<p>Has anybody here taken this course? Just wondering what the work load/professor is like. Seems like a difficult course, as an honors physics class. I don't want to feel like I was misplaced in this course - I only got a 4 on AP Physics B, and the course description recommends AP Physics C.</p>
<p>Matter isn’t terrible, I only had AP Physics B and I survived. Although you very likely will find it to be a step up from what was expected of you in AP Physics. Professor Meyer is one of everyone’s favorites, he’s a great lecturer, you shouldn’t have any trouble with him.</p>
<p>You may not like Python very much, expect to have to write programs in Python for Matter I and II. Most people don’t seem to have any trouble with that though.</p>
<p>Well that’s reassuring =)</p>
<p>I’m also taking Intro to Programming…the syllabus I found from last year said the course used Java, but I had to order a Python textbook for it this year. Are they switching over to Python for this course? Will this be advantageous if I have to write programs in Python for Matter & Interactions?</p>
<p>I took and TAA’d M&I. The class isn’t bad. The biggest hurdle you will have is getting out of AP Physics/Calculation mode and into conceptual mode. If you read and thoroughly understand the book, you will do fine. Most people that do poorly never made that transition. </p>
<p>I’m too lazy to look at who is teaching the course, but Meyer, Reinhard, Swendson are all great teachers. Don’t worry about python, the code you will write is very very basic. I doubt you really need a book, and just a simple online tutorial and the class handout should get you by.</p>