53% bachelors aged 25-and-under in the US are jobless...

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="JigglyWiggly_"] Philosophy wahahahhahahaha

At the UC'z, Bio students have to take at least Calc 2, I don't think a philosophy student has to take that, or classes like physics 2, etc. Not that I am a bio major, bioenginiigering here.

Pretty much everyone who is not an engineer, or science major actually has mental dissabilities I've noticed, at the UC'z anyways.

coolbeans90

Calc 2 is easy, though.

Physics 2 wasn't bad, either. The biggest difference in terms of difficulty between that and the first course, Newtonian mechanics, is the relative lack of common sense checks. The math wasn't much harder, though conceptually, it could tie one's brain in a knot for a while. (i.e., read the damn textbook)

I'll never understand people who ***** about lower level courses.

If you don't have a background in the material and no one seems to teach it well, it could be a problem. I went to a school noted for poor teaching and professors (particularly in the math department).

[QUOTE="RandomWinner"]

I think schools should really explain to the kids that college is important, but not $200,000 worth of debt important. And that they have to choose their degree smart. I know people going to schools they will never pay off, and I know its not my responsibility to warn them. I hear stories about people who graduate with a debt and no where to go, and the leisure of graduating without one.

I feel lucky to be going to a state school I can afford that is in the top 20 state schools in the country. And I feel lucky to have the opportunity to major in engineering. I have 2 brilliant friends, one is going to Vermont paying out of state, the other is going to NY paying $50,000 a year. For English and Architecture respectively. I pray that it works out for them.

theone86

Well, the state of American education is just ridiculous. I was recently asked to compare what I'm paying for college to what students in France pay for my French class, a full load for a semster is around $1,200 at my community college and the prices I'm looking at for a state school are like 24 grand a year. French students, around 600 dollars American a year. Crazy, crazy, insane college prices in this country.

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Calc 2 is easy, though.

jetpower3

Physics 2 wasn't bad, either. The biggest difference in terms of difficulty between that and the first course, Newtonian mechanics, is the relative lack of common sense checks. The math wasn't much harder, though conceptually, it could tie one's brain in a knot for a while. (i.e., read the damn textbook)

I'll never understand people who ***** about lower level courses.

If you don't have a background in the material and no one seems to teach it well, it could be a problem. I went to a school noted for poor teaching and professors (particularly in the math department).

Yeah, it's always easier to blame the teacher for your own failures. Even if the teacher is the biggest moron ever, you can still easily on your own, you know. You're a big kid now, in college.

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[QUOTE="coolbeans90"]

Physics 2 wasn't bad, either. The biggest difference in terms of difficulty between that and the first course, Newtonian mechanics, is the relative lack of common sense checks. The math wasn't much harder, though conceptually, it could tie one's brain in a knot for a while. (i.e., read the damn textbook)

I'll never understand people who ***** about lower level courses.

Heisenderp

If you don't have a background in the material and no one seems to teach it well, it could be a problem. I went to a school noted for poor teaching and professors (particularly in the math department).

Yeah, it's always easier to blame the teacher for your own failures. Even if the teacher is the biggest moron ever, you can still easily on your own, you know. You're a big kid now, in college.

It's not all on the professor, but if the syllabus is poorly constructed, the professor unclear, and if the student has no background in the aforementioned subject matter, it could be a big problem.

It goes both ways, you know. Students have to do their own work, but that is no excuse for poor lecturing.