Is it a bad idea to take Calc 3, Intro to Higher Math (Intro to proofs and set theory), and ODE in the same semester?

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I am a freshman Math major at the University of Georgia. I am only taking Calculus 2 this semester, but next semester I would love to take Calculus 3, Intro to Higher Math, and Elementary Ordinary Differential Equations. I am breezing through Calculus 2. I tend to understand math pretty well. Would this be too much in one semester? I would do Linear Algebra instead of Diff Eq, but the Linear Algebra I have to take is proof-based, and I have to have Intro to Higher Math to take it. My only other class would be English or some easy elective.

Is this a bad idea?

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You should ask your counselor, but that sounds like a lot of math classes to take all at once.

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Are “Calculus 3” and “Elementary Ordinary Differential Equations” independent, or does either have the other as a prerequisite?

Make sure that you have taken any prerequisites before you take any math class. Math builds on itself a LOT.

I was a math major. I am inclined to agree that calculus 1 and 2 are quite straightforward. It will get more challenging at some point.

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Intro to Higher Math (proof practice and such) will give you the best preview of what upper level math will be like.

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They’re independent. Calc 2 is the only pre req for both of them.

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