<p>Hey guys I am just wondering what are some commonly taken Science/Technology classes in the first year for people who do not plan to major in a science field? Is taking Science Seminars a common thing to do?</p>
<p>anyone? bump…</p>
<p>Hello???</p>
<p>Take OChem.</p>
<p>You mean organic chemistry? Are you being serious?</p>
<p>Yeah, that’s what I’m planning to do.</p>
<p>But isn’t organic chemistry a very rigorous course? Is there any course that does not demand much mathematical background?</p>
<p>Organic chemistry, from what I understand, is raw memorization. If you sit down with your books for long enough and read and reread and memorize and drill, you’re invincible.</p>
<p>Well unfortunately I did not take the AP chemistry exam last year and so can’t take Organic Chemistry in my fresh year… Sigh…</p>
<p>Honestly, with maybe one or two exceptions, ST/QR classes targeted at non-science majors (bridges, stars for stoners, etc) are going to be very lousy courses - you’re going to be wasting your time (simply by attending lectures/precepts/labs, doing hw) and not learning anything. Plus, you’d be missing out on a chance to challenge yourself (moderately, not overkill here) by taking classes in areas that you aren’t as comfortable with, and possibly discovering something that you surprisingly like.</p>
<p>I know that you didn’t specifically ask for it, but since you’re looking for easy ST courses, you might have also originally been looking for an easy QR as well. If that’s the case, then a good QR class to take would be COS 126, the introduction to computer science course here. I know many humanities-oriented people who have taken COS 126 and really enjoyed it a lot, even though they had no prior programming experience. I’m not saying it’s an easy class, but it’s definitely a doable one even for people who have no prior programming experience and are self-proclaimed math-averse people.</p>
<p>As for good ST classes that humanities people would like… that is harder to say. I really can’t imagine any of the intro physics (PHY 103 is kind of boring, PHY 105 is way overkill) or bio/chem classes fitting that bill. But maybe something like PSY 101? You should definitely keep asking around, but seriously consider avoiding those BS classes.</p>
<p>No I have no problem with Quantitative reasoning. I enjoy math, but I have trouble with science and memorizing scientific facts. </p>
<p>So I guess intro physics might be a good fit for me because a large part of it consists of math?</p>
<p>And also do humanities people usually finish off the ST requirements in their freshman year?</p>
<p>I’m not sure how common these are, but I’ve heard of non-science majors taking these:</p>
<p>PSY 101: Intro to Psych
ANT 215: Human Adaptation
EEB 211: The Biology of Organisms
GEO 102b: Climate: Past, Present, and Future
CEE 262b: Structures and the Urban Environment (Bridges)
ENV 201: Fundamentals of Environmental Studies: Population, Land Use, Biodiversity, and Energy
ENV 340: Environmental Challenges and Sustainable Solutions</p>