Yale will again require standardized test scores for admission

Re:Yale will again require standardized test scores for admi... by ramblenode on Thursday February 22, 2024 @05:05PM (#39473965)

> Do you think you’re going to learn calculus better than you would at flagship state U?

Yes. Compare this Harvard Calc I final [0] to that of UNC Charlotte [1]. The test format of the Harvard exam works in the student's favor, but the questions are more difficult, more conceptual, and encompass optional topics that are not in a typical Calc I course (PDFs, Midi function). The Harvard class also requires students to demonstrate competency in various proofs that would not be required in a purely computational Calc I class.

[0] https://people.math.harvard.edu/~knill/teaching/math1a2020/f...

[1] https://math.charlotte.edu/sites/math.charlotte.edu/files/me...

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Re:Yale will again require standardized test scores for admi... by telotortium on Thursday February 22, 2024 @07:03PM (#39475122)

Don't think "Midi function" is an actual thing. It looks like $f(x) = 440e^{(x-69)/12}$ literally maps the number of a note in the MIDI standard to the actual frequency. I guess this question is a bonus to people who paid attention in a particular lecture in class (or who know music and can recognize the significance of 440 and of 12 in the exponent).

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