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A:It may not be a problem of being smart or not. Math is a subject that is taught with a base and built off of that base. If you have changed math levels you may have missed some of the teaching that the others have already had. Try getting some help from other classmates or a tuitor. They may be able to show you what you may have missed!

A:First of all, you should definitely stay focused on applied math classes and don't take too many pure math classes unless you are interested in math. Now, the applied math classes for an econ major would be undergraduate trimester calculus course (which sounds like you have taken). Then linear algebra, ordinary differential equations, AND some sort of an intro to applied math class (which will be an advanced version of calculus 3). Notice this class is not the same as the analysis courses you are taking which are also called advanced calculus by some people. Numerical analysis/methods will definitely be useful (in fact a lot of recent discoveries in numerical analysis were made by economists and weather forecasters). Topology is useless for economics. Further analysis courses will be useless too. Complex analysis will be useless. A PDE (partial differential equations) course might be useful. Algebra will be completely useless for you. Further, topics at the top of your list would be statistics and probability. Definitely take the complete sequence of upper division statistics (after lower division statistics). Definitely take as many probability courses as you can and learn about probabilities distribution, stochastic processes, markov chains, markov processes, law of large numbers, random variables, and such things. If you really want to nail the math, then in analysis, you should (you don't have to) go all the way up to real analysis with lebesgue integration. The problem is that usually, you need to finish all real analysis courses before lebesgue integration and sometimes topology is also a prerequisite. You need to do real analysis, single variable calculus, multivariable calculus, calculus on manifolds, and topology to get into a class with lebesgue integration. If there is anyway you can take the class without going through everything, or if there is an easier version available (which is NOT for pure math majors) then definitely take it. Lebesgue integration and measure theory is a basis for probability theory.

A:You need to develop a proficiency in mathematics. A Civil Engineer is in volved with trigonometry problems on almost a constant basis. with a good grounding in algebra, geometry and Trig you will be able to handle most problems that you meet in your carreert. However the university is going to require at least 2 and probably 4 semester of Calculus, Advanced algebra and maybe differential equations before you earn a degree. The truth of the matter is that this is overpreparation for most people except the tiny minority that goes into research work. From my own experience I have only met one Civil Engineer who said that he has ever used calculus in his work and I have only used it a half dozen times. If you plan on working for DOT you will probably never have the occasion to use calculus on the job but I guarantee trig is a must.

A:If you're really serious about working with this particular theory set, you do need to have a good command of basic maths, including the use of statistics for social research. There are, however, related theory sets that use less math and can also be used to achieve very similar descriptive goals. Look into actor-network theory, for instance, which is a child of sociology just like social network analysis, but pays more attention to flows of power, rather than proximity.

A:It depends on your school and your program of study. Most university have something called a DARS program on the internet that you can log into and it will tell you what classes you've met requirements for so far and which classes you still need to take (including electives where there is some leeway for you to choose which ones). Most non-science Liberal Arts degrees have you take up to Algebra. But again, check with your specific program.