<p>I have AP credit for physics 1 (mechanics) and am premed - since I need 2 physics courses, I was thinking about skipping physics 1 and going strait into physics 2 (electromagnetism) and taking the next course after that . Does anyone know which class that would be?</p>
<p>nm just looked it up myself, in case anyone else is wondering the same thing:</p>
<p>Theres a Physics 61, 62, 63 sequence: 61 = mechanics, 62 = electromagnetism, 63 = thermo, waves, and modern phys. Its intended for engineers but I'm assuming anyone with sufficient background may enroll. 61 and 62 are the equivalent of the AP Physics C courses in mech and E&M</p>
<p>the course descriptions themselves look more difficult than the AP curriculum, guess I'm gonna have to go over the stuff that I didnt learn yet.</p>
<p>Physics 143 is also a "Physics 3" type of class. And I know many of you won't like this fact but Duke Classes>>>AP Classes of the same level.</p>
<p>Double check this with the pre-med advisor at your college, or with some med school websites, but if you get credit for AP physics (or calculus) I think that "counts" as part of the premed course requirements.</p>
<p>If you want 2 semesters of physics because you are actually interested in physics, as opposed to just filling med school requirements, than you should take the course that sounds the most interesting to you and which you have the prereqs for.</p>
<p>yeah, I checked a lot of med school websites and AP credits generally suffice for the premed reqs. Some require that you take higher levels of the subject, for ex. if u have credit for gen. chm 1 and 2, they want u to take 2 additional semesters of a higher level chem class. Others just allow AP credits in lieu of taking the classes or higher level classes.</p>
<p>Regarding physics, it is def not one of my stronger points, despite the fact that I understand the material and do well in the class. I am interested in the material but it just doesn't "click" the way bio/chem does for me. The 62-63 sequence sounds like a good option for me. 143 might be a little too advanced (for those hardcore physics majors), I'd rather take a more introductory course in mod physics.</p>
<p>If you're not an engineeer I wouldnt recemmend 61/62 because there are some matlab assignments that would obviously be very difficult if you dont know matlab. 41/42/143 is the typical seqence for non-engineers. That said all the physics courses in the 60s are prolly easier than their counterparts in the 40s. If you can use your AP credit for a physics course, why not just do that and then take 42 second sem?</p>
<p>yeah, maybe I'll do that instead, thanks captM :)</p>
<p>Question, is 42 offered in the Fall and 143 in Spring? I was gonna defer taking physics until 2nd year.</p>
<p>or is it 42 Spring, 143 Fall?</p>
<p>Pretty sure 42 is only in the spring. As for 143, I know its offered in the fall and maybe offered in the spring as well not too sure.</p>
<p>k thanks, in that case I have to talk it over with my advisor first, cuz Im planning on taking 2 sciences w/ labs already in Spring, I dunno if 3 is too much to handle :(.</p>
<p>Three would be suicide.</p>
<p>yea thats what I thought, I dont even think theres enough time during the week to fit in 3 labs, especially since orgo is 5-6 hrs long :(</p>
<p>orgo labs are 4 hours long
they dont usually go that long though</p>
<p>oh I must be confusing it w/ something else then. Oh thats good. I have a question - some of my classes are pretty close together timewise - its like 1/2 an hour free time in between them but the classes are on different sides of campus (east and west). How long does it usually take to get from 1 side to the other?</p>
<p>I have that problem too. I have to get from Physics on West to White Lecture Hall on East in 20 minutes. 30 minutes should be fine. I did fine getting from Physics to West Duke on East in less than 30 minutes last year. The first few times you do it you might be a little late but you'll be a pro after a week or two.</p>
<p>I heard theres a bus that runs from east to west, how frequent does the bus come? or is it better to just bike/walk between the 2 campuses</p>
<p>During class hours there should be less than 5 minutes between buses arriving on each of the campuses so pretty much there will always be one there ready to go. Walking between the campuses is not an option I dont think you realize how far apart they are its a ways. Biking is possible but almost no one does it. The bus is what youll take to get back and forth its very convienient only problem is at certain times there are tons of people tryin to get on the buses so you might not be able to get on the first one you try to but its not that big a problem.</p>
<p>thanks captM, thats very reassuring :)</p>
<p>I got credit for Phy 61 and 62 with AP. I'll be a sophomore next year and I'm taking Phy 100 in the fall. The professor is supposed to be nice and somewhat easy, at least compared to most of the rest of the department.</p>