I'm currently a college kid...

Next semester, i'm going to have to take a math class. Either STAT 171 or Calculus 137.
I like math in general, but which would be less painful?

Any words of wisdom?

 

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Having been through 7 Calculus courses and only two stat classes, I would say Calc is easier once you get the principles down. Probability and Statistics always kicked my *** at test time.....

"You have a bag of 47 marbles, what's the probability you will pick 3 blue and 4 red, if there are 15 red, 15blue and 2 green"

I'd usually guess, hand in the test and then go to the bar. I miss college

 

Take the calc class, it will be of more use getting you into other classes, espcially if you decide to major in a science/tech field.

I took calc 1, 2, 3 and differential equations... do I use any of it today, nope, but I needed them for the degree.

- NCSU

 

i took college precal in highschool. i barely passed. i really hated it.

 

Take the calc classes. Spend the time and memorize the formulas...once that is done, calc is easy.

I did the three calc, DE, and matrix....do I use any of them? Nope, if Excel can't handle it, I sure the heck don't remember how to do them. But as stated earlier, the degree required it.

Woof
Bowser

 

Stats was much easier for me -- it was much more logical in my opinion.

The only way I squeaked by with a "C" in my Calc classes was to find a homosexual professor and agree to become his "towel boy" for the better part of 3 months......

 

pre calc is nothing like calc 1. i have no idea why they call it that. its more of an extension of high school algebra.


Stat is easy but involves a ton of formulas where as calc is hard to begin with but once it clicks its easy as heck

 

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Stats does involve a lot of formulas, however, for the most part, you can do almost all of it on your calculator if you know how- to use it correctly. It is a calculator driven course for most of the stuff

 

Engineering Calc is tough stuff...just got back from my final actually...hopefully i did alright...

 

I'm helping you "pick your poison"...Makers Mark

 

I'm currently in intro to Calc, and want to kill my self lol, switchen to stats next year

 

x2 the calc class will allow you to take more math classes if you need to. I have Calc 1, 2, and 3. The stats class is going to be more of a specific subject area.

Give us the course names and your major and we may be more help. If you already posted, sorry I missed it.

 

Don't worry too much, my calc grades went like this...
Calc 1: F (Not going to class tends to make things difficult!)
Calc 1: A+ (Going to every class make it easier!)
Calc 2: B-
Calc 3: D
Dif Eq: B

And like Bowser and I said, you'll probably never use this stuff after the final exam, except on the EIT exam, there's some calc on there, but it's really basic.

- NCSU