on 11/3/00 2:43 AM, Heather Donahue at HeatherDonahue@... wrote:

> This isn't at all directly related to FB but I thought maybe my
> learned colleagues might have an opinion.
> 
> I'm in community college finishing electronics training.  I'm going
> to continue on at the local state college
> (SSU: Sonoma State, CA, USA <http://cs.sonoma.edu/>)
> for a BSc. in Computer Science.  It took awhile but I came to realize
> I like electronics but I don't want to be a technician.
> 
> It will be a little while before this is really important but I
> thought I'd ask.
> 
> There are 3 required math courses with a choice between two somewhat
> different courses.  Anyone have an idea which would be better for the
> electronics industry.
> 
> Math 261 Calculus III
> 
> Calculus III includes partial derivatives, multiple integrals,
> alternative coordinate systems, vector functions and their
> derivatives, line integrals, Green's Theorem, Stoke's Theorem,
> Divergence Theorem.
> 
> or
> 
> Math 222 Elementary Applied Linear Algebra
> A course in vector and matrix algebra applied to science and
> computing. Topics include linear systems, vectors, matrices,
> Gauss-Jordan elimination, linear programming, and transformations.
> 
> Maybe I could take both, they said you can never have enough math.
> 
> Heather
> 
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Heather,

Having majored in Math as an undergraduate and then Computer Science in Grad
School I would suggest the Math 222 as the preferable course, if you're only
going to take 1. The stuff in 261 is really advanced undergraduate calculus
and can be fairly tough going.

Charlie Dickman
charlied@...