<p>I have an interview this afternoon, and I realized that I don’t know how to say the course I’m interested in, 6-2, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Would it be ‘six dash two’ or simply ‘six two’ or something completely different?</p>
<p>pronounced ‘six two’</p>
<p>for classes, same thing: 8.02 = ‘eight oh two’</p>
<p>Similar question on pronunciations. Is general institute requirements (GIR) pronounced “gee eye are” or is it something like “grr” like the sound a tiger makes? I know, it’s a silly question.</p>
<p>Thank you very much!!</p>
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<p>This really made me laugh.</p>
<p>It’s “gee eye are”.</p>
<p>You can also pronounce “six two” as “double E”</p>
<p>^Indeed, the phonetic pronunciation. ;)</p>
<p>Haha, thanks. I rather find out through CC than by mispronouncing it on campus.</p>
<p>Yes, course 6-2 is pronounced “six two.” Other courses, such as course 2, have their own pronunciations (e.g. “Mech E”).</p>
<p>Some other pronunciation tips: “5.111” is pronounced “five eleven one” as opposed to “five one eleven.” I think it’s because there’s a “5.112” which should be pronounced “five eleven two.” But they’re not expecting you to know all the course numbers lol. I’m a freshman and I still don’t know all of them yet.</p>
<p>^It’s actually because, back in the day, there was a single freshman chemistry course, which was called 5.11. So the etymology derives from that course. :)</p>
<p>In the same spirit as Mollie, the standard Classical Mechanics course is 8.01 (“eight oh one”). Because of that, 8.012 (a more theoretical, and harder [just ask @rspence!] version of 8.01), is pronounced “eight oh one” + “two,” so “eight oh one two,” and the same rule applies for 8.022 (rspence, you taking it next semester??).</p>
<p>One more rule: example would be 18.02 (multivariable calculus) pronounced “eighteen oh two” (not “one eight oh two”). Again, as Mollie suggested, the etymology is derived from the course name and/or original class, which is this case, is “Course Eighteen.” :-)</p>
<p>I thought eecs was just called course 6?</p>
<p>The EECS department (course 6) has three undergraduate degree tracks: 6-1 (electrical science and engineering), 6-2 (electrical engineering and computer science), and 6-3 (computer science and engineering).</p>
<p>Oh! Thanks Mollie!</p>
<p>Yeah, 8.012’s hard. It sometimes carries the nickname “Physics for Masochists.”</p>
<p>@WiseGuy, I’m probably gonna stick with 8.02 next semester. I only took AP Physics C (Mech) and I don’t know a lot of E/M.</p>