Nervous, tips for preparing? (Real Analysis, Probability, etc)
I am planning to take the following classes next semester (beginning in January): Intro to Real Analysis I, Intro to Probability, Algorithms (CS class), Scientific Computing (CS class).
I'm fairly anxious since this seems like a pretty ambitious schedule to me. I will also be working 20 hours a week as a TA for the CS department. I get the impression that Real Analysis especially is going to try to chew me up and spit me out. I want to prevent that if I can.
I have access to the text that we will be using for analysis next semester. It's an online text written by a member of my school's faculty. Here is a link for the curious. I have also already purchased my textbooks for probability and algorithms.
My background in math is that I am finishing my third semester of calc right now. I have also taken a discrete math class through my CS department. Aside from that, I have some familiarity with probability and logic, but nothing substantial.
The question is, what, aside from reading the textbooks and doing any exercises therein, can I do before the semester starts in order to prepare? Like I said, the real analysis class is the class that scares me the most. Any strategies for approaching this material for the first time that anybody can offer?
Thanks.
Posted Dec 2, 2012, 6:58 PM UTC