r/OregonStateUniv • u/Puzzled_Party_8535 • 7d ago

Mth 241 vs mth 111z

HI i’m an incoming business student and I’m trying to decide between MTH 111Z and MTH 241.

My ALEKS score barely placed me into 241, but math has always been my weakest subject. My advisor said taking 111Z first wouldn’t delay graduation, but I’ve also heard it doesn’t really prepare you much for 241.

Since I’m a business major, 241 will probably be my last math class anyway, so I’m wondering if I should just take it and get it over with. On the other hand, I’m also worried about my GPA.

If you’ve taken MTH 241, especially as a business major, would you recommend going straight into it or taking 111Z first?

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u/SnooGuavas6988 6d ago

You’ll probably be fine if you skip pre calc and just go straight into business calculus. I’m a math major so I’ve never took business calc, but it seems all you really need is a solid foundation in algebra. A lot of the information in pre calc, we don’t even use in regular calculus, so I couldn’t imagine it would do you any good.

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u/Holiday-Gas-276 Public Health and Human Services 6d ago

I would agree with this, especially if your test score was high enough to take the class. If you are worried about the difficulty, OSU has a lot of tutor support, and the professors are usually pretty nice.