> Most students would be taking one or two of these in 12 - 16 weeks while doing nothing else but being a student. From my experience (at MIT in the 80s and 90

> Most students would be taking one or two of these in 12 - 16 weeks while doing nothing else but being a student. From my experience (at MIT in the 80s and 90s): The usual student takes 3 technical courses and one humanities course per term. From my own history: I took 18.03 in one term with two EECS courses and a humanities course, and then 18.04 the following term, also with two EECS courses and a humanities course. I would guess that 3 math courses at one time (and taking nothing else seriously technical) would constitute a pretty full load for most people. Much beyond that probably impacts how much is being truly absorbed for the long term.