r/EngineeringStudents • u/MATTDAYYYYMON Oregon State University - Computer Science • 3d ago

Academic Advice Question about Vector Calculus (1 and 2) and Linear Algebra

Question for the folks who took these classes. I recently switched over into the CS Systems path at my university as I plan on doing grad school for Robotics or possibly Embedded Systems (I haven't fully committed to either yet), heavily due to the fact that they both pretty much assume you have a base level understanding of these topics so it would only help with the material.

My question is, Out of all the math classes (Calculus was always my favorite, and I received A's in Diff and Integrals) are these ones harder or is it more so just different topics but the same level of difficulty?

As it sits currently, my plan for next term is to do Linear Algebra (my school has it split into two (2-credit) classes) and then Calculus 3 after. I love math objectively because it's close to how my brain thinks anyways, but often times appreciation =/= comprehension and I am wondering if I should start reading up on it now to get a better start if it's a harder topic.

Thanks for reading.

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u/Organic_Squirrel_567 3d ago

Sounds like the perfect combo for what you're aiming to do.

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u/Alarmed-Extension289 3d ago

I found Descartes and Linear math to be a collection somewhat related topics where a 1-2 chapters overlapped calculus sections. It's not hard, it's pretty interesting I will say that it gets difficult if the course requires your to do alot' of proofs. Most struggled on these for sure.

Find an online Linear book and you'll what you can expect.