<p>the ones i have in mind are Chem 6
and physics 1/1l</p>
<p>this might sound like a stupid question, but I had a really difficult time with chem 6a, and if chem 6b/c are even more difficult then im pretty much screwed. i know like a humanities class it's all about the same level of difficulty no matter if you're in a/b/c (at least to me) but i dont know much about the science series. basically is it as hard to get an a in chem 6b/c as it is for chem 6a?</p>
<p>it's an individual thing; i liked 6B better than 6A/C because it was more math-based, but generally speaking ... if you fail to develop a good foundation of the basics, you can't expect to do all that well in the latter part of the series. time to start making use of the helproom, that was instrumental in the 6 series.</p>
<p>physics just sucks, in my opinion. (of course, i would get C's in all my physics classes and then go on to do biophysics ...)</p>
<p>The second class in physics is the hardest (electricity and magnetism). It gets easier again for the third (thermodynamics). My suggestion is to buy a bunch of those study aids where you can just work a bunch of problems. I found the textbook and it's problems to be rather unhelpful.</p>
<p>Willbe: Personally I owned Chem6a. In chem6b, I feel I'm having to study and understand it alot more. SO yes, in essence the chem series DO get alot harder from what I have heard, and from my own experience. The correlation would be like... remember the quanta world chapter in chem6a? Its basically at that difficulty but with more math and just.... more in general. </p>
<p>Physics gets harder as well. Mechanics is generally the easier subject for most people to grasp but then when you get to the B and C series, electricity and magnetism will definitely throw people off. </p>
<p>Like Astrina said, if you don't grasp what you learned from the class before in the series, then the next class up will probably be more difficult.</p>
<p>you guys are scaring me!!!
i think chem/phys is going to kill my gpa</p>
<p>from one who's been through the gauntlet ... my nerdy classes were the ones that actually BOOSTED my GPA. stupid classes like hum and other useless GEs were a lot harder to come by. </p>
<p>my reasoning: math/science classes want you to arrive at an answer. get the answer, you're set. in lit/ling/lang/etc classes, it's a much fuzzier interpretation of what's right and wrong. if your professor/TA holds a grudge against you, you're screwed, regardless of how well you think you're doing.</p>
<p>I think the professor plays a big part too. I took Chem6a last quarter under Stacey Brydges and was on my way for failure, so I dropped her class. Now I have Amit Sinha and I love him. He makes difficult concept so much easier to understand, albeit he is a little moody. Now, I'm on my way for an A. Of course, a lot of it is realizing that i actually have to read and do the assigned reading and problems.</p>
<p>@eric:</p>
<p>i was in the same boat as you, i took stacey brydges last qtr and dropped her class like the 2nd week, now i have sinha, and i dislike him. he does not know how to explain quantum mechanics, but i only get him now bc the material is just review for me. yea, doing the homework and reading is a must.</p>
<p>yea, professors DO play a big part, sometimes the best professors in the series are either in the beginning or at the end..just use ratemyprofessor or some other website</p>
<p>*the last sentence is for willbe</p>
<p>you're screwed. Buahahahaha :P</p>
<p>Just as Astrina said about Hum.... DOC was my GPA killer.</p>