Is my next semester workload too heavy?

Totoro73
Mon, 19 Dec 2016 01:22:26 +0000

Hey guys,

So I am a math major attending my local community, and I just finished my first year successfully without a mental break down woooo!! So now that I’ve got most of my gen-eds out of the way, it’s time to focus on more major-oriented stuff.

I’m planning to transfer to a UC within a couple years (UCLA is particularly catching my interest) but unfortunately LA requires completion of the calculus-based physics series (3 classes), and 3 classes in C/C++ computer programming which as you can imagine are slightly freaking me out, having no prior experience in either of these disciplines.

Anyways I’m taking Calc 3, Intro to Programming in C++, Mechanics & Wave Motion Physics, and Microeconomics. My programming class is almost 100% online which I wasn’t too happy about (especially since I don’t know anything about it), but it was my best option scheduling-wise. Physics is a lab class so that will be a first for me, Calc I’m not too worried about and I think I can say the same for Econ.

But cumulatively speaking am I going to die? I’m pretty confident in my ability, but I’m also treading in the unknown so I should be on my toes. Do you recommend some reading beforehand on programming or anything else? I’d love to hear any opinions from people who taken these classes or similar to. Is it too much or doable?

Here are the course descriptions to give you a better idea of what they entail:

Analytic Geometry & Calculus 3:
This class covers the further study of limits, parametric equations, vector-valued functions, analytic geometry of three dimensions, partial derivatives, multiple integrals, and Green’s, Stokes’ and the Divergence theorems

Mechanics & Wave Motion Physics:
This course is designed for engineering and physical science majors (such as physics, chemistry, and geology). It presents a lecture and laboratory study of classical mechanics: vectors, particle kinematics, Newton’s laws, equilibrium of rigid bodies, work and energy, gravitation, fluids, momentum, rotational kinematics and dynamics, and oscillations and waves in elastic media.

(Compsci) Intro to Programming:
This course introduces students to programming concepts emphasizing modular design and development of programs, coding style, documentation, debugging and testing. All control structures and data types of a commonly used language are covered

Principles of Microeconomics:
Microeconomics focuses on the study of choices made by economic agents, namely, consumers, resource owners, firms, and government, and how these decisions affect the market for a particular good or service. Typical topics include a detailed study of the market mechanism, the elasticity properties of the demand and supply curves, how individuals make decisions about consumption and labor supply, how firms make decisions about how and how much to produce, and why some goods do not lend themselves to private production. The course also examines types of market structure and current economic issues