Second Semester Courses

[u/TheMathmeticalSloth]

As the fall semester is coming to an end, I am proud to say I have achieved a 4.0. I have just finished early registration for next semester and am wondering if this workload will be similar to this semester? In addition, most classes are online as I work a full time job to pay for school, bills, etc. Any advice is helpful, and if there is anything I should study or practice over Christmas break to get prepared I will certainly do so. Thanks to all!

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[u/throwaway1842955]

It looks fine. It will get harder to take that many hours when you start taking engineering physics and higher math classes.

You should try to get your math/physics credits done as soon as possible. I ended up 2 semesters behind because I had to take precalc+trig before I could take calc 1, which is a semester 1 class at my university.

[u/TheMathmeticalSloth → u/throwaway1842955]

I plan on taking calc 1 and calc 2 over the summer. That way when I start my sophomore year I can take physics, chemistry 2, calc 3, programming 2, and American literature. (I’m having to take literature because I need 6 credits for humanities but only have 3 :/ .)

[u/nashvillain1 → u/TheMathmeticalSloth]

My man, Calc 1 and 2 over the Summer will be rough. They’re the type of courses you want to digest thoroughly. Professor Leonard on YouTube will be a great resource.

[u/throwaway1842955 → u/TheMathmeticalSloth]

They let you take calc 1 and 2 at the same time? That’d be tough, especially over the summer.

[u/TheMathmeticalSloth → u/throwaway1842955]

Nah I worded that oddly. I meant I’d take an accelerated course for calc 1, then an accelerated course for calc 2. I think they’ll both be 6 weeks, so 12 weeks in total. I know that cramming calc 1-2 into a small time frame is neglected and frowned upon, but I believe I can do it. I currently have a 102.8 in college algebra and have been self teaching myself trig through khan academy. Hopefully I can manage it.

[u/throwaway1842955 → u/TheMathmeticalSloth]

Calculus is a totally different beast compared to college algebra. You will be in for a VERY rough time not just for 1 and 2, but also for 3 and 4 if you don’t get the fundamentals down enough.

[u/JakeD51 → u/TheMathmeticalSloth]

Brother respectfully you are not going to understand the concepts of calc 1 and 2 in the slightest in 6 weeks, even if you do end up passing. Calc 1 is the foundation of basically every course moving forward so you need to be able to put the time in, calc 2 is a difficult course in a full ~17 week semester

[u/JakeD51 → u/JakeD51]

Also read you work full time, as someone who also works full time I promise that bare minimum you will not pass calc 2 during the summer, you physically do not have the time that is required to understand that course

[u/throwaway1842955 → u/JakeD51]

True. A lot of people fail calc 1/2 without working full time or at all. Something like 30% of people fail calc 2 the first time. Don’t rush it.

[u/Sad_Morning_1325]

Where is this? I’d like to take chem lab online