<p>So, after doing a total change from wanting to major in biology to majoring in mechanical engineering, I realized that before I transfer anywhere, I'd need to take a couple of physics and a chemistry class. School just began for me last week and unfortunately I just noticed I signed up for the wrong physics class (algebra based) instead of calculus based. </p>
<p>Now I've taken physics in high school but that was in 10th grade and I am pretty sure I don't even remember the most basic of things. My first question is: do you think I should be okay taking algebra based physics along with calculus I this semester? *(calculus l is a prerequisite for the calculus based physics l)</p>
<p>Next semester, my plan is to take calculus 2 along with the calculus based physics l. My second question is: do you think that this is okay or makes sense for me to do this? (especially since all of the calculus based physics l classes are full) **I can ask a professor to allow me entry into the class and just pray they allow it, but I guess that would go back to depending on how I don't remember anything basic about physics.</p>
<p>any detailed answer would be greatly appreciated though just answering my two questions isn't bad either. Thank you so much for your help! :)</p>
<p>Think of the non-calculus physics course as being like a high school physics course. It may be helpful, though not necessarily essential, when you take calculus-based physics.</p>
<p>A typical math and physics sequence is:</p>
<p>calculus 1
calculus 2 and physics 1 (mechanics)
calculus 3 (multivariable) and physics 2 (with E&M)
linear algebra and differential equations and physics 3 (modern physics, if needed for your major)</p>
<p>I’m not entirely sure what your second question is asking. Are next semester’s classes already full? You obviously can’t take calc-based Physics this semester because you haven’t completed Calculus.</p>
<p>That aside, taking Calc 1 and Algebra based Physics then Calc II w/ calc based Physics is exactly what I did and I thought it helped me tremendously in Physics.</p>
<p>@ucbalumnus</p>
<p>Thanks so much for the suggestion, but if you say that taking algebra based physics would be a waste of time and money, do you have a suggestion of an easier but beneficial course I could take to go along with this algebra-based physics?</p>
<p>*I have to have at least six credit hours in order for me to receive financial aid at my school (I wasn’t aware of that until yesterday). I would sign up for general chem, but unfortunately for me, those slots are taken as well and it looks like I may have to take that in the summer. And obviously I can’t take physics ll or calc ll because I have to take the prerequisite classes first.</p>
<p>I now wish I would’ve done more research on what I need to take before school started 
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<p>but thanks again! :)</p>
<p>@noleguy33</p>
<p>My second question was asking if it made sense for me to take calculus based physics l along with calc ll. But @ucbalumnus already made a confirmation of that question.
But to answer yours, next semester’s classes aren’t available for registry yet until December if I have that correct. I’m just trying to find a class that wouldn’t be considered a waste of time and money to take this semester with this calc l class. I need chem l, but all of those are full and the teachers have no available openings for me. </p>
<p>In what ways was taking algebra based physics beneficial to you? Also are you a mechanical engineering major or any engineering major in general? Thanks for you response :)</p>
<p>If you want a high school level review of physics, you may just want to keep the non-calculus physics. Otherwise (or in addition), you may want to check what humanities and social studies breadth requirements there are for the engineering major you want to transfer to, and select some courses that will fulfill those requirements.</p>
<p>I’m in highschool right now and I’m taking College level Calc AB and College level physics B. I’d advise against taking Calc and physics C at the same time. There may be a lapse in the learning and physics will be very hard.</p>