Community college Schedule HELP!

Thomas_1
Sat, 05 Jul 2008 13:20:37 +0000

Yea, I already placed in Calculus 1. But I dont know which math courses will take the most time.

I don’t agree with that. It really depends on the students strengths and personality. For me Linear Algebra took the LEAST time of all these classes. I didn’t spend more than 2-4 hours studying a day before a test (and I got a 98% total in the class), and I didn’t bother with the homework either, because it was really straightforward. Basically all I did was memorizing the definitions and then applying them on the exam. And yes, the class was proof based, but the proofs were so trivial that once you understand them there’s nothing you can study about them and memorizing doesn’t help you. But well, if you are not good with logic (the threadstarter should be, because he’s a CS major), then things may be different. But I spent literally 10 times (!) more time on my calc classes, I really had to study for these.

I would recommend pairing especially LA with other classes, not calculus.

And I agree, don’t take too many units the first semester. Start with 12-14, develop some good study habits, and then take 15-18 over the next semesters.