Which of these classes are easier, and which are more challenging?

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The discussion centers on a list of engineering classes, particularly focusing on electrical engineering courses offered at a two-year college and their historical context in relation to a Bachelor’s degree. It highlights that lower course numbers (100s and 200s) typically indicate easier classes, with increasing difficulty at higher numbers. Participants question the consistency of course offerings over time, specifically for electrical engineering, and compare current courses to those historically available. Notable courses mentioned include Processor Architecture and Electricity and Magnetism, with insights on their potential difficulty levels depending on the teaching methods and textbooks used. The conversation emphasizes the importance of understanding course content and structure for students planning to transfer to a university.
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The "easier" classes will have lower course numbers (i.e. the 100s and 200s). Difficulty generally increases as the course number increases.
 
Do colleges offer the same courses in electrical eng. as they did previously

This is a list of courses offered at a 2 year college, how similar is this to what was historically offered for an electrical engineering B.S. ? (But these are only the courses to be taken to transfer, the rest are the ones at the actual university that the student transfers to.)

http://www.assist.org/web-assist/re...ORPARK&oia=CSUC&aay=09-11&ay=10-11&dora=ENGEE
 
EECE 221 Processor Architecture (3)|CS M30 Introduction to Computer (4)
and Assembly Langauge | Systems
Programming

PHYS 204B Electricity and (4)|PHYS M20B & Thermodynamics, (4)
Magnetism | Electricity and
| Magnetism
|PHYS M20BL Thermodynamics, (1)
| Electricity and
| Magnetism Laboratory
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Electricity and Magnetism could be difficult if you do the real stuff; like maxwells equation etc... If you are using some book like serway and janet then it would be resonable.
 
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