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[alejandromorales192]

Sorry if this is an inappropriate post, I just discover this forums so i'm new.

But I need to take either Calc 3 or DE next semester and I am not sure which would give me an advantage if I take first to help me with the other. Currently I am schedule to take DE first but do you think calc 3 will give me more helpful knowledge to apply to DE or the other way around.

I just took Calc 2 over the summer and got an A-.

Here are the definitions for the classes in my school

Differential Equations:
An introduction to differential equations and their applications, based upon a knowledge of calculus. Topics to include: initial value problems of the first- order, numerical solutions, systems of differential equations, linear differential equations, Laplace transforms, series solutions.

Calculus 3:
Topics include vectors in the plane and 3-space, topics from plane and solid analytic geometry, curves in space, tangential and normal acceleration, directional derivatives and the gradient, tangent and normal to surfaces, extrema of multivariable functions, Lagrange multipliers, double and triple integrals, integration in cylindrical and spherical coordinates. Emphasis on conceptual understanding and modeling of physical phenomena.

Thank You

Edited by alejandromorales192, 30 July 2012 - 01:52 PM.

[gunley]

Take both. They will give you solid base for future apllications of math in engieering. Says student of final year of Chemical Engineering