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02-16-2008, 01:39 AM
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#526 | | Junior Member
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| pretty much everywhere on campus has wireless internet. | 
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02-22-2008, 02:19 AM
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#527 | | New Member
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| Just wondering, as a Cal student right now, would taking summer school in Community College count toward my credits? | |
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02-23-2008, 06:31 PM
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| Who ever is a Berkeley student, what would be better for a freshman entering: a bicycle or a car? What are the benefits of either one? | |
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02-23-2008, 06:44 PM
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| neozengar: Yes, community college classes add to your unit count. I've heard you can petition for those credits to replace GEs here, but you have to get the approval beforehand.
Nice_try09: Probably a bicycle. The dorms have bike racks outside. Berkeley has a lot of good biking routes as well. Parking is rather difficult to find in Berkeley unless you have a paid space. Cars are really helpful in certain situations (e.g. as an architecture student, I've relied on my sister's car to transport my models and to take me to places like Tap Plastics), but they aren't necessary. The buses will take you pretty much everywhere. | |
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02-23-2008, 06:47 PM
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| What if you are majoring in civil engineering? | |
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03-01-2008, 04:06 PM
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| Is Cal as cutthroat as I hear? People ripping pages out of library books? | |
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03-06-2008, 02:17 PM
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#532 | | Junior Member
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| i am an international freshman at a US university.
I want to take some math courses in berkeley in the summer. I intend for the credits to be transferred but I am having trouble understanding the course numbers and pre-reqs for math courses. Can some one help me with that? | |
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03-07-2008, 12:48 AM
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#533 | | Junior Member
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| tweety43: Search the Online Schedule of Classes: Summer
1A, 1B - Single variable calc
53 - Multivariable calc
54 - Linear algebra, diff eqs
104 - Intro to real analysis
110 - Linear algebra
113 - Abstract algebra
185 - Complex analysis
1B is the prereq for 53/54. 53 and 54 are the prereqs for the upper-division classes with course number >100. Though I doubt the instructors really check for prereqs.
Last edited by Cupola : 03-07-2008 at 12:50 AM.
Reason: grammar
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03-07-2008, 01:39 AM
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| nice_try09: don't bring a car. it'll be super inconvenient, especially your first year.
Ec10: it depends on the major. for the most part, though, you can avoid crazy people. | |
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03-07-2008, 01:16 PM
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#535 | | Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates --> Berkeley Class of '11
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| @Ec10: I've never heard or seen anything of the sort. For what it's worth I took BA 10 last semester (one of the most competitive classes at Berkeley if you believe the hype) and I found it to be perfectly fine. Everyone in my discussion section and those that I got to know in lecture treated it as any other class; they wanted to do well of course, but I didn't see anything even remotely cut throat.
@nice_try09: Why would majoring in civil engineering change anything?
If you're living in any of the dorms (except perhaps Clark Kerr) you should be able to walk to your classes easily. You may need to bike from Clark Kerr. Besides, as a freshman engineering major you're going to be taking classes all over campus anyway. | |
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03-07-2008, 01:33 PM
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| thanks so much cupola! | |
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03-08-2008, 05:17 PM
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#537 | | Senior Member
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| Walk from Valley Life Sciences to Zellerbach?
Can I walk from Valley Life Sciences ( for the Information Session on Mathematics, Science, and Engineering at Berkeley on Sunday at 1:00 ) to Zellerbach ( for Alvin ailey Dance at 3) on a Sunday? How long will it take? Are there any alternatives? | |
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03-08-2008, 05:32 PM
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| Oh yes, it's less than 10 minute walk. | |
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03-08-2008, 06:52 PM
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| Thanks!... | |
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03-09-2008, 08:59 PM
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#540 | | Junior Member
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| does any one know what the difference between "LEC" and "DIS" in the course title means?
For example: What is the difference between: MATHEMATICS 53 P 002 LEC
and MATHEMATICS 53 S 101 DIS?
Also, what is the level of difficulty of these courses and would one recommend a non-math major to take them? | |
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