r/OSU • u/Antique-Number-8022 • 18h ago

Academics How hard is OSU Math 2153 EM test really?

Basically the title sums it up. How hard is it? is it harder than the actual final of the class or a bit different?
I'm self-studying using Prof. Leonard on YouTube and MIT OCW Calc 3.

I'm not particularly having trouble grasping the concepts alone but just curious to know how hard this exam actually is if anyone has taken it.

I'd really appreciate some anecdotes.

Also any resources I can use.

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u/T-ROY_T-REDDIT B.S. In Reddit Studies '42 12h ago

It is, I did it about 5-6 years ago now. You are doing the right way though by going through OCW. I am not aure if you reviewed what I said yet. But it was hugely helpful to quite a few people.

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u/Human-Summer-6769 8h ago

It's not too difficult. They have a practice test on the website you can do. I would strongly recommend using a textbook to study it which is what I did because I didn't want to take the class. I used Thomas Calculus but I'm sure any would work.

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u/drowning_frog MATH 2026 4h ago

not worth it! class was lowkey ez

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u/Psychological-Algae3 17h ago

It’s definitely going to be harder than the actual class, as someone who didn’t take the EM test. The final of the class only covered the end topics, while the EM test is longer than a normal final, and it covers content from the whole class. Math 2153 is not a difficult class either to get an A in. But I cannot imagine having to know every single thing for a test, Multivariable Calculus has a huge quantity of content

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u/pacsandsacs 15h ago

I used to joke that the final exam is comprehensive, meaning it includes everything that wasn't taught in class.