hypergreenbean

I'm confused as to which series of courses I should take, could some south campus major please shed some light on these courses please? Thanks in advance.

Chemistry 14A, 14B, 14C, 14D vs.
Chemistry 20A, 20B, 30A, 30B, 30C

Physics 6A, 6B, 6C vs. 1A, 1B, 1C

Math 3A, 3B, 3C vs. 31A, 31B, 32A

deutsch

i believe the latter sequence is the harder one? i would like to know as well..

Federation

Depends what major you are. Engineers will take the 20, 1, and 30 series, while life science majors (generally) will take the 14, 6, and 3. A couple of majors are exceptions--I know biochem does the 20 series for chemistry instead of 14.

Note that a lot of life science majors will let you take either series but most people will stick with the designated life science series. Engineers can only take the engineering ones.

Jinobi

^What he said.

Taking the 20, 1, and 30 series for engineers will give you more flexibility, as engineers and life science majors can apply those classes to their majors. there's a general sentiment that the life science series are slightly easier than the engineering series.

MadeInChina

Hi Hypergreenbean

toxic_waste

if you're interested in certain majors, look at the general catalog. if you have no idea, take the 20/1/30 series.

deutsch

what are the cons of taking the 14/6 life science series?

do med schools prefer the 20/30/1 series?

liyana179

cons are it doesn't count for other majors, so if you switch, you may have to redo your core science classes.

the 20/1/30 series counts for every major, but it's more difficult.

Jinobi

Med schools prefer either one, as long as you get good grades in them.

uchem07

I took Physics 1A and switched to 6BH and 6CH series.

I put in a lot of time and effort and got A in 1A. I put in about 1/5 of that in 6BH and got A+.

Also the lab portion of 6 series is a joke as there is no lab report due and all you have to do is attend the lab sections and perform experiments.

I recommend taking 6 series for physics to save time and grade. But if you are interested in physics and math and willing to put in more time and effort, take 1 series (that means you'll be also taking 31 series Math) because 6 series is not as analytic and quantitative as 1 series is.