Word: 21a
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...began her Harvard career as a math concentrator and was a TF for Mathematics 21a, "Multivariable Calculus," both semesters last year. This year she switched to computer science and was a TF last fall for Computer Science 121, "Introduction to Formal Systems and Computation...
...Arts B-51: "First Nights: Five Performance Premieres" 722 3. Moral Reasoning 22: "Justice" 631 4. Literature and Arts A-41: "Shakespeare: The Later Plays 493 5. Afro-American Studies 10: "Introduction to Afro-American Studies" 348 6. Chemistry 5: "Introduction to Principles of Chemistry" 296 7. Mathematics 21a: "Multivariable Calculus" 286 8. Chemistry 10: "Foundations of Chemistry" 280 9. Historical Studies A-34: "Medicine and Society in America" 275 10. Computer Science 50: "Introduction to Computer Science 1" 271 Hall to Sanders Theatre...
Harvard, a place saturated with tradition, prides itself on regular patterns and using what works. The 155-page course catalog from 50 years ago uses the same divisions in types of classes and professor limits that the 787-page course catalog today uses. The mathematics sequence of 1a, 1b, 21a and 21b that appears in the 1966-67 catalog is still followed by today's premeds...
...percentage of classes with enrollment above 50 comparable to a state school system. Assistant Dean of Undergraduate Education Jeffrey Wolcowitz told me that last year, over half of Harvard's classes had under 20 people. He also said that U.S. News may have counted courses like Math 21a, Expository Writing 10 and Spanish A as courses with large enrollment, when they are in fact taught entirely in sections of 20 and under...
...Math 21a, "Multivariable Calculus," ranked seventh with 310, close to its previous enrollment...