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Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Posted 5:34 PM by Tommy

A quick comparison of calculus course numbers at UCI, UCLA, and UC Berkeley:

The sequence is as follows:
Pre-calculus
Single-variable calculus (for non-technical majors)
Single-variable calculus (for technical majors)
Multivariable calculus

UCI:
Math 1A-1B
Math 2A-2B
Math 2A-2B (it's the same course for technical and non-technical majors)
Math 2D-2E

At UCI, Math 2C is a course about infinite series and 3D geometry.

UCLA:
Math 1
Math 3A-3B
Math 31A-31B
Math 32A-32B

At UCLA, Math 2 is a course about matrices and probability.

UC Berkeley:
Math 32
Math 16A-16B
Math 1A-1B
Math 53

I'm sure you could come up with plenty of other examples of how counter-intuitive Berkeley's course numbers are. Does anyone know why?