<p>I'm in my schools advanced physics class (not AP) that does not include calculus. Will this hurt me as an incoming freshman physics major? Thanks in advance</p>
<p>The beginning course for physics majors at JHU is this one:
[171.105:</a> Introduction to classical physics (Fall 2013)](<a href=“Physics & Astronomy | Johns Hopkins University”>Physics & Astronomy | Johns Hopkins University)
as described here:
[Courses</a> | Henry A. Rowland Department of Physics & Astronomy | Johns Hopkins University](<a href=“http://physics-astronomy.jhu.edu/undergraduate/courses/]Courses”>Undergraduate Courses | Physics & Astronomy | Johns Hopkins University)</p>
<p>No physics prerequisite is listed, although similar courses at other schools may list high school physics as a prerequisite.</p>
<p>I think I can help with this question… I am a junior physics major and my high school didn’t offer any AP courses, though I did take 1 semester of algebra based physics.</p>
<p>It actually ended up being quite beneficial when I started in university. I started from the bottom and worked my way up through the physics courses which allowed me to have a solid foundation in physics. Several of my other friends had AP credit for the intro classes and are now struggling through the upper level classes because they have large gaps in their knowledge. In upper level classes, the focus is less on physical intuition and more on advanced mathematical tools/formalisms which makes it difficult if you’re trying to learn both simultaneously. I don’t think AP classes in high school can really compare to the difficulty in university.</p>