<p>I'm a sophmore, had SAT (math and reading only) of 1020 (just so you know generally my IQ) [However I was not feeling well when I took it and was kinda distracted by personal problems at the time and was having difficult concentrating]</p>
<p>I'm considering the following combination: Calc 1 with Analytic Geometry, Physics 1, General Chem 1, and Intro to Engineering Design.</p>
<p>This translates to 15 credits.</p>
<p>I'm self studying starting at elementary algebra (and soon moving on to advanced algebra) to prepare for calc (haven't taken algebra in 3 years). I'm willing to work hard and have no life (hey I don't have one now why should I excpect one when I tranfer)lol </p>
<p>So has anyone else tried taking like Physics and Calc together with Chem? How hard will it be? Should I not attempt this?</p>
<p>I remember taking calc 2, physics 1, chem 2, liberal art, writing for engineers, and a 1 cred basic engr class (total 18 creds). It was pretty rough but being organized is key and i also had no life except sometimes i hanged out with friends on a friday night. College physics will be the hardest of those classes you listed, but you just need to focus and study hard. Do as many problems as you can especially for physics and math. I did mechanical engineering by the way! Good luck.</p>
<p>fatpig he is a sophomore, a bit of a hurry is in order considering this is posted in the engineering section…he has lots to go…similarly i also am i transfer student+changed major.</p>
<p>so not only did I lose credits upon transferring, i have classes that dont apply to engineering.</p>
<p>i know some people who will be first semester sophomores this fall who will be in same class as me. (taking physics2)
i should be progressing toward junior status.</p>
<p>my advice is to take the classes so you can get them out of the way, but really organize your time well and spend of lot of it in the library…you will tend to have 3 science exams in the same 3 or 4 days so you can’t really have any room for error.</p>
<p>but if you do decide to drop a class, drop intro to engineer design IF its not required…if it is drop anything except calculus.</p>
<p>but i would recommend sticking with the classes</p>
<p>You’d better study some trig and geometry too. I think the calculus class will probably be your hardest. Concentrate the most on keeping up with that and get tutoring help from the very start.</p>
<p>“That looks like a pretty standard semester.”</p>
<p>Really? I’ve spocken to an adviser at Penn State and he said its more difficult then normal. He said students don’t normally take physics calc and chem in the same semester…</p>
<p>I would say it’s a little harder than average. It shouldn’t be too difficult though. Calc1 isn’t very hard and Physics 1 is a lot easier than E&M (usually physics 2). I would stick with that schedule and try to get those classes out of the way, so you don’t have to cram a lot of harder classes together in a future semester. But, if you feel like you have to drop one, I would drop chem or the design class. You should try to get calc1 and physics 1 out of the way as soon as you can.</p>
<p>Hmm, the typical typical in my school takes multivariable calculus, electricity and magnetism, intro to computer science/chemistry and some other stuff first semester freshman year. </p>
<p>well, it definitely depends on how smart you think you are. If you feel confident, do it.</p>
<p>Well I don’t think that would be a typical first semester of freshman year. Sophomore sounds more like it, unless you had a lot of ap credits and wanted to get a head start… But yea I guess thats typical for engineering majors.</p>
<p>The typical engineer in my school took calc and physics in high school, or take remedial courses in the summer. I have yet too meet an engineer here who had to take calc 1 in college.</p>
<p>"I have yet too meet an engineer here who had to take calc 1 in college. "</p>
<p>Are you kidding me? Are you saying no one here ever posted they are taking a calc 1 class in college? Most students start with calc 1 or remedial. I mean I went to a good private school and probably only about the top 5% took AP calc.</p>
<p>If what your saying is true mabye some people here are living in fantasy world being whom they choose on an internet chat forum.</p>
<p>What the hell, I was just kidding I took AP calc 1 and 2 and started in differential equations my freshman year, that other stuff was just a joke.</p>