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Posted by Goashem on Jul-10-2004 02:53:

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how hard is Math 1A03 ? i have to choose between this course or 1M03. I really wanna take 1A03 but i cant fail it. i did very well in my gr12 calculus class do you think ill have problem in this course? is there anyway i can get the taste of this course before the school year starts?

Posted by trancechaos on Jul-10-2004 06:53:

my advice is leave macmaster and find a university without snobish nerds, then you will get the help you need since everyone is not soo competitive

Posted by Sly_Guy on Jul-10-2004 15:35:

Stay away from math electives at Mac. Mac's math courses are harder than other courses relative to other universities, and unless you're already in a math intensive program [science or engineering] I really would stay away from it. Secondly, the course description may be saying that the course will cover stuff you've already learned, but there's a hell of a difference between the difficulty of problems done in high school and that of university. If you've got a choice stay out of it.

Posted by 404 Science on Jul-14-2004 04:47:

it sounds like you're talking about a 1st year calculus course. It should be mostly review, but if you're choosing the advanced calc for engineers and math students, get ready to get your ass kicked. nothing is easy at a school like mac, and doing good in grade 12 math wont mean you'll do good in university, you're gonna have to work much harder to get the same marks... you'll see what i mean, its not that bad, but you'll have to get used to it... it will seem like a joke at first, but trust me... you will be complaining by the end of the year.

Posted by Sly_Guy on Jul-14-2004 15:07:

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Originally posted by 404 Science
it sounds like you're talking about a 1st year calculus course. It should be mostly review, but if you're choosing the advanced calc for engineers and math students, get ready to get your ass kicked. nothing is easy at a school like mac, and doing good in grade 12 math wont mean you'll do good in university, you're gonna have to work much harder to get the same marks... you'll see what i mean, its not that bad, but you'll have to get used to it... it will seem like a joke at first, but trust me... you will be complaining by the end of the year.

What he'd be taking is the science 1st year first term calc course. And math's are the toughest subject at Mac. So unless you're extremely profiecient [which I found out I'm only moderately proficient] stay clear

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jul-14-2004 15:22:

Posted by Goashem on Jul-14-2004 16:01:

heh its kinda too late for me to switch universities. i think ill survive.

Posted by PartyHarlequin on Jul-14-2004 16:18:

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Originally posted by ShadoWolf
McMaster >> York

YORK!?!?! The dude got into McMaster and you're telling him to go to York?

As far as courses I'm not sure, but definitely don't leave Mac for anything short of= UoT, Queens, UBC, McGill, maybe Western.

On another note I just realized those are all the universities I applied to lol.

Posted by drgoodvibe on Jul-14-2004 17:50:

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Originally posted by trancechaos
my advice is leave macmaster and find a university without snobish nerds, then you will get the help you need since everyone is not soo competitive

i work with a bunch of Mac grads, all with BCOMMs and there all a bunch of nice guys. Greedy as hell, but all have or want to genuinly help each other.

Posted by ShadoWolf on Jul-14-2004 18:17:

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Originally posted by PartyHarlequin
YORK!?!?! The dude got into McMaster and you're telling him to go to York?

As far as courses I'm not sure, but definitely don't leave Mac for anything short of= UoT, Queens, UBC, McGill, maybe Western.

On another note I just realized those are all the universities I applied to lol.

lol no I'm trying to say that McMaster is way better than York.

Posted by mr. poopyhead on Jul-14-2004 21:07:

mac? snobs? since when?

snobs = queens

i've never taken either course, but i took math 1N03 which is engineering calculus... i have no idea what high school math is like these days but as long as you can differentiate and integrate, 1N03 wasn't too hard... 2nd term calculus was a different story...

so yeah, if you can handle OAC calculus (or its equivalent, whatever it is these days) then you can handle either course since i'm assuming they're not as hard as ENG math...

welcome to mac btw....

Posted by 404 Science on Jul-14-2004 22:21:

ok if its just science calc you will find it a breeze, 1st semester engineering calc is a little harder. I go to mcgill and i found it pretty hard... Second semester was another story... twice as hard. But science is easy (flame suit on) compared to engineering so dont worry...

Posted by Goashem on Jul-14-2004 23:06:

its says Math 1A03 is Calculus 1: Differential calculus, the definite integral, techniques of integration, differential equations with applications. as opposed to Math 1M03 which is just Differential and integral calculus. the second choice sounds like its gonna be too easy for me. i just need to know that calc 1 is not too hard and ill take it (if i can get no less than 75 in it).

Posted by Sly_Guy on Jul-15-2004 01:42:

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Originally posted by Goashem
its says Math 1A03 is Calculus 1: Differential calculus, the definite integral, techniques of integration, differential equations with applications. as opposed to Math 1M03 which is just Differential and integral calculus. the second choice sounds like its gonna be too easy for me. i just need to know that calc 1 is not too hard and ill take it (if i can get no less than 75 in it).

Here's the deal dude...I'm at mac, and I took the engineer version of this course, which is basically a mirror image of 1A03 a couple years ago. I got 87% in my OAC calc course and 65% [or more accurately a 5] in 1N03. It's tough, and since I don't think you're doing a math heavy program, based on the fact that this course would be an elective, be careful choosing it. Math is hard at mac. And stay away from Dr. Jopko's class, that man with the head!!