<p>I am a biochem/chem major who has to take the phys2 series later in the year. i was wondering how hard are the phys2 classes if you had absolutely NO experience with physics before (no AP physics or regular physicsin high school), but i HAVE taken calc before. </p>
<p>for example is the phys2 series compared to phys1 series more conceptual and theory-based? I am trying to learn some physics on my own but i just cant seem to visualize and conceptualize what in the world the problems trying to say! but for some problems, even tho i dont understand the concept, i just read the problem, find out whats given and what they're asking for, and just plug directly into the formula. is that gonna be the same for the calc-based phys2 series, or is it more concept-based?</p>
<p>they said it was calculus-based, and while i occasionally tried it on a problem just to see whether it worked (it did), all of my exam questions (2A, 2B, 2D, 2CL) could be solved with algebraic techniques. i also entered the 2 series as a chem/biochem major without any previous exposure to the subject. it wasn’t easy, but i didn’t try particularly hard either. my advice is to just go for it – it’s not an inherently confusing subject, but if you don’t stay on top of the material you’ll be left behind in a rush. all the lecturers i had were pretty much inept at explaining anything, so i advise you to seek out your own resources – wikipedia, high-school-level textbooks (just to get you a foundation), internet, friends, whatever. </p>
<p>fyi – you’ll never use 2A and 2B again. half of 2D ends up being repeated in chem 126.</p>