<p>My son has taken AP ECs and is good at math. He is going to take math 25a and ECON 1011a at fall semester. I am wondering if ECON 1011a is too hard.</p>
<p>Thanks for your advice.</p>
<p>wow 10char</p>
<p>i took Ec 1011a as a freshman. it’s very hard, but definitely doable. i’d say that you hardly need any economics experience at all (AP Ec won’t particularly help, and there’s a number of people in the class who go straight to Ec 1011a and bypass Ec 10, the intro ec class); the only requirement you would need would be multivariable calculus (not even all that, just know how to differentiate in multiple variables). you just need mathematical and analytical intuition. the class is entirely based upon models- the creation of mathematical models for economic situations (ex: the third problem on one of our midterms asked us to create a mathematical model that models addiction). the best advice for your son is to shop it during shopping period and see first-hand if he thinks it’s suitable or not. also, another avenue to keep in mind is to take Ec 1011b spring semester of freshman year, and then take 1011a fall semester of sophomore year (1011a is not a prereq for 1011b). 1011b is “easier” than 1011a, so it eases you into everything.</p>
<p>Math 25a is both hard and time-consuming. If your son is in the middle of the class there, he will probably find Ec 1011a both easier and quicker.</p>
<p>Thank you, tennisgirl08 and Aedar.</p>
<p>How time-consuming is the math 25? Average 10 hours are enough?</p>
<p>Math 25 will surely take much more then 10 hours a week. The website says 7 to 15, but for my friends it takes more towards 15.</p>