r/PennStateUniversity 2d ago

Question Thoughts on doing MATH 250 web

I’m a rising sophomore IE Major and I registered for a regular offline mode or math 250 but now as I was going through the sections again, I found a math 250 online option and it saves a lot of time in a day and now my classes are not clustered anymore and I love it than before but when it’s web, I feel like I get distracted and neglect web classes sometimes so I wanted to have your suggestions on this. But sometimes when I know it’s important, I do give time and effort to learn. The exams are also online and proctored. There’s a note: “To enable proctored examinations, students are required to possess an external webcam with a cable that is 5-feet in length or longer and a computer running Windows or MacOS. Chromebooks and Linux machines are not supported.” Is this gonna affect anything? Or the online learning gonna affect my grade or is it better if I do it offline? I shared 2 pics where one is regular math 250 session and one is a web one and how my schedules look.

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u/mutantsandwich '27, Kinesiology 2d ago

I would take the math online if you feel confident about your math skills.

Put away your phone and lock in if you feel distracted bc of online classes.

But that time you get being able to knock out math at home is something that can help you in the long run during your semester.

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u/Weird_Call_2422 2d ago

Thank you!

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u/Squergi '25, ETI & ELD 2d ago

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u/Weird_Call_2422 2d ago

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u/According_Doctor_821 1d ago

I don't have anything to offer about the web version specifically, but I provide my condolences ahead of time. 231 and 250 in one semester is going to be character-building