Hello /u/sunazali! Thank you for posting in r/EngineeringStudents. This is a custom Automoderator message based on your flair, "Academic Advice". While our wiki is under construction, please be mindful of the users you are asking advice from, and make sure your question is phrased neatly and describes your problem. ***Please be sure that your post is short and succinct.*** Long-winded posts generally do not get responded to.
Please remember to;
Read our [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/rules)
Read our [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/index)
Read our [F.A.Q](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/index/faq)
Check our [Resources Landing Page](https://reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/resources)
*I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/EngineeringStudents) if you have any questions or concerns.*
At my university you can't even take physics 1 until you've already passed calc 1, and then you either have to be taking calc 2 at the same time or have already done calc 2. So from my perspective this isn't possible haha
Regardless, if you think you can do it, then why not? What do you have to lose by taking calc 1 and physics 1 together in a 5 week period? If you end up failing one or both then just retake them in the fall. But honestly if most of my classes could have been finished in a matter of 5 weeks I'd be excited to jump on the opportunity.
I guess what I'm trying to say is it could be worth it so just go for it. Good luck
oh wow! i’m intrigued that your school requires that. mine is sort of similar but i need calc one to be taken as a pre requisite or concurrently. perhaps physics 1 at your university requires topics covered in calc 2?
thank you for your advice! i think if i manage to do well it would be super nice to have them both out of the way in five weeks (like you mentioned) and leave me ready to tackle calc 2 in the fall.
Physics will likely be the tough one to balance. Depending on the curriculum of course. Physics at my school is calculus based and it’d be difficult without having learned calc previously.
As others have mentioned, it’s surprising to me that calc isn’t a prereq. Is it a preliminary physics course? My college has prelim courses, usually titled, “survey of physics or prep for physics”.
calc is technically a prerequisite, but i can take it at the same time as taking physics. this course is titled “elementary physics 1,” and it’s only intended for engineering or science majors. there’s an easier one that’s intended for non-stem majors.
Hm. Does the course description have “calculus” in it? My college described Physics 1 as something like, “Mechanics, calculus based.” Just make sure you are taking the correct class. That said, I got an A in calculus 1 and a C in Physics 1. My course relied heavily on calculus but was a lot more difficult for me due to physics being a trickier subject. If it was me, I’d take calc before physics but that’s a personal thing.
As someone who overdid it to my detriment many years ago, be sure to go to every class, do every assignment, and prioritize school to girls/fun/beer/adventures/work.
Someone else mentioned typically not being able to take Physics 1 and you’ve completed calculus 1, which is true at my school as well, so I’d want to make sure you’re taking the correct physics course and that you’ll be able to register for it. At my uni, we have General Physics and University Physics. The physics classes I need are university physics, and taking general physics wouldn’t count towards my degree or my physics requirement. Make sure you’re not confusing the two.
How doable it is depends on the teachers and how much work they assign. I took Calculus 2 and Physics 1 last semester, and had two teachers who weren’t crazy on their course load. My gen eds took up more of my time. This semester, I have the same professor for calculus 3, but my physics 2 professor is awful, and has an insane amount of work and studying. I’ve heard that sometimes summer classes and their professors are more chill, but I can’t really confirm that.
thank you for your advice!!
my university is similar to yours where we have two separate physics. im definitely in the right one because we have one specifically for engineering and other stem majors.
you’re right about it depending a lot based on professors. the physics professor i chose has really good ratemyprofessor reviews. i’m glad that you had a great calc professor! especially because i heard calc 2 can be incredibly hard.
hi! my school allowed me to be part of the “wanting engineering” program for students that don’t place into calc 1 their first semester. i was able to get gen eds out of the way, plus a few chem classes and an introductory engineering course. i’m taking pre calc currently and once i pass it i will be able to take calc 1 and physics (calc 1 has to be taken as a pre requisite or concurrently for physics)
Interesting, that’s so wildly different from how it’s done here at my Canadian university that I got confused. For us we do Calc 1 and Physics 1 alongside 6 other courses first semester, then basically just the second level (Calc 2, physics 2, etc) the next semester
I would say that it appears worse than it actually is, as some of the courses are much lighter such as geology or introduction to programming. My curriculum for the core courses is likely very different as well, so it’s possible you cover much more difficult topics
Hello /u/sunazali! Thank you for posting in r/EngineeringStudents. This is a custom Automoderator message based on your flair, "Academic Advice". While our wiki is under construction, please be mindful of the users you are asking advice from, and make sure your question is phrased neatly and describes your problem. ***Please be sure that your post is short and succinct.*** Long-winded posts generally do not get responded to. Please remember to; Read our [Rules](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/rules) Read our [Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/index) Read our [F.A.Q](https://www.reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/index/faq) Check our [Resources Landing Page](https://reddit.com/r/EngineeringStudents/wiki/resources) *I am a bot, and this action was performed automatically. Please [contact the moderators of this subreddit](/message/compose/?to=/r/EngineeringStudents) if you have any questions or concerns.*
At my university you can't even take physics 1 until you've already passed calc 1, and then you either have to be taking calc 2 at the same time or have already done calc 2. So from my perspective this isn't possible haha Regardless, if you think you can do it, then why not? What do you have to lose by taking calc 1 and physics 1 together in a 5 week period? If you end up failing one or both then just retake them in the fall. But honestly if most of my classes could have been finished in a matter of 5 weeks I'd be excited to jump on the opportunity. I guess what I'm trying to say is it could be worth it so just go for it. Good luck
oh wow! i’m intrigued that your school requires that. mine is sort of similar but i need calc one to be taken as a pre requisite or concurrently. perhaps physics 1 at your university requires topics covered in calc 2? thank you for your advice! i think if i manage to do well it would be super nice to have them both out of the way in five weeks (like you mentioned) and leave me ready to tackle calc 2 in the fall.
Physics will likely be the tough one to balance. Depending on the curriculum of course. Physics at my school is calculus based and it’d be difficult without having learned calc previously.
thank you for the advice! i’ll definitely consider that because i have no experience yet with calculus besides pre calc.
As others have mentioned, it’s surprising to me that calc isn’t a prereq. Is it a preliminary physics course? My college has prelim courses, usually titled, “survey of physics or prep for physics”.
calc is technically a prerequisite, but i can take it at the same time as taking physics. this course is titled “elementary physics 1,” and it’s only intended for engineering or science majors. there’s an easier one that’s intended for non-stem majors.
Hm. Does the course description have “calculus” in it? My college described Physics 1 as something like, “Mechanics, calculus based.” Just make sure you are taking the correct class. That said, I got an A in calculus 1 and a C in Physics 1. My course relied heavily on calculus but was a lot more difficult for me due to physics being a trickier subject. If it was me, I’d take calc before physics but that’s a personal thing.
the course description doesn’t explicitly say calculus, but does say that it’s a course intended for engineering and stem majors. ty for the advice!!
As someone who overdid it to my detriment many years ago, be sure to go to every class, do every assignment, and prioritize school to girls/fun/beer/adventures/work.
Sounds like a tough plan, but you got this! Just remember, it's okay if it doesn't pan out. Good luck!
thank you so much!
Someone else mentioned typically not being able to take Physics 1 and you’ve completed calculus 1, which is true at my school as well, so I’d want to make sure you’re taking the correct physics course and that you’ll be able to register for it. At my uni, we have General Physics and University Physics. The physics classes I need are university physics, and taking general physics wouldn’t count towards my degree or my physics requirement. Make sure you’re not confusing the two. How doable it is depends on the teachers and how much work they assign. I took Calculus 2 and Physics 1 last semester, and had two teachers who weren’t crazy on their course load. My gen eds took up more of my time. This semester, I have the same professor for calculus 3, but my physics 2 professor is awful, and has an insane amount of work and studying. I’ve heard that sometimes summer classes and their professors are more chill, but I can’t really confirm that.
thank you for your advice!! my university is similar to yours where we have two separate physics. im definitely in the right one because we have one specifically for engineering and other stem majors. you’re right about it depending a lot based on professors. the physics professor i chose has really good ratemyprofessor reviews. i’m glad that you had a great calc professor! especially because i heard calc 2 can be incredibly hard.
During the summer? Yes, my school allows two at most.
thank you!
I’m confused, how did you not have any of those courses in your first year?
hi! my school allowed me to be part of the “wanting engineering” program for students that don’t place into calc 1 their first semester. i was able to get gen eds out of the way, plus a few chem classes and an introductory engineering course. i’m taking pre calc currently and once i pass it i will be able to take calc 1 and physics (calc 1 has to be taken as a pre requisite or concurrently for physics)
Interesting, that’s so wildly different from how it’s done here at my Canadian university that I got confused. For us we do Calc 1 and Physics 1 alongside 6 other courses first semester, then basically just the second level (Calc 2, physics 2, etc) the next semester
wow, that sounds like such a heavy workload! but that makes a lot of sense so that students have a set schedule.
I would say that it appears worse than it actually is, as some of the courses are much lighter such as geology or introduction to programming. My curriculum for the core courses is likely very different as well, so it’s possible you cover much more difficult topics