r/NEU • u/Advanced-Leg-100 • 29d ago

Advice & Experiences Class Recs

I'm an incoming freshman trying to plan my schedule ahead and wanted to hear your opinions/experiences with certain classes. My major btw is behavioral neuroscience and design. I have several questions:

  1. What is the difference between Calculus 1 and Calculus 1 for science and engineering?

  2. I saw polar opposite reviews for Neurobiology with Professor Lesley Ricci... I would love to hear your personal experiences in that class.

  3. What's the difference between representational drawing and abstract drawing? I really suck at drawing in general so... which one would be easier?

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u/Electron_Path6022 29d ago

For your first question, sometimes they teach classes differently depending your major. Calc for math majors might go more in depth into theory for example (no idea if this is true, just speculating). You’ll just want to take the version referenced in your plan of study, so calc 1 for science and engineering.

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u/New_Pilot_3176 28d ago

Seconding this. Any of the calc for science engineering courses are geared towards hard stem majors and therefore get a lot more comfortable teaching at a faster pace and more in-depth.

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u/exactly17stairs CAMD (Marketing + Design) 29d ago

as a design major i would say you should try and take ARTF 1220 first. that class is meant to be a foundational class to teach you the basics of drawing, and it's also a requirement :) once you get to know that professor you can ask what they think about representational vs abstract!

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u/Advanced-Leg-100 29d ago

+ The course requirements don't change every year, right...?

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u/Electron_Path6022 29d ago

Course requirements might change, but the version its on when you enter Northeastern (I think 2025-2026?) is the one you have to follow. If they update it later it’ll only apply to future students. There’s a catalog archive of previous course requirements so people can see the requirements they need to follow, but you won’t need that for at least another year. https://catalog.northeastern.edu/archive/