<p>I will need to take either chem2/lab, or physics2/lab to finish my sciences portion, im deciding between which one to go for. I enjoy chem and physics both so its a confusing decision for me, any recommendations? Also, how is the tutoring at tech? I was at the success@tech page and it showed all types of tutoring and it seemed like a great program.</p>
<p>I would strongly suggest Chem 2 (Inorganic) + Lab unless you’re crazy about E-Mag.</p>
<p>The 1-to-1 tutoring is a great program, but it’s quality depends on the quality of the tutor you choose (obviously some tutors are better than others, and some tutors will think the same way as you while others will think/learn very differently and be a bad match). For freshman classes you should have 3 or 4 tutors from which to choose, so you can switch around from one to another until you find one you like. However, since you only get a limited amount of time each week, you need to start early in the semester to find someone with which you work well.</p>
<p>hmm…i guess il go with chem 2 then, thanks. Also, do you guys have any knowledge about cross registering with another institution for the summer semester? What are the requirements and conditions in order to cross register and successfully transfer those credits to Tech?</p>
<p>Good choice, I’ve seen tests from Inorganic there, and they are not that tough. You should do well. My friend at Tech did well in it. Can’t really say the same for physics. I think calc-based physics is the devil here, but that because I hate physics lol. I am for chemistry and biology all of the way. I still imagine it as being difficult for those who enjoy it over there though. </p>
<p>Yo Banjo, are the 1-1s free over there? Also, are SI sessions common for the intro. courses?</p>
<p>What do you know about the GT1000 courses? I see they don’t have one specifically for your major, but do you know enough about it to recommend it or not, especially if they have a section for our particular major?</p>
<p>Which lab will be more difficult Principles of physics 2 or chem 2 (inorganic)?</p>
<p>@ChemE14: I didn’t really gain anything from GT1000, but if you have never made a resume or think you would benefit from a class teaching about how to adjust to college studying and living it is an alright class. Provided you do your work, it is also an easy 2 hour A.</p>
<p>@akbar786: Inorganic is the harder lab. Physics labs are kind of a joke. However, I would consider physics to be the harder class.</p>
<p>hmm ive always wondered…what exactly is so hard about calculus based physics? I havent taken any physics since high school, il be taking it fall '10 so i dont really have an idea yet…but at tech what exactly is so hard that most students end up with C’s or D’s and everyone says its a killer class? Is it remembering the calculus behind the physics, memorizing and using the formulas or the fact that most students take the class lightly and end up doing bad?</p>
<p>Most students do not end up with Cs and Ds. About 40-50% get As and Bs, another 20-30% get Cs, and less than 10% fail.</p>
<p>With that said, the problems on physics tests can be pretty challenging. This is why students often find the class difficult. It isn’t memorization or calculus that make the class hard; it is being able to think through a problem and go about solving it correctly without screwing something up that make it difficult to do well. If you study adequately, most people can get at least a B (and likely an A). Just be prepared to work…</p>
<p>Yeah, from my experience, you have to be able to apply the calculus to different situations well. Specifically: Read the problems well, and seriously think about it. One of my problems when doing many of the integration-based derivations was figuring out whether to hold a certain value constant. Often getting that right can simplify the calculus a lot. If you were good at stuff like optimization (I was mediocre at best) then it should be doable. Also knowing exactly which law/rules to apply can be kind of tricky in many cases (or you have to apply several to one problem. They must be applied correctly and in the correct order or the whole thing is messed up). </p>
<p>Either way, you are going to Tech. You are probably great at stuff like that. Not to say it’s a walk in the park, but physics/math intro courses are easier here for the most part Depends on year, normally physics is really hard, from what I have been told by top students who took it, but they claim to have gotten a good bit of curving to make up for it, given that most of the profs. were going for tenure.</p>
<p>In Pursuit, how many people are usually in a section of physics over there. Is it as much as the calc. classes?</p>
<p>thats not too bad…i didnt even know 40%-50% got A’s and B’s. I guess a lot of people that complain about classes are the ones who do bad in it. Im a little concerned since the physics 1 il be taking will be at a community college and i hope il be able to understand physics 2 at tech. Do you guys recommend me taking physics 1 again at tech once i get there and then take physics 2? or just take physics 2 and try to catch up on whatever i missed? Also, if anyone has the syllabus for Physics 2211 could you please post a link? I want to compare the chapters taught at tech with the chapters that are taught here and figure out the difference.
Thanks</p>
<p>This might help: [PHYS</a> 2211 A–D Spring 2009](<a href=“http://www.physics.gatech.edu/academics/classes/spring2009/2211/A-D/index.html]PHYS”>http://www.physics.gatech.edu/academics/classes/spring2009/2211/A-D/index.html) –> Course Policies, Course Schedule</p>
<p>Thanks, thats exactly what i was looking for…turns out that the physics il be taking at my current school goes up to the very exact chapter/section that tech’s physics 1 does. Even the books are same…im not surprized though cuz most of the people who take physics(calc based) at my current school plan to transfer to tech.</p>
<p>@bernie2012: Class sizes for physics average between 150-200. Some classes are about 120, but most have more students. Honors program sections average about 40 students.</p>
<p>That’s funny given the fact that we have only one calc-based physics section with only lik 85 students. Most of the pre-meds take trig-based (actually, it’s pretty tough for trig. based and they never curve), and those usually have like 90-120 people (like gen. chem/bio here). I honestly think they should phase out trig. based physics at Emory. The Students’ abilities in math here are generally the same as they are at Tech. Plus the calc-based version won’t get all the sucky profs (trig-based always gets better profs.). Y’all are actually lucky in so many ways.</p>
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<p>[SGA</a> Course Critique | Search Course Critique](<a href=“http://www.sga.gatech.edu/critique/Search.php?genericSearch=phys+2212]SGA”>http://www.sga.gatech.edu/critique/Search.php?genericSearch=phys+2212)
[SGA</a> Course Critique | Search Course Critique](<a href=“http://www.sga.gatech.edu/critique/Search.php?genericSearch=phys+2211]SGA”>http://www.sga.gatech.edu/critique/Search.php?genericSearch=phys+2211)</p>
<p>That’s a lot of people getting a C or lower (ie majority, Martin Jarrio and Edwin Greco gave out 54% grades of a C or lower, for example).</p>
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<p>How can it be any more blown out of proportion than “hard as hell”? </p>
<p>Tech sets the system up so that for every person who has good grades, the next person has bad grades, end of story. Seeing how competition is cut-throat, the professors are unhelpful, and the work is dull and boring and takes hours a day to complete, Tech’s difficulty cannot be overstated in any way shape or form.</p>
<p>Dude there are still a good percentage of people getting Bs or higher though. All top colleges have high percentages of people in the 2.? range (minus some of the Ivies I suppose) within science courses, especially introductory courses. Low average GPAs in intro. courses is often due to more than just mere difficulty (though they are quite difficult). Lots of the freshmen are perhaps having problems adjusting to an academic environment far tougher than there high school. This is especially the case at tough engineering schools.</p>
<p>I’m not here to argue whether engineering schools should give out low grades, just telling it as it is.</p>
<p>Physics 2 is usually taken in the sophomore or junior year.</p>
<p>Well according to the graphs on this website [PHYS</a> 2211 A–D Spring 2009](<a href=“http://www.physics.gatech.edu/academics/classes/spring2009/2211/A-D/index.html]PHYS”>http://www.physics.gatech.edu/academics/classes/spring2009/2211/A-D/index.html) it seems that the students that attended regularly seemed to do much better than the ones who werent so regular. I do believe that physics is very hard but dedication and hardwork has a big impact on grades too. I mean at the end the curve will decide who gets what…but im sure if the professors see you working hard they may cut some slack.</p>
<p>That’s true. I think a lot of people stop attending (in that class only 1/3 went to class 90% or more) because the material and professor are so incredibly boring, plus attendance is only worth 5% of your grade in the end.</p>
<p>The people who get the better grades aren’t the smart ones, they’re the ones who will do anything for that 1 extra point, at whatever cost to their personal comfort.</p>