Did you take Caculus 2?

[poshdoctor]

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I know not all school require Calc 2, but some do.

Did you take it??

I was planning on just taking Calc 1 & Stats.

Thanks 🙂

 

[eablackwell]

I did, but then again I also took calc 3 and physics I & II for engineers. I did this so that I could go into engineering if med school didn't pan out after a couple cycles. If engineering isn't your goal, I would advise against anything past calc 1 or 2. Calc I and Stats would be perfectly find for almost all med schools.

 

[poshdoctor]

I did, but then again I also took calc 3 and physics I & II for engineers. I did this so that I could go into engineering if med school didn't pan out after a couple cycles. If engineering isn't your goal, I would advise against anything past calc 1 or 2. Calc I and Stats would be perfectly find for almost all med schools.

Yeah I think i'll stick with the calc and stats combo since I'm a Psych major 🙂

 

[Tsukiyo]

As a bio major, I was given the option to take pre-cal and no stats but to fill the requirements I tool Calc I and Business Stats instead. (I was trying to over-do it to look good. xD)

I think Calc II is a requirement at some schools if your undergrad major is Chemistry.

 

[deleted357625]

would intro to stats work

 

[rafflecopter]

What, pray tell, is "Caculus?"

 

[Seahawk]

As if you really needed to post this in the pre-dental and pre-opt section too.

 

[Isoprop]

Yes I took Calc II and Stats.

 

[Catalystik]

Me, too. And the Statistics is the only math class that has been handy to have.

 

[eablackwell]

I think Calc II is a requirement at some schools if your undergrad major is Chemistry.

This is due to pchem. Calc II is a prereq for it (if I remember correctly).

 

[Isoprop]

Me, too. And the Statistics is the only math class that has been handy to have.

Well, maybe.

 

[eablackwell]

I love that webcomic 🙂

 

[Catalystik]

Well, maybe.

 

[poshdoctor]

As if you really needed to post this in the pre-dental and pre-opt section too.

I did lol because I'm still a pre-health and I haven't decided yet......

wow do people on SDN check what other members post on other sections????

 

[poshdoctor]

Me, too. And the Statistics is the only math class that has been handy to have.

I agree I took AP Stats in HS and I loved it. This whole calculus thing has stroked me as uninteresting, boring, and hard

Hats off to all you Math majors out there!

 

[Catalystik]

I did lol because I'm still a pre-health and I haven't decided yet......

wow do people on SDN check what other members post on other sections????

Yes, they do. And if the moderators notice the cross-posting, they'll close or merge most of them.

 

[nisarg2010]

ya as an engineering major, i have taken calc 2+calc 3 and will be taking differential equations next semester

 

[Wolfman89]

Yes. At my school calc I and calc II are required for a b.s. in biology.

 

[circulus vitios]

Yes. Then again, I'm a math major. :\

 

[Dookie2010]

Yes. At my school calc I and calc II are required for a b.s. in biology.

+1

But I would only take it if it's required. It really doesn't seem like it would be very useful as a physician. Especially now that computers and calculators do almost everything for you.

 

[WorldChanger36]

Tried it but then I had a death in the family and the professor refused to give me an I grade so I withdrew rather then be forced to take a two test ( test four and the final) back to back with little preparation and a bit emotionally compromised. Would have made a B+ in the class if I didn't have issues. Lots of work that class is though and expensive to take an a University, CC is way cheaper.

 

[CaliGirl14]

The question remains: do most places require calc 2?

 

[PreMedder]

Yes. Then again, I'm a math major. :\

lol x2. Point of thread?


none. 👎

 

[gettheleadout]

The question remains: do most places require calc 2?

Places as in undergrads or med schools?

Undergrads: Depends on the degree you're pursuing, obviously...
Med schools: Only Harvard, WashU, and Hopkins require Calc 2. (HST requires through Diff EQ)

 

[Wolfman89]

+1

But I would only take it if it's required. It really doesn't seem like it would be very useful as a physician. Especially now that computers and calculators do almost everything for you.

Yea. I am not down with it but since they already require physics for a bio degree I guess I need the calc for physics and I need the physics for the MCAT.

 

[ceng2doc]

ya as an engineering major, i have taken calc 2+calc 3 and will be taking differential equations next semester

Those were done back in the day...

Calc-1-2 (for engineers)
Stats-1-2
Differential equations
Linear Programming
Signal processing
Digital control (also, z-control)
Simulation
Circuit theory
Mechatronics
etc., etc...

 

[ascarybear]

Calc I II III and matrices

 

[JoshuaGuit]

I took calculus 1 (A), calculus 2 (A), and just finished/am finishing intro to differential equations (A). Taking physics 1/2 calc based.

Honestly it's not that bad, they're so much easier than legitimate engineering courses.

 

[RONDIZZLE27]

Ahh I just registered for calc 2 next semester...I hope it doesn't come back to bite me, calc is a ***** at my uni. The only reason I am taking it is because im in this "math scholars program" that my advisor put me in lol

 

[Forat2]

If you have taken Calc I might as well go for Calc II, time permitting, it puts things together nicely

 

[UpperEastSide]

had Calc 2, Calc 3, Diff. EQ, Linear Algebra, Vector calc, Intro to analysis 1 and 2, and Number theory...... (math minor 😀)

 

[Mithril]

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[addo]

I always wanted to take partial diff eqs, and number theory but I thought that it would be pretty masochistic to take them for the sake of taking them.

 

[aamirakram19]

Yeah I think i'll stick with the calc and stats combo since I'm a Psych major 🙂

Check if your school has like a "watered down" version of Calc 2 and take that instead of stats if you want to impress med schools since Calc 2 is a Weed out class for engineers and scientists so there's that less notorious version of it offered at my school. One is for Bio majors and another is for Business majors.

 

[aamirakram19]

I took calculus 1 (A), calculus 2 (A), and just finished/am finishing intro to differential equations (A). Taking physics 1/2 calc based.

Honestly it's not that bad, they're so much easier than legitimate engineering courses.

Really, I find it the opposite.

 

[lacrosse87]

Ugh...Fourier series & transforms, Partial Differential Equations, complex analysis (calculus involving imaginary numbers), etc etc... interesting stuff that I enjoyed learning but a pain in the butt/overkill for those wishing to be a physician. Comes with being a bioengineering major.

Just curious, what do you define as Calculus I and II? My school (Penn) has calc 1 = applications of integration (donut method or w/e it was called), infinite series, talor, blah blah. Calc II = triple integration, partial derivatives, polar coordinates, vectors + multivariable, first & second order differential equations, etc etc blah blah.

I noticed my freshman year (5 years ago....) that my friend at Bucknell and gf (ex now haha) at Boston College had their calc II and calc III curriculum = to Penn's calc I and II. Is this similiar for other universities? Just curious about the differences

 

[addo]

I noticed my freshman year (5 years ago....) that my friend at Bucknell and gf (ex now haha) at Boston College had their calc II and calc III curriculum = to Penn's calc I and II. Is this similiar for other universities? Just curious about the differences

It seems that your school does 3 semesters worth of calculus in 2. I learned everything you did in 3 semesters.

 

[Lil Mick]

I took Calc II during studies at university. It was much easier than Calc I (mostly sequences, series, and complex integration) and very enjoyable. I personally find it easier to understand research methods and statistics with the knowledge I gained from that course. However, most schools don't require this (unless you're doing MD/PhD somewhere in an area related to mathematics)...

 

[Medwell]

Yep, I actually really liked it.

 

[BlackPanties]

WOW... I feel inadequate! 😉 I am a history major and have only taken Calculus I! I will be taking Statistics this upcoming semester, I might need to think about taking Calc II after reading this thread. I thought only up to Calc I was a general necessity.

 

[poshdoctor]

did i really spell Calculus as Caculus???

shame on me 🙁👎

 

[theWUbear]

I took Calc 2; I was a math major!

 

[StudyShy]

I just took calc I and intro to stats, however I did take AP calc BC in HS so I am familiar with the material on a basic level.

 

[Dannyw]

Ugh...Fourier series & transforms, Partial Differential Equations, complex analysis (calculus involving imaginary numbers), etc etc... interesting stuff that I enjoyed learning but a pain in the butt/overkill for those wishing to be a physician. Comes with being a bioengineering major.

Just curious, what do you define as Calculus I and II? My school (Penn) has calc 1 = applications of integration (donut method or w/e it was called), infinite series, talor, blah blah. Calc II = triple integration, partial derivatives, polar coordinates, vectors + multivariable, first & second order differential equations, etc etc blah blah.

I noticed my freshman year (5 years ago....) that my friend at Bucknell and gf (ex now haha) at Boston College had their calc II and calc III curriculum = to Penn's calc I and II. Is this similiar for other universities? Just curious about the differences

at UMass, calc I is derivatives, calc II is integration, taylor series, polar coordinates and calc III is triple integrals, vectors and crap.

 

[omgyou8myrice]

I took it, but only because it was required by my major. I'd avoid it unless you need it, or are strong at math. I struggled like no other in that class and only earned a high B, and was graciously bumped up to an A by my prof since I attended office hours regularly.

Then again, math isn't my strongest area, so take my experience with a grain of salt.

 

[KKat]

I took Calc I-III and Stats because it was required for my chem major. Calc II was definately the worst by far. I would go for stats.

 

[Spin]

I took Calc AB and BC (I and II) in high school, but I knew that for med schools to give me credit for them, I'd have to at least redo Calc II or take Calc III. I retook Calc II for the easy A and took Calc III later so I could take Physics with Calculus.

Note: Physics with Calculus is COMPLETELY unhelpful for the MCAT, and it doesn't help you understand the material any better than regular physics.

OP, Statistics and Calculus I should be totally adequate to meet your needs. If you find that you like calculus and can get A's in it, then go for the more advanced versions of it, but I don't recommend taking Physics with Calculus.

 

[LesOsDePharaon]

at UMass, calc I is derivatives, calc II is integration, taylor series, polar coordinates and calc III is triple integrals, vectors and crap.

+1. I only took Calc I at UMass and did not cover integration.
Statistics has actually been useful in my career, thus far (of course, I work in research). That and Epi are the two courses I'm glad I took in college.

 

[iqe2010]

I hate math..with a passion. I'm only taking up to calc 1, I don't really see the reason for taking anything higher. I'm kinda pissed I have to take finite math because I'm a business major.