h2x_jump

Alright so here is the deal, I am trying to decide what math I should take. I don't really know how this all works. I took AP Calculus AB and BC and got 5's on both part, and it was all really easy for me to understand. That should correspond to Math 1A and Math 1B. I also took Multivariable Calculus at a community college, we used James Stewart Early Transcendentals, I have the fifth edition. That should be Math 53 right? And Assist.org supports that. Would I be in trouble going straight to Linear Algebra, I am in EECS so I am more worried about Physics applications of Calculus. Seeing as I am already a little fuzzy on partial derivatives, Green, Stokes, and Gauss Theorems, as well as Curl and the like. I have the book still though, so it wouldn't be hard to read up. I ended up getting a B in that class, for a variety of reasons, none of them having to do with a lack of understanding, mostly not caring. Opinions?

Azure326

I'm EECS and I'm taking both Math 53 and Math 54 right now. 53 is not a prerequisite for 54 and the classes are really independent of each other. The only overlapping is general stuff like vectors, dot products, cross products, etc., but they'll re-teach that stuff to you anyway in 54. I'd recommend going straight to 54.

cnat

Yeah, straight to 54.
I'm not sure how true this is for EECS, but for other engineering majors, students and say the math you learn in 53 to 54 is not as relevant as you would think it would be.

I think engineering, to improve its program, is moving to have its own math courses for engineers/integrate them into E classes in the future.
anyone know more about this?

kenf1234

You're certainly safe in starting with 54. After you finish 54, you can talk to people and decide if you want to take 53. You certainly don't have to, since you've already taken the comparable course at community college. I would simply delay the decision, take 54 in the Fall, worry about it later.

h2x_jump

Sick. That is what I wanted to hear. Thanks.