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Oct 31, 2024
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Archaea
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What was the worst class you took at BYU?
I didn't have many, except Quant and Qual Analysis and the first chem lab
where we had to see what substance it was, when it turned out to be simple water.
There were some less than desirable religion classes but that comes with the territory.
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What was the worst class you took at BYU?
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:38pm
Chemistry 105, followed by Econometrics
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Oct 31, 12:40pm
I always wanted to take enconometrics and had to learn it on my own.
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Oct 31, 12:42pm
I took both of those, completely agree!
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Oct 31, 12:48pm
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Brisket
Oct 31, 1:01pm
Econometrics is like a dog. Don’t act scared and it won’t hurt you.
Genghis Spreads
Oct 31, 7:28pm
Chem 105 dissuaded me from doing pre-dentistry or anything science related.
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Oct 31, 7:39pm
I just came here to say Econometrics.
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Oct 31, 7:40pm
I did well in econometrics, so I TA'd the next semester for different professor
Riseandshout81
Oct 31, 8:07pm
Chem 105
DirtyWater
Oct 31, 12:40pm
Game theory
El Careeb
Oct 31, 12:41pm
A fascinating topic.
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:43pm
At least when I was there it wasn’t taught very well. Different university with a different teacher it was better.
Brisket
Oct 31, 12:59pm
Only class I dropped in college.
conetah
Oct 31, 1:27pm
I liked that class with Lambson I think.
dfudge
Oct 31, 8:00pm
Statics
Niiineteeen84
Oct 31, 12:41pm
OChem
KingDave
Oct 31, 12:43pm
Yeah, I hated OChem lab.
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:43pm
O chem would have been fine if the class plus lab counted for 8 credit hours
Joe Banks
Oct 31, 12:47pm
Try ten hours. They require an unreasonable amount of time to master.
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:56pm
I loved it. It was basically potions class at Hogwarts
EQD2
Oct 31, 1:11pm
I TA'd for OChem lab! Loved it waaay more than gen chem.
TheCougarBunch
Oct 31, 1:37pm
Nobody has been able to explain to me why organic chemistry was so much easier for me compared to general chemistry
SaturdaySpecialDay
Oct 31, 3:41pm
Less math?
JuicyJam
Oct 31, 3:47pm
ECON 110 with Kearl
MajorZeus
Oct 31, 12:43pm
Some loved that class. Why was it your worst?
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:43pm
Teacher. I took it again with Wimmer and was great.
MajorZeus
Oct 31, 12:44pm
"Self, Great Day!"
SWKTNative
Oct 31, 12:44pm
WRONG
MarylandFan
Oct 31, 12:50pm
I had 110 from Arden Pope, but that was the class where I took maybe 3-4 pages of notes all semester
BYUMizzou
Oct 31, 12:46pm
I took him as well, really enjoyed the class.
dfudge
Oct 31, 8:06pm
Should have done it with Clayne Pope...
westsidecoug
Oct 31, 1:09pm
I remember when Kearl argued with people about free trade. Then I went to grad school and took multiple trade classes.
Brisket
Oct 31, 1:10pm
Agreed! I probably spent 1/2 my time that semester on it. Unnecessarily tough
hardcorecoug
Oct 31, 7:59pm
Business 401
Jesse Pinkman
Oct 31, 12:43pm
What kind of finance?
Brisket
Oct 31, 1:11pm
That was 30 years ago - more of a blur now than back then
Jesse Pinkman
Oct 31, 1:29pm
I don't remember the course number, but it was a political science class
BYUMizzou
Oct 31, 12:44pm
I majored in Poli Sci
reddead
Oct 31, 12:56pm
Poli 110. Useless class with papers arbitrarily graded by students.
byuler
Oct 31, 12:45pm
Was Magleby the professor?
reddead
Oct 31, 12:57pm
I don't remember. Maybe it was Hawkins but I forget because TAs ran most of it.
byuler
Oct 31, 7:06pm
Any class that wasn’t aligned with my major. If you know what you want to do,
SpecialKC
Oct 31, 12:45pm
Chem 111
LeonMarek
Oct 31, 12:46pm
I had Dr. Elliott Butler
Archaea
Oct 31, 2:43pm
I don't remember the number, but it was Differential Equations
RedHeadedStranger
Oct 31, 12:47pm
Lamareaux. I TA’d 190 for him. Was ok for that class. I dropped PDE’s from him
jvquarterback
Oct 31, 1:04pm
The math dept really struggled at BYU once upon a time
Mitty
Oct 31, 3:19pm
Every math class I took at BYU was bad. They wanted you to learn how to be a
novacoug1
Oct 31, 7:30pm
Anatomy by braille- my class partner was a dude which made it less than fun.
Reach
Oct 31, 12:48pm
Chem 106
2ndTrombone
Oct 31, 12:49pm
American Heritage w/900 of my closest friends in the JSB auditorium
Tare
Oct 31, 12:49pm
I loved American Heritage.
cougarmeister
Oct 31, 3:26pm
Honors section Book of Mormon taught by Eloise Bell
gilbertatty
Oct 31, 12:50pm
Depends what worst means. P-chem was probably the hardest, but it at least
JuicyJam
Oct 31, 12:52pm
My favorite bumper sticker from college: "I survived PChem."
Archaea
Oct 31, 12:57pm
American Heritage
Blueto
Oct 31, 12:56pm
Hate to say this, but it was a Book of Mormon class.
DizzyDean
Oct 31, 12:56pm
Religion courses are so hit or miss
reddead
Oct 31, 1:03pm
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Archaea
Oct 31, 5:52pm
I failed my Book of Mormon final the same day I got my mission call
byujag
Oct 31, 1:31pm
Physics 122
Submariner
Oct 31, 12:57pm
History of Jazz. Loved the topic, but super hard class
dallasbyu
Oct 31, 1:01pm
I took that from Professor Harker, it was hard but amazing
Jennerstein
Oct 31, 1:19pm
Chem 106,107 followed by Chem 351,352.
Wizbang
Oct 31, 1:02pm
Math 346. Mathematical Analysis 2. That class was absurdly difficult.
OlanchoCoug
Oct 31, 1:08pm
Theoretical Syntax, Hands down worst class at BYU!
ike
Oct 31, 2:27pm
What is "theoretical syntax" supposed to be about?
Archaea
Oct 31, 2:36pm
Required Linguistics course arguing over what part of speech a word is.
ike
Oct 31, 2:46pm
RE: Required Linguistics course arguing over what part of speech a word is.
Archaea
Oct 31, 3:13pm
Hence it is all theories.
ike
Oct 31, 3:39pm
RE: Hence it is all theories.
Archaea
Oct 31, 5:49pm
Yumyum is my favorite Turkish word. It means cannibal.
ike
Oct 31, 6:51pm
I think it was the multi-vector calculus, prof was a real nice guy but just a
Mitty
Oct 31, 3:16pm
I had a Russian visiting math professor: his English was horrid and his
Archaea
Oct 31, 3:22pm
Profs that can't speak English is completely inexcusable. Hate it. It's hard
Mitty
Oct 31, 3:29pm
Yeah, grasping math was tough enough, and then to have someone
Archaea
Oct 31, 5:53pm
Linear Algebra? Such a useless subject.
El Jefe
Oct 31, 4:03pm
This post could not be more wrong. Linear algebra is super useful.
OlanchoCoug
Oct 31, 5:23pm
Like I said, I'm sure it's useful to someone
El Jefe
Oct 31, 5:49pm
It's pretty much the foundation of some of the most valuable technology rightnow
novacoug1
Oct 31, 7:33pm
PoliSci 201 (I think) So much writing....
TheLoneCougar
Oct 31, 4:08pm
"Worst" was Zoo 373. Made Chem 105-107, 351-353, and 481-482 feel easy by comparison.
unctoothman
Oct 31, 4:28pm
American Heritage, dropped it right away
Gustav
Oct 31, 4:44pm
D&C from a prof who didn't usually teach religion classes. He taught inaccurate
CougaRR4L
Oct 31, 4:55pm
Until classes are taught like divinity classes elsewhere, they should be P/F.
Archaea
Oct 31, 6:29pm
Physics 551 was pretty tough
LaserCoug
Oct 31, 6:18pm
Math 214
Genghis Spreads
Oct 31, 7:32pm
Humanities. It was hell
Roy D Mercer
Oct 31, 7:45pm
Family History
dfudge
Oct 31, 8:18pm
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