Testing out of DiffEq

despair
Fri, 29 May 2009 18:11:25 +0000

depends on your major

I took Diff Eq in high school with AEM by kresnig, and took the placement test, and they said I could either take 21-259 (calc in 3D) or 21-260 (Diff Eq). I took Diff Eq, and it was really easy (depends on who’s teaching).

The person to talk to about taking a test would be John Mackey (just google it), if you are CIT and you want to transfer the credit, talk to Kurt Larsen. If you are in the other departments, find the dean of the department.

Caveat1: Sometimes, it’s just easier to take these classes again, and get A’s. Yea it is a waste of your time, but it inflates your grade, and I’ve seen many kids do it. But get the transfer nevertheless (you can still take it again even with credit)

Caveat2: If you are a math major, they make you take an year long class that covers the material of Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Diff Eq, and Lin Alg. So it really doesn’t matter if you place out. You need to take it.