<p>Which one is "better" out of those 2?</p>
<p>I was in physics with calc this semester and, honestly, I didn’t learn anything that really implemented Calculus. I learned more of how to use calculus in physics in one week of MAC2312 than in the entire semester of PHY2048, so it’s basically just physics…
I’d just look up what your major requires and if it doesn’t require physics w/ calc then just do physics without calc. It’s probably a little bit easier.</p>
<p>Yea my major requires either or, so wondering which one was easier, less work e.t.c.</p>
<p>Although Physics w/Calc may seem like it is harder, that may not necessarily be the case at UF. I took college physics and have talked to others who took the calc-based ones and their exam averages are pretty high versus the college-based one in which averages stay around the mid 50’s. It also seems like their professors aren’t trying to design the course to deliberately weed out people, which I feel was the case in college-based physics.</p>
<p>With calculus you can get to a solution in 2-3 steps, with algebra it would take 6-8 steps or more, which can be slightly daunting, especially if you are not a master converter/equation manipulator. Then again, calc-based physics is filled with engineers and college-based is filled with primarily pre-health professionals (who tend to be a bit more competitive/gunner-like than engineer majors).</p>
<p>I took AP Physics B (no calc) and i’m currently taking AP Physics C in high school. I though B was very challenging with a heavy workload, while Physics C is kind of a joke. We’re only covering Mechanics and our teacher gives everyone A’s. For me it really depends on the teacher. I got an A last year and a 4 on a daunting AP exam</p>