Freshman Math

Students who have taken AB Calculus class in high school should register for the Calculus I course, MATH 104.

Students who have had little or no calculus in high school, or who took AB Calculus but scored poorly on the exam, should take MATH 103 to prepare themselves for MATH 104.

Students with AP credit for MATH104 may choose from one of two courses for Calculus II: MATH 114 and MATH 115.

Some majors (such as Biochemistry, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics) require MATH104 and 114; otherwise students who need a second semester of calculus may take either 114 or 115.

A placement examination will be given in all MATH 103 and 104 classes at the beginning of the semester to assist students with course selection.

Students who request a math course may not get the exact lecture or recitation section they want. It may take some persistence to get into the course. The department never turns a student away because a course is full. The student can always be fit in somewhere, although not necessarily in the section or at the time the student prefers. Students who need help getting into a course should contact the math department.

Students who are interested in math or science might also want to consider a more challenging honors version of Calculus, math 116 and math 260 (the analogues of math 114 and math 240). These courses will cover the material more in depth and involve discussion of theory as well as computations.