<p>Hello, I'm a freshman in CoE who is planning to major in ECE (Electrical&Computer Engineering). Is it alright to use AP credit for E&M (PHYS 2213) or is it highly recommended that I retake it? Thank you.</p>
<p>Take the credit. You’ll re-learn relevant parts for ECE in ENGRD 2100.</p>
<p>Freshman here and I’m so conflicted with these too. Most ECE upperclassmen said it’s okay to use it while some others said 2213 helped them. But after hearing how bat **** hard it is, I’m deciding to use it and I’m just reading the textbook with my 1920 knowledge. I’m taking ECE 2100 instead. Most non ECE majors perpetuate that ELECTROmagnetism, ELECTRical engineering requirement bull but don’t even know anything about ECE. My Intro to ECE TA said you can do without E&M, although if you aren’t too comfortable you might get lost when electromagnetism is being applied. P.S. I think there’s an actual ECE tailored E&M class if you feel you still want to take the class. And you can always talk to your faculty advisor if you aren’t too sure.</p>
<p>@johnny05 who’s teaches ECE 2100 better, Molnar or Pollock? Pollock’s taking it this semester.</p>
<p>Unless you feel like you skirted by the entire class without retaining anything and you have no idea how you managed to get a 4… take the credit.</p>
<p>@Lelyke</p>
<p>No idea. I never took ECE 2100. However, my friend was taking ECE 2100 while I was taking Physics 2213. Seemed like he was re-learning all the relevant portions of E&M in 2100 (plus some additional topics here and there). </p>
<p>Having taken both AP E/M and 2213 though, I can say you’re expected to know pretty much the same material. Sometimes in class professors might go above and beyond – derive some of Maxwell’s Equations, but you don’t really get tested on that.</p>
<p>Oh thanks!</p>
<p>Oh, and also is PHYS 2213 a lot harder than PHYS 1112 (Mechanics & Heat)?</p>
<p>Not that 2213 is too hard… but 1112 is pretty easy</p>