<p>This has been bothering me a whole lot. I'm probably going to get a B(an A the semester before this) in my physics class (it's algebra based, "dummy" physics so that was pretty discouraging to me.) I didn't try too hard in physics just because it felt pretty irrelevant (studying lenses and currents in wires) but I'm doing really well in calculus and organic chemistry. I feel like I just need to know the basic concepts from physics for physical chemistry like conservation of momentum and energy and I learned a little bit of calculus based physics in my math class. I know I'd actually care a lot about physical chemistry since I am a chemistry major. Has anyone else taken physical chemistry and could you tell me how much of it depends on your past knowledge of physics?
Thanks a lot</p>
<p>Don’t you have to take P Chem anyway as a Chem major?</p>
<p>If you’re doing well in physics you will be well prepared.</p>
<p>However, know that PChem is another beast in and of itself. You just have to go through it.</p>
<p>You might not need to ace the course in order to do well in pchem, but it’s not a bad idea to understand lenses and electromagnetics if you want to be able to have an understanding of many of the tools you’d be using as a chemist.</p>