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    So far, the hardest courses for me have been Differential Equations and Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism). Diff EQ was hard because it was all about memorizing and applying complex algorithms, rather than any actual reasoning or problem solving. I could do rote stuff like that if I really put in the time to memorize it, but courses where I can rely on my logic and reasoning to get me through require much less effort. And the Electricity and Magnetism course, well, let's just say that subject is not for me. I found it very confusing and hard to comprehend. Mechanics was much, much easier for me.

    People usually say Organic Chem is very hard, but I made it through both semesters without any issues.

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    One where we tried to prove unsolved problems of this nature:

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    Mathematical Methods for Physicists I suppose was the course where I knew the least content, but I still got an A in it because the curve was so high and we got extra credit for attendance. For example: In one problem on our first test, we would pretty much have to repeat a simple derivation of the curl, div, grad and volume/area elements in spherical/cylindrical coordinates, but instead in something like prolate spheroidal coordinates, all within the span of a 15 minutes portion of a test without any formula sheet and all from memory. Also, we had huge and annoying multiple integrals to do which were very mistake prone, and all had their own obscure technique which we only talked about for maybe a minute in hours and hours of class, again 15 minutes per question. That was only the first test, which I remember was the easiest of the two mid-terms and the final. I think I got somewhere between a 40-50% on that test, and still, I ended up with an A in the class because that was an average grade, and I did better on the next two which were on Surface Integrals, Line Integrals, Fourier Series, Laplace Transforms, etc.

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    So it seems maths-related courses are the hardest

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    Requiring the biggest amount of work/time spent/projects:

    - Operating Systems
    - Distributed Systems

    Both heavy courses with extremely time-consuming programming assignments.

    The most abstract/mathematical heavy:

    - Functional Analysis (It wasn't called this way exactly but very related)
    - Computational Complexity Theory
    - Theory of Formal Languages and Automata

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    Quote Originally Posted by Amud View Post
    So far, the hardest courses for me have been Differential Equations and Physics II (Electricity and Magnetism). Diff EQ was hard because it was all about memorizing and applying complex algorithms, rather than any actual reasoning or problem solving. I could do rote stuff like that if I really put in the time to memorize it, but courses where I can rely on my logic and reasoning to get me through require much less effort. And the Electricity and Magnetism course, well, let's just say that subject is not for me. I found it very confusing and hard to comprehend. Mechanics was much, much easier for me.

    People usually say Organic Chem is very hard, but I made it through both semesters without any issues.
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    Statistics. I spent the entire three hours on the final exam and received a C in the course.


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    Multivariable Calculus made me want to suck a bullet through the back of my skull

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