<p>Hey people…i can offer u some of my knowledge here…</p>
<p>Here goes…
I had a friend attend Harvard University who graduated one year ago. He was summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, and all that good stuff. Basically, he was considered one of the best students in his class (top 5 students) to attend Harvard. </p>
<p>In his career he had an A (strong solid A) in every class (and he took some awfully difficult / soul-crushing classes) but one…Math 55a. In that class he got an A-. However, when i asked him what he thought of the class, he said (and i quote): “it was the most rewarding class i took at Harvard” and that it gave u a strong background in much of undergraduate mathematics. </p>
<p>He also said that he “spent sleepless nights” trying to go through the problem sets. Mind, he probable procrastinated until a couple of nights before they were due…but heck he had the guts and the brains to cope with it. </p>
<p>Anyways…my point is…it was the best class he took (HE DEEPLY LIKED math even though he was a literature/philosophy major) and he did not regret it. If you are like him…meaning that u like math or u think u are ready for such a class…by all means take it. </p>
<p>However…he did say u had to be committed to the class…otherwise u were just paving the road to a very discomfiting first semester at Harvard. </p>
<p>Anyways…hope that helped</p>
<p>By the way…if any of u want to see what the notes / problem sets for the class looks like…say so… i will post the link for last year’s Math 55a/b class.</p>
<p>The link should give u a good picture of what the class looks like.</p>