<p>Okay, so I got in last minute, with no choice but to end up getting a discussion that's not what I desired... anyhow, I was wondering if the Midterms for Physics 8A Fajans are taking during discussion, lab, or lecture? How many are there? And how are the difficulties for someone like me who had no physics exposure whatsoever?
In terms of workload, how heavy is it? </p>
<p>And somewhat related, is it recommended to take 8B in the summer? </p>
<p>Thank you CC~!</p>
<p>urd0rkk</p>
<p>there's 2 Midterms and both are taken outside of class time (6-8 PM) on designated days. i think it will be a challenge for you if you have not taken Physics in the past. he usually designs his Midterms with 4 questions, 3 easy and 1 hard. </p>
<p>however, i think if you work hard you can definitely get an A. he gives the top 25% of the class As. just make sure you do all of your homework (Mastering Physics) and labs.</p>
<p>i would definitely recommend taking 8B in the summer. the Physics 8 series has minimal course work. you don't even have to show up for the Discussions, and if there is not a Lab during lab day you don't have to show up for those either.</p>
<p>oh ic. How was the final compared to the MTs?</p>
<p>Thanks mechrocket~</p>
<p>mechrocket you make the course sound easy...i hope it really is this doable</p>
<p>Final was 8 questions, 6 easy and 2 hard. so it was the same split as the Midterms.</p>
<p>it is very doable as long as you work hard and do what you're supposed to do.</p>
<p>here's a very important tip:</p>
<p>he takes questions directly from the Mastering Physics, his Lectures, and the Lab workbook. in fact, on the second midterm, he took one from each.</p>
<p>do all your work and you'll be golden.</p>
<p>midterm's coming up and i dont feel ready at all....
anyone else in a similar situation?
any advice mechrocket?</p>
<p>look over your lecture notes for the more interesting and challenging problems he discusses in class. one of those will be on the test probably.</p>
<p>also do the mastering physics problems one more time, shouldn't take that long if you understood it the first time you did them.</p>
<p>lastly, review the lab worksheet problems.</p>
<p>do all those things well and you'll be fine guaranteed.</p>
<p>most of the mastering physics HW problems are super hard and def. dont udnerstand them...
too bad there are no sample midterms from fajans himself...</p>
<p>how is Fajans overall as a professor and comparative to other 8A professors? I will be taking Physics 8A in the fall.</p>
<p>honestly, not great. he's pretty disorganized and his experiments never work. </p>
<p>he does give some pretty interesting problems tho in class. he's pretty good in Office Hours too but not great when he's speaking in front of the class.</p>
<p>what did you guys think of the midterm?</p>
<p>Speaking as someone who has taken Phys8A with Fajans, I agree with MechRocket that
the class should be a breeze if you come to discussion, do the problems in the workbook, review all Mastering Physics hmwk, and take good notes during class. I remember there was at least 2 problems I’ve encountered on the midterms that came straight from the workbook. Also don’t take any shortcuts while working through problems; you’ll get partial credit for at least attempting to show that you have a grasp of physics rather than writing down an answer you’d formulated in your head. </p>
<p>I have a question not related to this, but it’s about this site. How can i reply with other people’s quotes?</p>
<p>hey if you don’t show a lot of work on a problem on a midterm but you get the right answer do they dock off points? (mainly because you are tired of putting down the obvious all the time)?</p>
<p>SB</p>
<p>If you get the right answer without showing any work you’d still get full credit. However considering this is Berkeley and Physics is not everyone’s strong point let’s assume that you don’t know every answer off the top of your head. For example, one question I encountered involved solving for the distance, speed, and time it took to shoot an arrow at a 25’ angle from ground and determining whether it would reach a window or something. Most questions are free response type questions and not id’s. Fajans will never ask you the principle behind centripetal acceleration, but he may ask you the force necessary to maintain a roller coaster going at min speed through a vertical loop.</p>
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<p>thanks dragon</p>
<p>quick question…will midterm 2 cover oscillations, waves and sounds?
or will it be limited to energy, angular motion (torque), and statics?</p>
<p>i understand there is a lot of excitement regarding the new admits, but can we also take out the time to answer some other questions…</p>
<p>lol it’s pretty apparent you don’t go to class santabanta.</p>
<p>yea haha
so will midterm 2 cover oscillations, waves and sounds?
or will it be limited to energy, angular motion (torque), and statics?</p>