<p>Hey!</p>
<p>I tried searching on UChicago's site for a list of physics texts used in their introductory courses. I couldn't find anything. Could anyone point me in the right direction?</p>
<p>Thanks</p>
<p>Try searching for textbooks written by the teachers...</p>
<p>honors or regular physics?</p>
<p>honors...</p>
<p>thanks</p>
<p>First quarter (mechanics) we used Kleppner and Kolenkow's "An Introduction to Mechanics" (Let me tell you this was anything but an "introduction"). Second quarter (E&M) we used Purcell's "Electricity and Magnetism; Berkeley Physics Course - Vol. 2". This quarter we're using Hecht's "Optics" and A.P. French's "Vibrations and Waves"</p>
<p>Thanks... If the honors books are really tough, how/what are the ones used in the non-honors classes?</p>
<p>Exactly how accelerated is honors?</p>
<p>There are three tracks of physics, 120's, 130's, and 140's. 120's is non-calc based and is the only one that you're exempt from w/ good AP Physics scores. 130's I guess would be "regular" physics, and is around the difficulty of AP Physics if you're used to that, from what I've seen of their HW problems and such. I really don't know off the top of my head which book they use, but if you really want to know, post again and I'll ask someone. 140's is honors, and is really much tougher. Problem sets are a pain in the ass and take forever, but I feel that I've learned much more from this course. Content-wise, I don't think 140's and 130's are much different, but in 140's you'll be with a significantly more inclined group of students (which can make the curve harsher), and the problems given to you require much more creativity to solve, rather than just copying the examples from the book w/ different numbers. I'd go with 140's, and they're really good about letting kids drop down to 130's whenever they feel like it (which a lot of people do), even way after the official add/drop date.</p>
<p>placement is determined solely on calc entrance exam?</p>
<p>how hard is it to take/get placed in the 140's?</p>
<p>i hate schools that are uber strict about about keeping kids out of honors classes if they dont meet exact requirements?</p>
<p>and im not sure if anyone would know this.. but how are you placed in philosophy classes? im assuming theres an honors and reg. version of philosophy?</p>
<p>Yes, placement is based on calc entrance exam. But if they don't place you, I'm certain you could get in by talking to Stuart Gazes (Physics department head), and voicing your wishes.</p>
<p>I don't think it's too difficult to get placed into it; from the drop rate though, the hard part seems to be staying in.</p>
<p>Is your third question a question?</p>
<p>If you like philosophy, I'd recommend taking "Philosophical Perspectives" to fulfill your humanities core requirement (I wish I had done so). There's no "honors" section of this. If you're looking to be a philosophy major, you should look into the "History of Philosophy" sequence, but you can't start this until you've fulfilled your humanities requirement (at least two quarters). And the sequence doesn't necessarily have to be taken in order; I'm taking "History of Philosophy III: Kant through 19th century" right now, though I never had the chance to take History I and II (I was still in hum). To answer your question, though, there's no placement into philosphy classes; you take what you'd like to.</p>
<p>prc618,</p>
<p>Thanks for your response. Could you find out what book is used in the 131? Thanks!</p>