<p>hi everyone, I'm currently registering for classes and unsure about which physics course to register for. I'm a biology major and I go to a community college. The physics requirement is non-calculus based. I don't mind a challenge and was going to try calculus based...however Calculus I is listed as a co-requisite and I would be taking Calc based Physics I and Calc I at the same time. Is this a good idea?</p>
<p>Hm, at my school Calc1 is a prerequisite, not a co-requisite. Physics 1 is not that heavy on Calculus as far as I remember, but if you have absolutely no idea about Calc then I wouldn't recommend it. However, if you already have some calc-background from High-School or somewhere else, go for it.</p>
<p>At City College of San Francisco, you could absolutely take those courses simultaneously.</p>
<p>If you are able to talk to or email the professor, I would try that. Or see if you can contact someone at your school who has taken the two courses simultaneously to see how it worked for them.</p>
<p>I would also look at a few of the 4-year schools you are targeting. For their biol majors, do they like calc-based Physics or is non-calc-based ok?</p>
<p>If you are able to grasp the idea of tangent lines, and instant rates of change, and keep up with radial montion and stuff you should not have any problems. I for one believe you would catch up on calculus before your physics class gets deep in it.</p>