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megatyler30
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Hi, I am a Junior in high school and if I can, I would like to do Independent Study next year based on either the OCW for http://ocw.mit.edu/courses/physics/8-20-introduction-to-special-relativity-january-iap-2005/ or 8.033 - Relativity. I wanted to know if they most likely would be possible for me, if I would need to learn more math for them, and which one I should take and the difficulty of each math-wise. The textbooks they both use are A.P. French's Special Relativity and also Resnick's Intro to Special Relativity. Just to give you an idea of my academic level (and math level), I will list the college and AP courses I've taken/taking that are related to science/engineering/math.
Also, I will be, if I can be taking Linear Algebra and Number Theory with Cryptography (depending if I get accepted into the summer program or not).
- AP Chemistry - AP Score: 5
- AP Physics C (Class will cover both exams) - Currently taking (have A in class)
- Calculus 1 - A
- Calculus 2 - A-
- Calculus 3 (Multivariable) - A
- Differential Equations - Currently Taking
- Engineering Materials - A (and currently taking lab for it)
- Statics - Currently Taking
- Physical Chemistry 1 + Lab (Just covers Thermo)- Currently Taking
- Organic Chemistry 1 - A-
Also, I will be, if I can be taking Linear Algebra and Number Theory with Cryptography (depending if I get accepted into the summer program or not).