[[Noob Question abt prerequisites]]

<p>ok here is the deal i require to complete</p>

<p>PHYSICS 1A & Physics for Scientists (5) ------PHYSICS 37 Physics for (5)
and Engineers and
Engineers:Mechanics ------ Scientists I </p>

<p>thats is i need to complete physics 37 for uc transfer...
but the thing is that it requires maths 265(calculus) and
well for maths 265 i have to do maths 240 and maths 260</p>

<p>so the question is that am i thinking right ? that is will it take
me like 5 or 6 semesters to reach to physics 37?
i mean isnt there any other way coz i want to transfer in 2 years</p>

<p>Many students transfer and take physics after transfer. It's not impossible.</p>

<p>Calculus based physics requires calculus, sadly. There's no way around it.</p>

<p>Depending on what level of math you're starting out in, it should only take you a couple semesters to have enough calculus needed for the first class in the physics series. Also, depending on the major, many students choose to take the physics series after they transfer.</p>

<p>Most science/engineering majors take three years -- it's nothing out of the ordinary.</p>

<p>okay well so i req like 4 or 3 physics courses for transfer so u guys mean to say that i can do 2 courses in my college and rest in univ... am i right?</p>

<p>you said you wanted to do UCLA engineering right? Well then the general pre-req's are REQUIRED!!!!!!!!!! I'm pretty sure I posted this same response before.</p>

<h2>"The following courses are REQUIRED for admission to this major</h2>

<p>CHEM 20A & Chemical Structure (4)|CHEM 1A & General Chemistry (5)
CHEM 20L & General Chemistry (3)|CHEM 1B & General Chemistry (5)
Laboratory |<br>
CHEM 20B Chemical Energetics and (4)|CHEM 1C General Chemistry and (5)</p>

<h2> Change | Qualitative Analysis </h2>

<p>MATH 31A Differential and Integral (4)|MATH 1A Calculus (5)</p>

<h2> Calculus | </h2>

<p>MATH 31B Integration and Infinite (4)|MATH 1B Calculus (5)</p>

<h2> Series | </h2>

<p>MATH 32A Calculus of Several (4)|MATH 1C Calculus (5)</p>

<h2> Variables | </h2>

<p>MATH 32B Calculus of Several (4)|MATH 1D Calculus (5)</p>

<h2> Variables | </h2>

<p>MATH 33A Linear Algebra and (4)|MATH 2B Linear Algebra (5)</p>

<h2> Applications | </h2>

<h2>MATH 33B Differential Equations (4)|MATH 2A Differential Equations (5)</h2>

<p>NOTE: You should complete the entire Physics Series at one community college (or
at community colleges within the same district where courses are exact
equivalents).
PHYSICS 1A & Physics for Scientists (5)|PHYS 4A General Physics: (6)
and | Calculus
Engineers:Mechanics |<br>
PHYSICS 4AL Physics Laboratory for (2)|<br>
Scientists and |<br>
Engineers:Mechanics |<br>
AND | AND<br>
PHYSICS 1B & Physics for Scientists (5)|PHYS 4B & General Physics: (6)
and | Calculus
Engineers:Oscillations |<br>
, Waves, Electric and |<br>
Magnetic Fields |<br>
PHYSICS 4BL & Physics Laboratory for (2)|PHYS 4C & General Physics: (6)
Scientists and | Calculus
Engineers:Electricity |<br>
and Magnetism |<br>
PHYSICS 1C Physics for Scientists (5)|PHYS 4D General Physics: (6)
and | Calculus
Engineers:Electrodynam |<br>
ics, Optics, and |<br>
Special Relativity | "<br>
ASSIST</a> Report: FOOTHILL 08-09 UCLA Articulation Agreement by Major</p>

<p>In fact, where it says "required" on the assist.org page it is both bold and underlined. That basically means your app goes in the trash if these pre-req's are not completed. As others have said, you will probably need three years to transfer. Or don't do engineering.</p>

<p>what math class are you in now? If you're not starting out in precalc then i'm guessing math isn't something that comes easily to you. The classes that you're going to take in engineering like E&M and multivariable calculus are going to be monsters and you better be damn sure you can handle it. I took 23 units this semester and my 4 unit multivariable calculus course took up more time than the other 19 units combined. I'm not saying this to discourage you because i too was quite bad at math when i first started. I never took precalculus in high school because i was placed in the "dumb" math track so i only went up to algebra 2/trig. It took alot of work to catch up but now i'm taking diff eq's and an independent study on differential forms next semester. Best of luck to you!</p>

<p>the thing is i came from india so well i did my calculus and stuff there ... and got like a B in them so now i have retake precalc and stuff here</p>

<p>you know you can place out of those classes with the placement test?</p>

<p>i gave the ENL exam .. but sad i culdnt reach the math 260 level.. but there was no calculus q in it so i never got tested </p>

<p>:-(</p>

<p>at my school there was a separate math placement test just for calc</p>