<p>Sorry, I rarely check the forums haha. In all honesty, it depends on what you want to gain from taking the classes. Econ 11A+B is usually the route most econ majors take because it’s only 2 classes. Katz basically always teaches that class and he’s a so-so professor. He usually gets bad ratings because the students taking Econ 11 aren’t necessarily the biggest fans of calculus. The class will teach you the basics of calculus and enough of it to help you with your undergraduate degree in BME.</p>
<p>There’s also the Math 19 or Math 11 route, but both of those require 3 classes. The Math 19 series is more difficult because it’s technically engineering/math calculus. So most of the students in that class are majoring in some type of engineering/math field, while there are usually very few econ students in the class. I took the 19 series and I think it gave me a solid foundation in calculus. I really like eastman/baurele teaching these courses too. However, I do know several econ students who did fail the course, so it really depends on how comfortable you are in calc. I found that Eastman loves to teach fundamentals and concepts, but its completely up to you to know how to actually apply what you learned towards the exams. This is different compared to Econ 11 and Math 11, where most of your exam questions come from hw problems and you just memorize the generic way to solve each type of problem.</p>
<p>Math 11 is normally completely filled with bio/health science students and the class does very basic calculus. I’m not sure if they changed the requirements for BME, but the Math 11 series should still be a valid route for econ students as long as they take Math 22/23 as their third math class.</p>
<p>With all that being said, there are clear advantages for each of these routes. Econ 11 is only 2 classes and will be filled with econ students. Math 19 looks great for grad school applications, should help you out if you decide to take Math 22 instead of Math 23, and it gives you a great understanding of calc. Math 11 is very simple calc and should be pretty easy.</p>
<p>Cons: Econ 11 can be hit or miss with Katz teaching. Also if you are interested in taking courses outside of the Econ department that requires calc, Econ/AMS 11 isn’t always listed as an equivalent. Math 19 is harder compared to the other routes and some people have issues adjusting with the way the course is structured. Math 11 might be too simple which makes Math 22/23 more difficult.</p>
<p>BTW: Minoring in math is still doable if you are majoring in BME. I was actually thinking about it when I was a freshman and planned it out pretty easily. However, I changed gears when I started liking the idea of the ISTM minor instead.</p>