<p>Hey guys, I am getting ready to schedule my Fall classes at Anne Arundel Community College and other than Calculus III and Linear Algebra, I'm quite unsure what other classes I should take to round out my schedule (Mainly getting to 12 credits for full-time status).</p>
<p>I am looking to be a Physics and/or Math major, and knowing the CC's General Physics course won't transfer as a course in the Physics track, but a lower level, I'm kind of put off about taking a Physics course until I transfer (Hopefully Spring '14, mainly dependent on Financial Aid, otherwise Fall).</p>
<p>Now, do you all think I would be better off taking General Physics for the background (and then start the Introductory Physics sequence after transferring), or should I take courses based on other interests that I won't be able to explore after my transfer? I have looked at the UMD department websites for Math and Physics and while there is some overlap, I wouldn't think I would have any "free time" for those other interests.</p>
<p>I have also looked at ARTSYS and unfortunately AACC doesn't have much, if anything, that I could take that would apply to my major(s), including prerequisites.</p>
<p>Hopefully someone could help me out a bit.</p>
<p>PS: I got an email saying my MTAP was accepted and that my school will be contacted for my transcript, so I'm getting excited about applying to Maryland shortly.</p>
<p>I’m not sure about the classes at aacc, but I am pretty sure for mc that if you complete the general physics I-III sequence equivalent to umd phys 161, 260, 270, those can be subbed for phys 171, 272, 273 but you have to catch up on the lab/methods 174, 274, 275, once you get to umd.</p>
<p>While I don’t doubt that the tracks could be interchangeable, my issue is about the material that isn’t covered in a “lower level” course that I’d be expected to know in the future.</p>
<p>The only example I can think of at the moment (according to the Syllabi available on the Physics department page) is Special Relativity, but I’m sure there’s more. If I wasn’t going further into Physics I wouldn’t really be bothered by that, but as a Physics major I’m not sure. </p>
<p>Also, if I remember right, at UMD, the labs need to be paired with the lectures, just like at CC.</p>
<p>Oh don’t worry, special relativity is covered in physics III (270)</p>
<p>When I was considering getting a minor in physics I was grateful I could just move on and take phys374 without having to go back and take the 174/275/276 sequence. You are correct in that the engineering physics classes must be taken the same semester as their lab counterpart and the grade is combined (161 has no lab, 260 goes with lab 261, 270 goes with lab 271). Unlike the engineering physics classes, the physics lab technique/methods classes (174/275/276) are stand alone and do not match your lecture courses (171/272/273). In fact 275 covers material from mechanics, but mechanics is a prerequisite, not a co-req.</p>
<p>It’s worth talking with and adviser from the UMD physics department to figure out what you would be expected to take if you took the 161-260/1-270/1 equivalent sequence at CC. Looks like Tom Gleason is going to be a good point person -> <a href=“https://advapp.physics.umd.edu/[/url]”>https://advapp.physics.umd.edu/</a> (look toward bottom of page for email)</p>
<p>Thanks for the idea of contacting and adviser.</p>
<p>The part that is making me want to hold off is that I won’t be taking the whole sequence at CC. I’ll just be taking the 161-equivalent, which looks like it would put my Methods sequence a semester behind my lecture.</p>
<p>I’ll contact the adviser in the next day or 2 and see what he suggests.</p>
<p>Thanks for your input!</p>