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...satisfies the requirement; of course, any class with that many pre-meds is also bound to send any decent humanities student straight to the shrink.That’s where Quantitative Reasoning comes in with some watered down math classes and a cushy core title. They throw “Reasoning” into the title to make the requirement sound less daunting, and it does momentarily fool some of the more unreasonable. But no matter how big a word “Quantitative” is, math can’t hide behind it.All QR classes...
...from what we do know, they’re an improved football team [from] over a year ago, and I think the biggest difference is they seem to be playing much tougher defense, both physically and statistically.”The Crusaders have a strong core in their returning players, including senior linebacker Dan Adams, who led the country with 97 solo tackles last year.“Dan is a very good player,” said Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore. “He’s picked up right where he left off. He?...
...Winston Tao’s section—he’s known for being friendly and a good explainer.If you embrace grade deflation, icy cold showers, and iTunes, Science A-49, “The Physics of Music and Sound,” is a good, if tough, Core choice. You’ll learn about how various types of instruments produce different types of sound, what causes dissonance, and, for a final project, you’ll use Amadeus software to figure out how sound moves in an enclosed area. But beware: if you salivate over Satie...
...Economics,”) is as much a part of the college experience as sneaking food out of Annenberg. Sections will sometimes bore you to tears, yet this introductory economics survey is one of the most practical classes offered at the College. Besides knocking out the Social Analysis core and fulfilling a requirement for Economics and Social Studies concentrators, it teaches concepts that will seem so intuitive you’ll be embarrassed by how little you knew before taking the course. Not surprisingly, Ec10 attracts about a third of the freshman class from all walks of Harvard life: future...
...that what you learn in class actually has some grounding in the real world. And you won’t have to worry much about your grade; Ec10 offers a “Unit Test” program to take practice exams for bonus points. Combine that with a Core curve set on a B+ average, and your grade will be as inflated as the Argentinean peso...