Is this the right choice?

Question

After seeking academic advice, I registered for General Chem I and Trig for next semester. I;ve had an introductory chem class in high school but I'm never had Trig. I do know that they are both entirely different mathematically.


What do you all think? I'm already registered for a Psychology course, a Political Science course and a Computer course. Would taking both Chem and Trig in the same semester be way too difficult? Although I was told that I have the capablitlies, I still have concerns ... basically because I work 27 hours a week ....

Regardless to what my advisors suggest, I think I should take either Chem I or Trig during the spring/ summer semester, but I'm really unsure .... maybe its possible to take both courses and maybe I should just drop Political Science?

I don't you ... please help ...

I only need Trig because I have to take Calc I in the Fall of 2007 ... or at least I hope I can. I would love to skip trig but I can't I have two or three (depending on this semester right now) semesters to go before I can transfer with my two year degree. I'm a biology major by the way.

Answer 1

Personally I would take Trig when I had time to devote to it. I took College Algebra, Chemistry, and Trig all at once and I have to tell you, trig never made any sense to me.

Answer 2

Well, I'm a chemistry graduate and I love the subject but you need a good grounding in mathematics. I would suggest you take an algebra class to combine with the chemistry. Trigonometry won't help you much with chemistry.
On the other hand you could go down the social science route with your political science and combine it with say history. That would be a good match. It all depends on whether you want to be a jack of all trades or specialise. I'm not knocking having a broad but relatively shallow range of academic interests. It all depends on whether you want to get into a particular career following your studies or whether you just want a good grounding in a broad range of subjects.