TESC BA Mathematics completed coursework

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Thanks for all the congrats, y'all. I really appreciate it. I have spent countless hours lurking and reading in the past year and the amount of information that is available in this forum, especially in regards to the Big 3, is immensely helpful.

Thanks for posting - I'm missing the upper level math stuff -> were College Geometry and Math History 1) interesting 2) super hard?

In order of increasing difficulty, here's my personal ranking of the upper level courses available at TESC.
1. College Geometry - barely goes beyond high school level geometry class; content-wise the easiest class for UL math credit.
2. History of Math - interesting course that really tries to cover as much ground as possible. A healthy dose of calculus is helpful for the later chapters/centuries.
3. Calculus 3 - builds on calc 1&2 and is an absolute requirement for some further courses
4. Linear Algebra - does not require calculus knowledge as a prerequisite but that knowledge does make it easier to compare certain problem-solving approaches
5. Mathematical Modeling - a very interesting course that brings together a large set of problem-solving skills.
6. Calculus 4 - by far the most challenging course in the upper-level math repertoire at TESC.
7. Liberal Arts Capstone - not technically an UL math course. I chose financial mathematics as my topic. The highest work load resulting in the most rewarding course that I've taken at TESC. My mentor was awesome, by the way, and really contributed to the success of the course.

With the benefit of hindsight, I should not have chosen to take Calc 3 and Calc 4 in the same term as both courses are very work-intensive. However, I did want to knock out as many credits as possible in the shortest time possible. A one-month delayed start would have been better.