywamp]

Applied Mathematics I (grad)
Abstract Algebra
Electromagnetism I
Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics
Senior Seminar (project in Fluid Mechanics in preparation for project in MHD in the Spring)

I'm looking forward to it!

 

[HeLiXe]

I have been there on an install job. I might go back for a project next year in the second semester.

So cool!

Applied Mathematics I (grad)
Abstract Algebra
Electromagnetism I
Introductory Astronomy and Astrophysics
Senior Seminar (project in Fluid Mechanics in preparation for project in MHD in the Spring)

I'm looking forward to it!

This really looks fun! I can't wait for my first astrophysics class...gotta get past physics I first tho -_-

 

[eXorikos]

So cool!

So true, but I couldn't get into the ISOLDE facility with my badge, so my tutor had to let me in everytime. :(

 

[Herricane]

Linear Algebra
Ordinary Differential Equations
Physics II and Lab
Anthropology
World Art and Culture

 

[kylem]

Fundamentals of Modern Physics
Thermal Physics
Electromagnetic Theory I
Probability(Calculus based)
Materials Science & Engineering I
Intro to Canada

What's this?

 

[Math Is Hard]

What's this?

It's the pre-req for Advanced Canada, obviously.

 

[Angry Citizen]

All I can imagine is a class that practices the precise art of saying "eh?" and "aboot".

 

[ECmathstudent]

Right now my semester is looking like:

O.D.E.
Elementary Number Theory
Problem Solving(basically Putnam training)
Numerical Analysis
Intro to computer science

I'm not sure how it'll go, it could be too slack; or quite difficult. Definitely need to put work in on ode's after I slacked off in my last calc course.

 

[PCSL]

It's the pre-req for Advanced Canada, obviously.

Lol. That gave me a good laugh.

 

[anonymity]

My friend took an intro to logic course and actually found it reasonably difficult. Just because math isn't a prereq. doesn't mean that you won't be expected to do logical proofs. Hers was a general education with no math or prereqs yet most of the course was based on proofs. I even know some honours math majors who struggled with one of the intro to logic classes (you'd think introductory proofs would be super easy for them). Also, how do you know for a fact that the programming course will be a joke? It just sounds like you're setting yourself up to get majorly stressed out.

That's interesting, regarding the logic course. I looked at the book, though, and didn't see a single symbolic operator, so brushed it aside. Maybe I'll take another look.

Regardless, it is only 19 credits and that is entirely manageable with some effort and time...

The Linear Algebra course is just a 2 credit course, same with the programming course (a friend gave me all of his programs from last spring, they are all basic intro programs..think "hello world..", I have a full year of C and java under my belt up to data structures and algorithms in java...I am not concerned).