Courses

Sample schedule of a first semester TAMS student from Fall 2020

Academics are important. Don't fail your classes. Listed before are common courses which TAMS students take. However, TAMS students are allowed to take any UNT Course listed on the UNT Catalog as long as the student meets the pre-requisites.

BIOL

does anyone know any bio kids

every1ne hates crossly biogoly

CHEM

CHEM 1410

General Chemistry I. sucks to suck

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75346

CHEM 1413

Honors Chemistry I. acree moments

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75348

CHEM 1420

General Chemistry II. This class is amazing with Kelber.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=22&coid=83777

CHEM 1423

Honors Chemistry II. acree 2 electric boogaloo

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=22&coid=83779

CHEM 2730

Organic Chemistry (OChem). Organic chemistry is just naming carbons and realizing how carbons flirt with each other.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75356

CSCE (and related disciplines)

First Year CSCE Courses

CSCE 1030

Computer Science I. see pless pless. Taught by Dr. Pradhumna Shrestha during the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75513

CSCE 1040

Mermaid Man (left) and Dr. David Keathly (right)

Computer Science II. obgekt oreeentid prougramyng. Taught by Dr. David Mark Keathly, who does not know how to wear a mask. Notorious for long, tedious projects.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75515

Second Year CSCE Courses

CSCE 2100

theoretical

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75518

CSCE 2110

bad class

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75519

CSCE Related Courses

INFO 3010

Intro to Data Science is taught in R and is project based meaning that there are no tests. The course covers the entirety of data science including how to gather, parse, analyze, graph, and interpret data.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=22&coid=87512

ENGL

First Year ENGL Courses

ENGL 1315

ENGL 1315 is taken first semester. Current instructors include Dr. Anne Schoolfield, Professor Joshua Ibarra, and Dr. Mariah Steele. Previous instructors include Professor Jack Christian. The class covers poetry and plays.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75850

ENGL 1325

ENGL 1315 2: Electric Boogaloo is taught by the same professors as ENGL 1315. However, unlike with math classes, you are able to switch professors. The class covers science fiction and prose.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=20&coid=75854

Second Year ENGL Courses

ENGL 4680

The course is taught by Dr. Marshall Needleman Armintor. The purpose of this course is to examine the concept of narrative in video games—from all eras and genres—to show how the familiar questions of structure, cultural critique, and (especially) intertextuality commonly applied to literature and film can be extended to games and the gaming ethos.

http://catalog.unt.edu/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=23&coid=95160

HIST

During your second year at TAMS, you will take two semesters of U.S. history.

HIST 2610

United States History to 1865. American History to 1865 A.D.

HIST 2620

United States History since 1865. American History since 1865 A.D.

LTEC

LTEC 3000

Learning Technologies in STEM. This class is largely composed of busy work. Not an easy A despite being composed of busy work. This is a course to avoid.

MATH

Note: If you place into MATH 1650 or 1710 in your first TAMS semester, the math professor you take will be the same for your second semester. For example, if you take Mann first semester for Cal I, you will have him again second semester for Cal II or if you have Brozovic for Pre-Calculus first semester, you will take him again second semester for Cal I.

MATH 1650

Pre-calculus. Taught by Dr. Nirmala Naresh, Dr. Joe Iaia, and Dr. Doug Brozovic for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year. Often considered to be more difficult than high school pre-calculus.

MATH 1710

Calculus 1. Covers limits and continuity, derivatives and integrals; differentiation and integration of polynomial, rational, trigonometric, and algebraic functions; applications, including slope, velocity, extrema, area, volume and work. Was taught by Dr. Allen Mann and Dr. William Cherry for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

MATH 1720

Calculus 2. Covers differentiation and integration of exponential, logarithmic and transcendental functions; integration techniques; indeterminate forms; improper integrals; area and arc length in polar coordinates; infinite series; power series; Taylor’s theorem. Was taught by Dr. Matthew Dulock for the fall semester of the 2020-2021 school year.

MATH 2000

discreeet.. fishmen..

MATH 2700

Matrix math. Learning how to solve and manipulate systems of linear equations and apply it to real life situations. Just like your SAT system of equations but when the equations do not play nice, then you get all sad. The first unit covers what happens when the system has a solution and the last 3 units cover what happens when the system does not have a happy solution along with some other theorems and techniques. Some things covered are vector operations, Gaussian elimination, determinants, change of basis, Gram-Schmidt process, eigenvectors, and diagonalization. This course is offered with options of synchronious and asynchronious instruction for Fall 2020 & Spring 2021; in the latter case, you simply watch videos and do your work. As of Spring 2021, this class is instructed by Dr. Helen J. Elwood.

MATH 2730

Calculus 3. Covers vectors and analytic geometry in 3-space; partial and directional derivatives; extrema; double and triple integrals and applications; cylindrical and spherical coordinates. If you take MATH 1720 in fall of your junior year, you will be required to take this class in spring.

MATH 3000

real anal. its hard

MATH 3400

number theory

MATH 3410

You solve differential equations using a box full of tools and methods. Good calculus and algebra fundamentals recommended. This course resembles more of calculus 2 than calculus 1 or 3 so be prepared.

MATH 3420

diffeeks deux

MATH 3680

applyed statisticks

MATH 3510

Abstract Algebra I. This class mainly covers the study of groups, fields, and rings. Some of the notable topics include: permutation groups, dihedral groups, cyclic groups, alternating groups, left and right cosets, LaGrange's Theorem, finitely generated abelian groups, homomorphisms, factor groups, rings, fields, and Fermat's Theorem.

MATH 4520

complex anal

MATH 4810

Biocomputing. Easily the best math class since you only need MATH 1720 as the prerequisite and no math is done in the class. Instead you just learn biology, computer science, and how to present papers.

PHYS

During your second year at TAMS, you will take two semesters of physics. Most people start with PHYS 1710 and 1730, but if you scored a 5 on both AP Physics C exams including mechanics and electricity and magnetism, you can enroll in modern physics (PHYS 3010 and Lab: PHYS 3030) and Quantum mechanics (PHYS 4310).

PHYS 1710

Kinematics with calculus. If you took AP Physics 1 or C then this will be familiar territory.

PHYS 1730

physics 1 lab

PHYS 2220

Electromagnetism. If you took AP Physics C then this will also be familiar territory.

PHYS 2240

physics 2 lab

PHYS 3010

Modern Physics. Special class #1 for 1 special kid.

PHYS 3030

Modern Physics Lab. This is the lab for PHYS 3010.

PHYS 4310

Quantuum mekaniks. If PHYS 3010 is opened up to more students in the future years this class will become accessible to some during their time at TAMS. It requires a student to take both PHYS 3010 and 3030 in addition to MATH 3410 prior to enrollment. Special class #2 for 1 special kid.

TECM

Technical writing. Required for certain tracks for the class of 2023 and onwards.

Electives

Starting at your 2nd semester, you are able to take electives as long as you meet the GPA requirement, and your total class load does not exceed 19 hours in total.

2nd and 3rd semester students with GPA higher than 3.25 (requires confirmation) may take 1 elective course of up to 3 credit hours (labs and recitation for such electives are not included) and 1 elective of either "research" or 1 credit hour elective.

4th semester students with GPA higher than 3.75 may take up to 2 elective courses of up to 3 credit hours each.

In all circumstances, the 19-hour cap must be observed.

In pre-pandemic conditions, 1-hour electives are generally physical education or non-music major music; such courses become rather obscure in remote learning, but demand is expected to pull up upon returning to campus physically.

Research courses usually appear in forms like "XXXX 2900 - Introduction to [discipline] Research" and "XXXX 4900 - Special Problems" (where XXXX denotes the 4-letter class code the field of study uses in the UNT Catalog). They can be of more than 1 credit hour, unlike an 1-credit hour elective you may otherwise take (wink wink GPA boost). As "research" courses, they serve the role of "recording your mentored research in your transcript" to a certain degree, so you generally have your research mentor as the instructor.

Some common electives that TAMS students take include:

• CHEM 2730: Organic Chemistry
• MATH 2000: Discrete Math
• MATH 2700: Linear Algebra
• ECON 1100: Macroeconomics
• ECON 1110: Microeconomics
• PSYC 1630: General Psychology I
• PSYC 1650: General Psychology II

• Foreign languages
  • Spanish, Japanese, Chinese, German, French, Latin, Arabic, Russian

Note: CHEM 2730, in addition to 3 credit hours of instruction, has 1 credit hour of recitation, 1 credit hour of lab and 1 credit hour of lab recitation. It is usually discouraged to take this course in 3rd semester given the extremely dreading college season.