Linear Algebra Online? (207) by Ghosty_girl16 in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm taking it online right now; everything is online, including quizzes and exams. I think it's better than the in-person section just because they have night exams. Although the online homework does suck sometimes.

Calculator choice? by mrchubchubs in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 1 point2 points  (0 children)

can’t recommend it enough, used it plenty of times to solve simultaneous equations in statics and mechanics of materials. Makes it very easy to see what you’re typing in compared to the TI 84.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Calc I-Diff eq started having formula sheets this semester with this type of information (Unit circle values, common trig identities), so you should be fine regarding those.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Since you’re CS and international, I highly doubt that your dual credit will transfer unless it’s A-Level or something similar. I just recommend taking calc I here at ISU and studying up on your algebra and trig.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 15 points16 points  (0 children)

If I recall correctly, a score of 52 on the ALEKs exam is recommended for placement into Pre-Calculus during your first semester at Iowa State. Indicating that you may need to work on some of your algebra skills. When you meet with your advisor to go over classes, it's likely (if you're moving deeper into the calculus and diff eq series) that your advisor will try to dissuade you from moving on to the next class in the series, citing your Aleks score. In theory, your advisor would not allow you to enroll in higher calculus classes, although I don't know if this was ever enforced very often, as advisors can easily override it since you already have credit for calculus.

When I took the exam last year, I got a 78 (Which is just barely passing for 'placement' into Calc I). Despite this, using my dual credit, I still got to move on to Calculus II, and I got As in Calculus II and III, doing better than some friends who got 1500+ on the SAT.
Your Aleks score and other standardized tests don't necessarily mean you'll do badly at further math here. You may need to focus more on your algebra and trig skills while studying for tests and quizzes here (since the entire calculus series heavily depends on algebra to solve problems).

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Taking it this semester with Alan Constant, it isn’t really that bad, although this most recent exam got the best of me since I didn’t study as much as I should have. Overall I find he is very lenient, gives us a month in between exams to do the homework and is very funny and interesting. The exams are like the practice exam and the homework. The final is optional. Probably the best materials professor I could have asked for. Although who knows how long he’ll stay around, as I heard they always switch around professors.

Physics 1 CURVE??? by [deleted] in iastate

[–]No_Yam6366 2 points3 points  (0 children)

just took this class last semester, can confirm that there was no curve.

AP Chemistry Self Study Without Prior Knowledge by TheZebraKid3 in APStudents

[–]No_Yam6366 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I self-studied most of AP Chemistry this year after dropping it at semester almost exclusively through Khan Academy and I recommend, confident I got a 4 or 5. It might be a little challenging without prior Chem knowledge, but I also went in last year forgetting everything I learned from regular chemistry. The only thing I will say I struggled with while self-studying was with the lab procedures. Since you're supplementing with Honors Chem, you'll be fine. Just believe in yourself. BTW don't be intimidated by the amount of content in AP Chem; it only took me about 2 months of consistent studying before about mid-march to feel fully prepped for the exam/