How much math did you take in college?

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DaWhim

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taking 12 math credits next sem(calc 3, intro to diff eq and linear algebr). does econometrics count? it is pretty much statistics.
 

orakle

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Nov 28, 2002
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Precalculus
Calculus 1, 2, 3 (currently)
Linear Algebra 1

All in all about 15 credit hours (If I did that right.. 3hrs of instruction + 2hrs lab per week each course).

Science diploma.. going into bac. of engineering where I'll have another 9 or so credit hours of math instruction and a fvckload of physics.
 

jagec

Lifer
Apr 30, 2004
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I think around 29, it's hard to say because I started at a semester-based school and transferred to a quarter-based school.
 

sobriquet

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Originally posted by: Eeezee
For the dude who said "thank god for AP", keep in mind that those are on your transcript as courses that you transferred to the college. If you have 4 credits of calc 1 and 4 credits of calc 2, then you have 8 credits of college math :p

Yeah, I know that's how it works, but the point is I didn't take them while I was in college.
 

esun

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Nov 12, 2001
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8, EECS

Multivariable Calculus (4)
Linear Algebra + Differential Equations (4)

I'm taking a discrete math course right now, but since it's under our CS department technically, I don't consider it math. I doubt I'll take more in the future (too many EE courses to take first).
 

mercanucaribe

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Oct 20, 2004
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Originally posted by: her209
30 hours... that's like 5 classes!

:confused:

A class is 3, maybe 4 hours around here. Where do you go to school? I only took calculus 1 differential/integral calculus.
I'm a geography major, and I should have taken statistics... but I guess I learned enough from a field methods class.
 

gocubs2k5

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3 credit hours. If I recall correctly, the class was called introduction to contemporary math. we did stupid stuff we all did in the 5th grade like venn diagrams. I was a history major, so I only had to take one. I chose that class because it was in the early afternoon and on tuesdays and thursdays. i never took a single class in college that met on a friday. damn....that was a long time ago now. ill finish my 3rd year of law school in a couple months, so i guess that makes me an adult or something...
 

TuxDave

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Oct 8, 2002
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Calc I,II,III,Diff Eq = 16
Linear Algebra,Numerical Analysis,Probability=12
Discrete Math (does that count?) = 4

28.. maybe 32 if DM counts. 35 if I get to include my signals and systems class. :p

<== EECS
 

skim milk

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Apr 8, 2003
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Calc 1-3, Diff EQ, Linear Algebra, Statistics, Regression analysis, numerical analysis, mathematical statistics 1, mathematical statistics 2, Discrete Structures, 4-5 more math classes
 

jagec

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Apr 30, 2004
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OK, next question.

How much meth did you take in college?
Were you an art major?
 

wasssup

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Nov 28, 2000
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Originally posted by: wasssup
ooops voted incorectly...

calc 1-4: 20 credits (4 credits + 1 for labs)
linear algebra - 4 credits
algorithms - 4 credits
statistics - 4 credits
discrete math 1-2 - 8 credits

40 credits...dunno if i missed anything, but bleh, who really cares, i've got a crappy "customer service" oriented job right now, sucks ass.

well i missed diff eq and numerical analysis. 48 credits...wow.
 

markgm

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Originally posted by: simms
So wait, say for a Math course there are 3 hours of lecture a week and 1 hour of tutorial, is that 3 credit hours or 4?

And what about a chemistry course, where there are 3 hours a week in lecture, 1 in tutorial, and 4 hours in a lab setting?

Normally that would count for 3 credits of math and 3 of chemistry.

Originally posted by: tfcmasta97
holy ****** over 50% in engineering?

you're all leet and i 'spect that.

Originally posted by: Howard
49 out of 104 voters majored in engineering. That might explain something.

I took 4 years as a Mechanical Engineer and then my fifth I transferred to Information Science when I got over what other people thought of what I would be doing for work and instead went for what I would actually want to do. It was an easy transfer, for some reason every class carried over ;). If I didn't take all of the Engineering math there is no way I'd have anything close.

Thanks for all the responses!
 

theknight571

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Mar 23, 2001
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Originally posted by: clamum
Calculus I
Calculus II
Calculus III
Statistics
Linear Algebra
Discrete Math
Cryptography

Total of 25 credit hours (CS major)

Almost exactly what I took in college.

Although I had Calc II twice. :(

Calc never clicked....still doesn't. Good thing I haven't needed anything more than basic algebra on the job. :)
 

ryan256

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Hehe... on a side note. If you ever want to see a math major get pissed off... Ask them if they are going to get a job as an accountant.
 

EngenZerO

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I did 30 hours of math with my dual degree for computer science engineering and microbiology. I also did 6 hours of Statisics... not to mention my 12 hours of physics based calculus... hmm... i did alot of math...
 

DaShen

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Dec 1, 2000
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21+, No, No

I don't remember the exact number, but classes off the top of my head, I took at least 7 classes.

Calc II, Lin Alg, Diff Eq, Predicate Calc, Logics (Proofs/More Pred Calc), Probability, Cryptography... <Some other proof and theory classes>

I wouldn't say Automata Theory is directly Mathematics, but it dealt with Turing systems, P and NP system, state systems, and AI. More of a computer science thing, but it had a lot of math involved.