This will be a long post. Apologies in advance.
Well... I'm an ECE major, but I am also considering physics. I'm an incoming freshman, so suffice it to say, my plans can change. Who knows what I will end up with eventually... maybe Chem E!
Currently my schedule is:
EE 302-Intro to Elec Engr. Not too bad, or so I've been told.
EE 306-Intro to Computing-This is the only one I'm nervous about. I've heard it's bad-what I've heard, I take it with a pinch of salt, but nonetheless- and programming is not my strong suit... I guess it will be bad if I'm pessimistic about it, but I want to be a realist.
M 340L-Linear Algebra. I've self studied this, so it won't be bad it all. Without realizing it, I also learned some(not all) junior year from my then math teacher. I didn't know it was linear algebra until I picked up a book on it, and saw... HEY!
M 408D-Calc III, with a little Calc II mixed in. This is part of a two semster sequence instead of three. I self studied BC Calc, so I can use the review. I've heard it's hard, but unlike 306, it's mainly review for me.
UGS 303-Global Poverty and Health(requirement) Should be fun. I don't want to be one dimensional, at least in my first semester.
I don't think it will be too hard. I have self studied Calc III, Linear Algebra(and, like I said earlier, had some of this junior year, at least unofficially, in class), and some Diff EQ by myself, but of course the university won't just take my word for it. :) It's probably for the best though. I'll need to know all of these GOOD, and I don't know if I'm at that level with self study. If I'm not, this will be a wakeup call without real damamge, and if I am, since I'm in engineering-for now, anyway- I guess I could use some A's. Looking on the positive side.
I wanted to to continue with Japanese-but I couldn't get into the upper level courses. Maybe next semester or year. Or maybe I'll just self study it and do another language, if any... I hear Mandarin is in fashion nowadays. I tried a few sentences in it and couldn't help bursting out laughing when I tried to get the tones right. I couldn't help it. :D
In hindsight I wish I could have done summer courses, but that wouldn't have worked out in either this summer(family obligations,traveling, and surgery) or last(moving and supporting said move). I HATE that I didn't get interested and worked harder in math earlier. Some hate goes to the American public educational system, moving, and certain teachers, but mostly myself. Whenever I hear about guys who do Diff EQ in high school... *envious glance and self-doubt*.
By the way, here's a question I've been wondering about for some time now. I only began to like math when I got interested in physics, specifically quantum and particle physics, and when I began calculus... before that, I wasn't all that excited about it. Is that normal? Can anyone relate to that.
16 hours. Not bad, but not slack either. It's my first semester, so we'll see how it goes. Here's to physicsforums! I will be spending a lot of time here soon... to distract myself from wisdom tooth surgery... :(
My humble apologies for rambling. This is what happens when you don't have anyone to talk to.
). I started my freshman year at a community college, with "Introduction to Algebra" and eventually graduated with a BS in physics from a well-respected university. 