oklatonola
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That depends a lot on the particular university. I've just checked the current requirements for a B.S. in general geology at the University of Oklahoma - 4 semesters of calculus, two semesters of general chemistry, a semester of physics. I highly recommend that you take at least one semester of calculus BEFORE you take physics.
Oh my, how things have changed at OU in the last six years.
B.S. in Geology at Tulane University requires two semesters of calculus, two semesters of physics, and two semesters of chemistry.
B.S. in Environmental Science at Tulane requires one semester of calculus, 1 semester of statistics, 2 semesters of general chemistry and either organic chemistry 1 or environmental chemistry.
Oh my, how things have changed at Tulane in the last 30 years.
My advise is to check out the web sites and degree requirements of the universities you are interested in long before you apply for admission. I understand completely why you are worried about math. I used to despise math, even after I started becoming intrigued with it after I read "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle in 1966. Math was usually my worst subject. It took a VERY long time for me to realize that I am not stupid in math. I changed my attitude about math forcibly. I turned math into a personal challenge and puzzle that would be fun to take apart and put back together again, PROVIDED I had enough time to sit down and translate a mathematical equation and then put it back together again. My life-long problem has been math testing anxiety. Put me into a math test or final exam where I am timed, at some point I'll start to panic, and my mind will freeze. If math testing anxiety is your problem as well, let your teacher know that you have this problem. I managed to take two semesters of engineering math calculus, calculus 4 and 5, and pass, as prerequisites for an M.S. in geophysics that was later aborted because of health problems.
Later on I had to take Calculus 3, again, for a B.S. in physical geography. Yes, my mind froze during the final, on the problem where I knew it would freeze, where you needed to switch from Cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates to finish the problem. I passed the course. Just remove the time limitation, let me double and triple check my work, I'll be OK. Don't let math psych you out. Math really is fascinating when you stop being afraid of it.
Oh my, how things have changed at OU in the last six years.
B.S. in Geology at Tulane University requires two semesters of calculus, two semesters of physics, and two semesters of chemistry.
B.S. in Environmental Science at Tulane requires one semester of calculus, 1 semester of statistics, 2 semesters of general chemistry and either organic chemistry 1 or environmental chemistry.
Oh my, how things have changed at Tulane in the last 30 years.
My advise is to check out the web sites and degree requirements of the universities you are interested in long before you apply for admission. I understand completely why you are worried about math. I used to despise math, even after I started becoming intrigued with it after I read "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle in 1966. Math was usually my worst subject. It took a VERY long time for me to realize that I am not stupid in math. I changed my attitude about math forcibly. I turned math into a personal challenge and puzzle that would be fun to take apart and put back together again, PROVIDED I had enough time to sit down and translate a mathematical equation and then put it back together again. My life-long problem has been math testing anxiety. Put me into a math test or final exam where I am timed, at some point I'll start to panic, and my mind will freeze. If math testing anxiety is your problem as well, let your teacher know that you have this problem. I managed to take two semesters of engineering math calculus, calculus 4 and 5, and pass, as prerequisites for an M.S. in geophysics that was later aborted because of health problems.
Later on I had to take Calculus 3, again, for a B.S. in physical geography. Yes, my mind froze during the final, on the problem where I knew it would freeze, where you needed to switch from Cartesian coordinates to polar coordinates to finish the problem. I passed the course. Just remove the time limitation, let me double and triple check my work, I'll be OK. Don't let math psych you out. Math really is fascinating when you stop being afraid of it.