Hello everyone! I have been lurking here for a couple of weeks, and finally wanted to introduce myself. I recently enrolled in Excelsior and am pursueing a BA in Mathematics. Does anyone have any experience with DL upper division Math courses? In particular: University of Texas-Austin, University of Idaho: Engineering Outreach, or NetMath through the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign? Thanks all! Elizabeth
Upper divison math courses come in four flavors: Hard Very hard Excedingly hard and Oh, my god, what was I thinking of! It should be noted that the last two categories account for 95% of the courses. With Very hard at 4.99% and the remaining 0.01% just hard. Also the hard courses are only offered once every third year and only one section is offered at a time. Good luck.
Hi, Elizabeth, have you considered taking the GRE in Math? As far as I know you can get enough credits to complete your major, provided you obtain certain mark. I ignore the details but you have all the information in Lawrie's Distance Education Page BTW, UNISa offers a number of courses of mathematics that *might* be transferred to Excelsior. The cost of this option is quite competitive. Good luck!
Thanks for the welcome everyone! Mike: LOL! I have considered the GRE subject test, but ultimately I'd have to study for a long time and it'd be easier to get credit course by course. And, more importantly, it's easier to show the prereqs for graduate school on a course by course basis. I have a local B&M grad school in mind and am relying heavily on their entrance reqs in designing my program. I guess I'll just pick and choose schools for my classes and let anyone who wants to know how the different shcools stack up against each other know. Elizabeth
Hi Mike - I agree with you with one correction... 1) Hard 2) Very hard 3) Exceedingly hard 4) Philosophy Jack
No this is philosophy: VE 601 - Philosophy/Organization of Workforce Education 3 credits / Summer 2004 Principles, philosophy, practices, and innovations of workforce education and human resources. http://www.csu2learn.colostate.edu/courses/course.asp?course=VE%20601 This is oh my god! ST 645 - Categorical Data Analysis and GLIM 3 credits / Summer 2004 Generalized linear models, binary and polytomous data, log linear models, quasilikelihood models, survival data models. http://www.csu2learn.colostate.edu/courses/course.asp?course=ST+645 Note this is a normal 16 week course compressed into 12 weeks for the summer.
No, that's the abusus linguae of the word "philosophy" to mean a bunch of how-to suggestions, theories, and considered opinions. Wittgenstein (the two-armed one) is philosophy. Cicero is philosophy. MacIntyre is philosophy. St Thomas Aquinas is philosophy. Zeno is philosophy. Averroes is philosophy. Descartes would have been philosophy if he hadn't been French. More not philosophy: Dr Phil (the guy, not the degree abbreviation) Oprah Andy Rooney William F Buckley ,Jr's "aahh" noise Any book with an entry "Ginsberg, Allen" in its Personenregister. Aw, don't mind me.
Yes. As already suggested, the GRE advanced subject test in Mathematics is certainly worth consideration. There is no more economical route nor any quicker. The exam while challenging is eminently doable. If you fail to score above the eightieth percentile, you can still earn significant prorated credit toward the major. Lawrie - HND Applied Math
