Which would you consider to be the easier class?

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<p>I'm a CS major, and I'm planning my ideal second semester schedule, right now I'm pretty sure i'll be taking:</p>

<p>Calc III
Data Structures
4 credit group project-based course
4 credit GenEd in either History or Arts&Lit or Chem/Physics w/ lab</p>

<p>I'd like do a Chem/Physics+ lab so i can save the 'easier' GenEds for later on. My question is which would be easiest? Brief descriptions:</p>

<p>Chem-
States of matter, solutions, thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, oxidation-reduction processes, and electrochemical cells.</p>

<p>Physics-
Kinematics, vectors and scalars, Newton's laws of motion, work and energy, impulse and momentum. Conservation laws. Collisions, oscillations, rotational dynamics, waves and sound, fluids. Use of calculus in physics; problem-solving methods. </p>

<p>I feel more comfortable in my chem skills, but college may be different. Are physics labs just doing simulations that are a result of concepts we learn in class? My calculus skills shouldn't be a deterring factor in which course i take. If you have taken both classes, which did you think was easier?</p>

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<p>For a general intro physics mechanics course you will not be depending heavily upon calculus. I would say Chemistry is the easier route as far a lecture/exams, but Physics lab tends to be easier than chemistry labs. Many times this is because people really depend on their physics lab grade to pass the course so most T.A.'s tend to be pretty generous as far as lab grades.</p>

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<p>Between physics and chemistry, you may want to consider whether you will be going into CS areas where the knowledge will be useful. Physics may be slightly more likely to be useful in the future, if you decide to do more EE type courses in school, or go into computer game software development (where you have to model objects moving around).</p>

<p>It is not necessarily true that you will find history, art, or literature breadth courses to be easier than CS, math, or science courses.</p>