Mondo

BS degree: http://www.econ.duke.edu/ecoteach/un...rms/bs_f06.pdf

AB degree: http://www.econ.duke.edu/ecoteach/un...rms/ab_f06.pdf

Generally the following is recommended

Fall Freshman: Econ 51D
Spring Freshman: Econ 55D
Fall Sophomore: Stats 103, Econ 105D
Spring Sophomore: Econ 110D, Econ 139D

Have fun finding five awesome Econ electives..

mattta

thanks a bunch.

i read that most of the econ courses only require multivariable calc, is taht true? does that mean i only have to take one math and one stat all four years? Also, is 102 easier than 103?

SBR

I think 102 is a lot more relevant to econ than 103, not sure about hardness. Generally though, my trinity friends are of the opinion that math 103 is a course that should be avoided unless one absolutely must take it. Seeing as how one would be competing with a significant number of comparatively hardcore engineers and having gone through all the engineering math courses, I'd say that the opinion is valid.

twinkletoes23

i might become an econ major but i only took 51 and i'm not taking anything econ or math related next semester... is it too late to become an econ major if i do decide?

twinkletoes23

oh is 55 easier than 51?

Arti

51 is kind of an intro, weeder class, i guess. you can probably easily be an econ major if you don't take 55 until sophomore fall; you still have 6 semesters to take however many econ classes you need

wannabazn88

You can definitely still be an econ major if you hold off 55 until sophomore year. One of my friends decided in her junior year to become an econ major so she took 51 in her first semester of junior year and 55 in her second semester. Her senior year has been a little hectic though, in that she is basically taking all econ classes.

bluedevil1027

103 is no joke

dukie11

LISTEN TO THIS ADVICE. TAKE IT (the advice, not the course). I took 103 and I really wish I hadn't. Dumbest move of my life. Don't bother.

loveduke22

I second that.

103 destroyed my GPA and my passion for mathematics.

I shudder at the thought.

SirGecko

What? 103 can totally be a joke! It just depends on who you have. (it might not be easy but mathematicians tell as many jokes as other proffessors)

Seriously though, 103 is hard. Don't take it as a lark, take it if you need to take it. (like engineers, go engineering!)

Romanian

Wow, do you need 103 even for BME? You guys are changing my opinions about wanting to become an engineer :\

I'm a HS junior, so it's kinda early to be asking questions, but I've got a couple:

1) How many *hours* per week are you actually in class (this one's for Trinity, I've deduced that Pratt are in class 27 hours per day, 9 days per week)?

2) How much is there to do outside of class? Will I find my special little niche relatively easily (easier than in highschool... damn these teenage years)?



That's all for now. Thanks in advance.

DukeEgr93

Just wanted to ask what you meant by "even for BME?" :-D All four engineering curricula require three semesters of calculus (MTH 31, 32, 103) and two semesters of diff. eq. and linear algebra (MTH 107, 108), along with one more course (all but MEMS require statistics; ME requires an upper level quantitative course of which statistics is one but not the only one).

Regarding class time, one-credit courses meet for 2.5 hours of lecture each so a fully non-lab normal Trinity schedule would have 10 hours of class and an "overload" would be 12.5. Labs are usually on the order of three hours and recitations are on the order of 1.25 hours so your mileage may vary, especially in the sciences.

A first-semester engineer will usually be taking one non-lab classes, one lab class (MTH, 2 hour lab), and two lab+recitation classes (CHM, 3 hour lab & 50 minute recitation; EGR, 3 hours lab & 75 minute recitation) for approximately 20 hours of class - still much less than you probably have now!

Romanian

What I meant by "even for BME" is that I want to go into BME but don't want to experience the horrors you people are going through. *sigh*

And I was expecting just around 20 hours of classtime. But that would generally translate to 60 hours of homework (or does the 1 in = 3 out rule apply to the part which is not lab?), which is a giant load of work. But yeah, 20 hours is about half as much classtime as I have now =D

I still can't decide if I ought to apply to Trinity or Pratt (I have a pretty secure chance of getting into Duke, so forgive me for counting my chickens before they hatch, but my dreams are blending with my hopes)? I want to double major in Psychology and BME. Which one would I apply to? Or do you think that engineering is mutually exclusive?

nmehta4

hasnt the deadline already passed?