somes questions on classes

sleck · 08-15-2009, 03:17 AM

I was told that "Whether you take 8.01 or 8.012, it all shows up on your official transcript as "Physics I"", is this the same for all other subjects - 18.01 and 18.02 will show as "Math I" on your transcript?

Chem:
5.111 Principles of Chemical Science vs. 3.091 Introduction to Solid State Chemistry, whats the difference in difficulty?

Physics:
What's the difference between 8.01 and 8.01x?

"HASS-D subjects are intended for students who have never pursued a particular field and might never again" (quote taken from: http://mit.edu/firstyear/2013/subjects/hass.html)-
what does this mean? students who have never pursued a particular field in humanities or do they mean in any field?

Does MIT have classes in debate?

21F.222 Expository Writing for Bilingual Students - is this class for ESL students or bilingual students who are fluent in English?

Thank you very much! You guys have been a great help!

Star* · 08-15-2009, 03:32 AM

Ok, so 18.01 and 18.02 are actually two completely different classes... 18.01 is single variable calculus, and 18.02 is multi variable calculus. As such, they will be designated differently on your transcript. Maybe you're thinking of 18.01 vs 18.014/3/whatever. I'm pretty sure those actually show up differently on a transcript.

As for physics, 8.01x isn't offered anymore. Instead we have 8.01t (which is the TEAL version of physics that most people take), 8.01L (a longer version of 8.01, covering the same material but taking an extra 4 weeks and finishing at the end of IAP. This class is geared towards people with weaker backgrounds in physics / calculus), or 8.012 (also known as "physics for masochists"). There's also 8.011, which is for people who failed 8.01 in the fall.

And HASS-D classes... they're just messed up. Basically, don't worry about that quote. What they're trying to say is that you probably don't have experience in that particular field (for example people taking 24.900 have probably never taken a linguistics class before). This is because more advanced classes aren't allowed to carry HASS-D credit. But there's nothing stopping somebody who does have experience from taking a HASS-D class in that field. Also, many people take a HASS-D class, get interested in the subject, and then turn that into their HASS concentration.

kryptonsa36 · 08-15-2009, 01:18 PM

Classes will show up on your transcript exactly as they are named in the Course Catalog.

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I know that 8.01/8.01L/8.012 all show up on the external transcript as Physics I. Is this also true for math classes like 18.02/18.02A/18.022/18.023/18.024?

I assume that, since the names of 18.023 and 18.024 are "Calculus II with Applications" and "Calculus II with Theory," respectively, those will appear on your transcript accordingly.

I believe course numbers also appear on your transcript. Viewers of your transcript will therefore know if you took 18.02 versus 18.022. Whether they realize the significance of the additional 2, though, is another question.

la montagne · 08-15-2009, 02:45 PM

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I believe course numbers also appear on your transcript. Viewers of your transcript will therefore know if you took 18.02 versus 18.022. Whether they realize the significance of the additional 2, though, is another question.

I think those numbers only show up on your internal transcript; just the class names show up on the external one. I may be wrong, though...

kryptonsa36 · 08-16-2009, 02:34 PM

I think I remember seeing course numbers on unofficial transcripts.

Walton12 · 08-24-2009, 12:26 AM

Is 18.02 one semester?
If so, what do people usually take Spring of freshman year if they use AP credit for 18.01?

Also, are the 9 credits lost (if one chooses the 18.01A/18.02A road instead of 18.02 off the bat) a big disadvantage in the big picture? I am debating between taking the 18.01A/18.02A road, and just taking 18.02 fall semester. Do many concepts from 18.01 show up in 18.02?

Thanks for the help!!!

AKiss20 · 08-24-2009, 12:35 AM

If people take 18.02 in fall semester, they will prob take 18.03 spring (I plan on taking 18.01A/18.02A IAP fall semester to brush up on 18.01 before launching into multi as I took the BC test in junior not senior year, and spring I will take 18.03) as 18.03 is a pre-requisite for just about every major.

Walton12 · 08-24-2009, 01:05 AM

I'll probably take 18.02 since I took BC senior year.
Can you take 18.03 or an introduction to it during IAP?

AKiss20 · 08-24-2009, 01:09 AM

18.03 is a full semester class so can't take it in IAP.

As for an intro, not really sure what you are looking for, but if you just want to get started look at OCW

PiperXP · 08-24-2009, 01:40 AM

You can self study and test out of 18.03, though this would also require doing psets.

oasis · 08-24-2009, 06:11 AM

Debate - there's a Debate club (you'll get to go to a huge number of other colleges for tournaments) that's very newbie friendly. That'll probably teach you more about debate than any other public speaking class at MIT. =D

molliebatmit · 08-24-2009, 08:01 AM

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Also, are the 9 credits lost (if one chooses the 18.01A/18.02A road instead of 18.02 off the bat) a big disadvantage in the big picture?

Unlikely. Almost everybody graduates with a lot more units than they need -- it's not that tough to accumulate 180 units outside the GIRs.

At any rate (and someone please correct me if I'm wrong), I think you end up with the same number of units if you take 18.01A/2A vs. taking credit for 18.01 + taking 18.02 -- 18.01A and 18.02A are both 12-unit classes.