What Courses Are You Taking Spring 2014?

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The forum discussion centers around course selections for Spring 2014 among college students, highlighting a diverse range of subjects including Advanced Programming (Java), Quantum Mechanics, and various physics and mathematics courses. Participants share their schedules, which often include foundational courses like Calculus II, E&M, and Linear Algebra, as well as specialized topics such as General Relativity and Digital System Design. Many students express excitement about their upcoming classes and the challenges they anticipate, particularly in lab courses like Physical Chemistry Lab, which require independent research and extensive reporting.

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  • Understanding of Calculus II concepts
  • Familiarity with Electromagnetism (E&M)
  • Basic knowledge of programming in Java
  • Awareness of laboratory practices in Physical Chemistry
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  • Research Advanced Programming techniques in Java
  • Explore the principles of Quantum Mechanics and General Relativity
  • Study the methodologies for conducting Physical Chemistry experiments
  • Learn about Digital System Design and its applications in engineering
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Students in undergraduate programs, particularly those majoring in physics, engineering, or computer science, as well as anyone interested in course planning and academic strategies for success in STEM fields.

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So, what courses are you going to take spring 2014? Post it here!
 
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The standard...

Art history
Programming
E&M
Stat mech
Applied analysis
 
Quantum I
Classical II
PDE's
Analysis
Research - Modified GR and the validity of the Jordan frame
 
Intro to Game programming
Advanced Programming (java)
Discrete Structures
2nd semester of College Bio
 
California Community College student Math transfer student

For sure:
PreCalculus 5
English 1st semester 4
Music appreciation classical music 3
possibly add on psychology for 3
 
Engineering Physics, 3rd year

mmm...

Solid State Physics
Strength of Materials and Solid Mechanics
3rd year Degree Project in Engineering Physics, specialization in Theoretical Physics

I will also be a teaching assistant for 1st year students in Multivariable Calculus of which I'm looking forward to immensely.
 
Pretty standard schedule.

• Calculus 2
• Computer programming
• History
• Sociology

Overall 14 credit hours.
 
Real Analysis
Abstract Algebra
PDE
Econometrics 1
Microeconomic Theory
either Mathematical Astronomy or Dynamical System.
 
Physical Geography
Statistics
Calculus II
English II
Communications
 
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Calculus 2
General Chemistry 2
Linear Algebra
Econ class
 
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Nuclear reactor theory
Modern Physics
Engineering Graphics
Radioisotope Laboratory
Chemistry 2 ( yes I know I should've taken it earlier )
 
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Last semester in physics undergrad!

Classical Mechanics II
Senior Physics Laboratory
Nuclear and Particle Physics (may or may not be dropped)
Biology Lab (need it to graduate)
Senior Thesis Research
 
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Math and physics courses mayhaps
 
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Winter is just starting on the quarter system :P.

Anyway, I'll be taking:
-Introduction to Molecular Spectroscopy
-Electricity and Magnetism
-Physical Chemistry Lab

Although I'm currently enrolled in Abstract Algebra (Rings and Fields), I will probably be dropping it since (with three classes this and next quarter) I'll have enough units to graduate and, unless I do a five class quarter, I won't be able to fit in a math minor. I may audit Real Analysis, though, since the existence/uniqueness part of my ODE course left me feeling very mathematically illiterate.
 
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Quantum Mechanics 2
Numerical Analysis
General Relativity
Senior seminar
Intro senior project
Readings in Particle Dynamics
Thermo/statphys
 
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My second semester of Freshman year:

Linear Algebra
E&M
Energy / Sustainability in Physics
Modern Astrophysics
History of Jazz
Physics Lab
 
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Analysis of Algorithms
Networks II
Decision Theory I
Engineering Differential Equations
Unix Tools & Scripting
 
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Nuclear and particle Physics (intro course)
Adv Classical Mechanics (Lifshitz/Landau)
Complex Analysis (Fisher)
Practical Physics II
Earth and space physics
A seminar course called "science and society"
 
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Chem II, gojng back to essentially get a chemistry minor after all these years of doing materials work...
 
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Calc II
Linear algebra & Differential Equations
English II
Mechanics
Introduction to Python
 
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First Year Undergraduate, Second semester

Calculus II
Physics (E&M, Special Relativity)
Linear Algebra II
Genetics
How do we come to know seminar course
 
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It's my second semester CC so I'm knocking out a bunch of easy classes so I can get into the fun stuff next year.

Networking basics
Windows single user
Linus/UNIX single user
Database concepts
Intro to criminal justice
Basic PC literacy
Mathematical models.

I swear if you're going for information security and cyber crime technology you shouldn't be required to take classes like basic pc literacy haha.
 
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Its my second semester of CC as well so well same deal as Forensics/

DMAT 0099 (last term of developmental mathematics...)
Psychology
Music Appreciation
Physical Education
US History

I know being in a DMAT course is probably laughable to many of you (but I took 3 years off after high school so I forgot everything) but I have been studying it during the winter break and have progressed through more than half of the syllabus already so spring semester will be like a review, enabling me to get ahead and study College Algebra in advance! I just can't wait to take more advanced classes so that I can take even more advanced classes! Bah ha ha!
 
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Illuvitar said:
Its my second semester of CC as well so well same deal as Forensics/

DMAT 0099 (last term of developmental mathematics...)
Psychology
Music Appreciation
Physical Education
US History

I know being in a DMAT course is probably laughable to many of you (but I took 3 years off after high school so I forgot everything) but I have been studying it during the winter break and have progressed through more than half of the syllabus already so spring semester will be like a review, enabling me to get ahead and study College Algebra in advance! I just can't wait to take more advanced classes so that I can take even more advanced classes! Bah ha ha!

Why would it be laughable? We all had to start somewhere! Make sure you really learn this stuff well though -- algebra is the foundation for all the advanced courses and you don't want to miss out on some of the really cool stuff if you have to stop to brush up on your trig!
 
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zapz said:
Why would it be laughable? We all had to start somewhere! Make sure you really learn this stuff well though -- algebra is the foundation for all the advanced courses and you don't want to miss out on some of the really cool stuff if you have to stop to brush up on your trig!

I guess I'm just embarrassed to be so behind but I made an A in the previous math course so I am striving to accomplish the same this semester. And Ill be sure to achieve a deep understanding of Algebra before I move onto other math and science courses thanks.
 
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R136a1 said:
So, what courses are you going to take spring 2014? Post it here!

Mathematics (I'm on a foundation year, just finished calc up to 1st order D.E's and will start in spring on some stats, sequences and series, imaginary numbers etc)
E&M
Optics, Waves and Modern Physics
Laboratory
 
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Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
Transport Processes
Introduction to Microelectronic Circuits
Technical Communication for Chemical Engineers (waitlisted)
 
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Analysis II
Topology I
Mechanics
E&M
Introduction to Special Relativity
Introduction to Quantum Physics
Scientific Computing

Analysis, topology, mechanics and E&M being whole semester and the rest half a semester long. It sounds like a lot of courses but I've already self studied a lot of the material so I think it's doable.
 
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Illuvitar said:
I guess I'm just embarrassed to be so behind but I made an A in the previous math course so I am striving to accomplish the same this semester. And Ill be sure to achieve a deep understanding of Algebra before I move onto other math and science courses thanks.

We all have to start somewhere- not everyone goes straight to multivariable calculus right out of high school. I started out in trigonometry at my community college (I didn't even know what theta was when I took the placement test). My first quarter junior year I was actually the only non-freshman in my multivariable calc discussion (although there were a few other moderately behind chemistry majors in the whole class).
 
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Junior here, and my (probable schedule is):

A graduate class in geophysics
Advanced physics lab
A language
Mathematical finance
Either a humanities class, theoretical economics or another geophysics class
 

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