Am I done with math?

[Green Pirate]

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I came in to college with AP credit for one semester of calculus and I took the second semester of calculus in the fall. I'm taking Stats this semester... am I done with math after this or do med schools want to see another semester of calculus?

 

[armybound]

you're done

 

[HumbleMD]

Schools want to see one semester of college level math. Some schools don't even require calculus. If APing out of one semester, your options are taking Calc II or Stats.

 

[Green Pirate]

beautiful. I'm not a big fan of math.

 

[munnabhai]

something tells me that your interest lies in neurosci.

I thought that I was done with math until last semester when I took cell neurophys... needed diff eq, prob, and lin al. If you like cell neurosci (rather than systemic neuroanatomy or behavioral neurosci) then I think you should take another semester of cal and maybe even diff eq.

 

[WCGee]

For most schools, you're good as long as you have two math courses (one can be stats). ie. I APed out of both Calc I and Stats and I've been fine in terms of getting in. (I hate math also)

 

[Green Pirate]

I dont think my school offers cell neurophys so I don't think it matters for me. interesting to hear that that high level of math would be required for a neuro class though. My college doesn't have many neuro specific classes in general

 

[armybound]

I dont think my school offers cell neurophys so I don't think it matters for me. interesting to hear that that high level of math would be required for a neuro class though. My college doesn't have many neuro specific classes in general

my school only has 1 neuroscience course that requires advanced math, and it's a graduate level neurophys course.

I elected not to take that one 🙂

 

[Green Pirate]

my school only has 1 neuroscience course that requires advanced math, and it's a graduate level neurophys course.

I elected not to take that one 🙂

as would I. I gotta say, I'm suprised neuroscience classes place that much emphasis on math. I can see why there might be math involved, but I guess I'm more interested in the physiological function of the nervous system than the number grinding. Hopefully neuro won't be that math intensive in med school.

 

[armybound]

as would I. I gotta say, I'm suprised neuroscience classes place that much emphasis on math. I can see why there might be math involved, but I guess I'm more interested in the physiological function of the nervous system than the number grinding. Hopefully neuro won't be that math intensive in med school.

as far as I know, the physiology of neurons isn't covered much. not the advanced part, anyway. my BS is in neuroscience and the most I know about neurophys are the concentrations of ions on either side of the membrane, the Goldman-Katz equation, threshold, resting membrane potential, etc.