<p>Hi,</p>
<p>How heavy is the courseload for this class? I've been told that it's really interesting and that no math is involved...is this true? (because I SUCK at math) Also, I was looking for a relatively light class to balance my schedule out a bit. Can anyone recommend this class for that purpose?</p>
<p>Also, does it fulfill any breadth?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>This course is light and fulfills the physical science breadth.</p>
<p>The class consists of 3 hours of lecture (basically mandatory because pop quizzes which are extremely easy), one hour of discussion (optional), a short science current event response (basically every week) and reading a chapter out of the book (also basically every week).</p>
<p>I don’t remember doing any math. The course is more about memorizing the textbook and what Muller says in class. It’s not a heavy courseload if you’re good at memorization and especially if you’re somewhat familiar with some concepts in physics.</p>
<p>My experience with PffP differs from other people in that I found it to be a challenging class. While it’s mainly memorization, there is a lot of information in each chapter, as each chapter is 30+ pages and you cover one a week. There is a lot of details that you need to know as well. If you’re not a science-type, then it might be harder for you as it was for me. As sparetire said, it would help if you’re familiar with physics. You don’t cover math, but you do need to know a lot of numbers in order to support your facts, such as how efficient solar panels are (ex. cheaper solar panels convert 15% of sunlight into energy, and the more expensive ones convert 40%), etc.</p>