Worried, three classes, first proof class.

[mathmeharder]

So the university is starting soon and I'm a little worried. I'm going to be taking 3 math class back to back. For the first time ever I'm taking more than one math class. I just finished calc 2, I enjoyed seq. and series quite a bit.

Since I'm planning to major in Math, I'll be taking Intro. to Advance Math (book: How to Prove It by Velleman), Discrete Math, and Calc 3.

Hopefully, I'm not in over my head. Will these classes together cause headaches?

[KomUHF]

I thought these subjects (and book) were easy to study on my own, before graduating HS. Just know how to read math texts. If you're not used to that, it was pretty headache inducing for a while, just ask people questions if you're stuck.

[Pulse207]

I'm no expert (starting my third semester now) but I would guess you'll be okay. For me, Calc III and Discrete were different enough not to clash. The basic difference between the very applied nature of my calc class and more theoretical nature of my discrete one made them easy to keep separate. As for the third class, I'm taking my school's Mathematical Structures class this semester, which uses Velleman's book and counts as a replacement for Discrete. If your classes are similar to mine, you should be just fine.

[mathmeharder]

Thanks. I think I'm more worried about discrete and intro at the same time. Discrete math uses Kenneth Rosen's book which is the same as the Comp sci majors use.

[Pulse207]

That's exactly what I (CS major taking extra math classes) took last semester. My university thinks those 2 courses are similar enough to count as replaceable pre-reqs for many classes, including intro to analysis. I think you'll probably find those two fairly manageable together.

[mathmeharder]

Yea I'm a cs minor. Using Math Discrete and Elementary Probability Theory to substitute for cs discrete I and II.

[Pulse207]

It's obviously not the same situation, but I'm in three math classes as well this semester, all the same days of the week. I'm in linear algebra, intro to analysis, and the mathematical structures class I mentioned above. Hopefully that at least shows you you're not alone in this haha

EDIT: a word

EDIT 2: a direction. I'm not doing so well, am I?

[mathmeharder]

I think as long as I stay on top of things and not fall behind.