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Unless you really like memorization, this class is quite hellish. The lectures are great, but the memorization -- five facts for each slide -- is a lot of work. Also, since virtually no one has written an art history paper before (at least no one who is taking 101-102) you just write the papers like regular papers, and it turns out that art history papers are supposed to be totally different, and since there are only two papers in the semester, it's hard to improve much.
Estimated weekly workload: 2-5 hours ===Math 346=== Topology is hard. And the final exam is really hard, definitely nothing like what is in class. Since the textbook (Munkres -- pretty much the only topology textbook in existence) is created for a two-semester graduate school course, and this class covers it in one semester as a 300-level course, you have to skip a lot, so it's hard to know what to review in the textbook. Also, there are very few examples, and a lot of long proofs, and almost no illustrations. Estimated weekly workload: 10 hours ===MATH 401===a.k.a Functional Analysis With Applications to Mathematical Physics Functional Analysis (FUN henceforth) is like Topology (MATH 346 –see above for description) on steroids. This is to say that if you have taken Topology, FUN is relatively manageable, since you build on the knowledge obtained. If you have not taken Topology before taking FUN, let’s just say that you are in for an interesting experience. Of course, a question emerges: if Topology and FUN are so hard, why bother taking them? Well, I guess that one needs to have a certain masochistic streak in himself/herself to take these classes; that, and it really counts a lot for Math/Econ/Physics grad schools. On the plus side, Functional Analysis has been known, in the [[Budapest]] math program, to be called Fun Anal. It is rumored that this abbreviation alone is reason enough to take the course. Estimated weekly workload: 12+ hours ===Greek 101-102=== It's not the work itself that's hard, it's the sheer amount of it for a 101 language course. You have to learn enough grammar to read Xenophon and Euripides by spring (which is, by the way, totally worth it). ===Any physics tutorial=== Goodbye weekend, hello problem set. For the masochistic physics major in all of us. Estimated weekly workload: 12-15 hours
===Organic Chemistry===
*Or for the chem masochist, there is the extra lab-hard lab section (255). Be prepared for about two hellish consecutive all-nighters for both the (ungraded) rough draft and final 60+ page book that is your lab report. But not having to do pre and post labs is so deliciously tempting...
===Chem 342: Synthetic Organic Chemistry===
This class is no joke. But if you're willing to get your ass kicked for a semester the knowledge imparted upon you is vast and powerful...for you shall become an Organic Chem Lord...
===Greek 101-102===
It's not the work itself that's hard, it's the sheer amount of it for a 101 language course. You have to learn enough grammar to read Xenophon and Euripides by spring (which is, by the way, totally worth it).
===Math 346===
Topology is hard. And the final exam is really hard, definitely nothing like what is in class. Since the textbook (Munkres -- pretty much the only topology textbook in existence) is created for a two-semester graduate school course, and this class covers it in one semester as a 300-level course, you have to skip a lot, so it's hard to know what to review in the textbook. Also, there are very few examples, and a lot of long proofs, and almost no illustrations.
Estimated weekly workload: 10 hours
===Math 401===
a.k.a Functional Analysis With Applications to Mathematical Physics
Functional Analysis (FUN henceforth) is like Topology (MATH 346 –see above for description) on steroids. This is to say that if you have taken Topology, FUN is relatively manageable, since you build on the knowledge obtained. If you have not taken Topology before taking FUN, let’s just say that you are in for an interesting experience.
Of course, a question emerges: if Topology and FUN are so hard, why bother taking them? Well, I guess that one needs to have a certain masochistic streak in himself/herself to take these classes; that, and it really counts a lot for Math/Econ/Physics grad schools.
On the plus side, Functional Analysis has been known, in the [[Budapest]] math program, to be called Fun Anal. It is rumored that this abbreviation alone is reason enough to take the course.
Estimated weekly workload: 12+ hours
===Any physics tutorial===
Goodbye weekend, hello problem set. For the masochistic physics major in all of us.
Estimated weekly workload: 12-15 hours
