When I was looking for the classes, I noticed that there was two separate section for one class, and the class’s discussion, which is Physics10, conflicted with another discussion class that I plan to take. Can I just skip either of two Monday discussions?
Usually more than one discussion is offered. If not then you need to find a class that doesn’t conflict.
Also I haven’t heard of physics 10 before
@dustpyf, are you talking about for the Summer Session? I see that Physics 10 only has one lecture and one discussion section, so like 10s4life said, if it conflicts with something else, then you’ll need to find another class. For most classes my daughter has taken the discussion sections are pretty important.
@10s4life, it looks like Physics 10 might be meant for non-science majors.
@Mom2jl that’s right. Here I am stuck too much in stem world
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@dustpyf to answer the question in your title, the discussion section is usually an hour with the teaching assistant or graduate student instructor where the students can ask questions about the homework and anything else in the class they are confused about. You have these in courses with larger enrollments where the professor spends the actual class time mostly lecturing and doesn’t have a lot of question-and-answer time in the lecture. Not sure how it works for physics 10 or over the summer, but for instance back when I was at Berkeley we’d have around 200 students in a Physics 8A lecture and then around 20 in a discussion section which gives the kids a chance to actually get to know their GSI and get help on the homework.
Honestly, you all should just chill out and wait until orientation. They’ll tell you exactly what you need to take at that time, no need to figure things out now. Chances are you’ll do it wrong anyway 