I took 15 credits this semester. My GPA was 3.69.
| Course Name | Teacher | 老師 | Credits | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Analysis (I), Honor Class | WANG Kuo-Zhong | 王國仲 | 4 | B |
| Differential Equations | LIN Te-Sheng | 林得勝 | 3 | A |
| Microeconomics | HUANG Hsing-Hua | 黃星華 | 3 | A+ |
| Probability Theory | HUANG Hsin-Yuan | 黃信元 | 3 | A- |
| Vector Calculus | Yuki CHINO | 千野由喜 | 2 | A- |
| Softball | HUANG Shan-Ying | 黃杉楹 | 0 | A+ |
Surprisingly, these 15 credits felt heavier than the 27 I carried in my first semester.
Introduction to Analysis (I), Honor Class
At our school the “Honor Class” label simply means the denser, faster sophomore analysis section — there is no separate honors credit attached. The instructor’s notes are clear, and the workload is heavy: the homework is brutal (straight from Baby Rudin), the exams draw from that homework and the notes, and the quizzes are free points.
I never quite warmed to analysis — the almost telepathic guesswork of inequality estimation, the conditions to keep memorising, none of it caught my interest. The B was self-inflicted, too: the exams came from the homework, but I kept reviewing the lecture notes instead and walked in under-prepared. I nudged it to a B+ the following semester (still short of A-tier).
Differential Equations
Board-and-slides lectures, and highly recommended. The homework is simple, the exams test the concepts taught in class, and there is no curve. Professor Lin is a wonderful lecturer — he lays the methods out like a map of the mathematical terrain, so you see where each tool sits and why you would reach for it. It is a teaching style I personally love.
Probability Theory
Taught straight from the textbook at the board. Honestly the subject just hadn’t clicked for me yet — that was on me more than the teaching. The exams were simpler than expected.
Vector Calculus
Analysis-flavored multivariable calculus — no proofs required, just applying the theorems. The reports are generous and attendance is the main ask, but the final exam was hard.
Microeconomics
Textbook-and-slides based, and clearly taught — super sweet by Math-department standards, and thoroughly chill. The first half (utility theory) is the kind of material a math student can walk in and crush; the back half ramps up, though, once it reaches the Slutsky identity and game theory.
Softball
Attendance is 40% — show up fully and you pass.