WHICH IS HARDER PHYSICS 1 or 2 ADVICE NEEDED

[FahimP]

WHICH IS HARDER PHYSICS 1 or 2 ADVICE NEEDED !

Hello PEOPLE ...
I am currently community and very close to transfering.
My major is civil engineering. There's only 1 semester left for me then i transfer.
I need some advise asap.

I am currently taking University Physics 1 at my college and I have a A average so far with 1 more test to go. I am pretty sure I can pull an A in the class b/c the final will only be worth lik 8 % if if you have an average of 95% or higher. I am not overly smart or anything and my teacher is kind of easy that's why I have an A. But i also have studied a lot for this class.

PHYSICS 2 is really scaring me at this point and i have to take next semester. SHoud I be scared of will it be easier than PHY1.

When i took calculus 1 for the first time it was really hard b/c i was new to the subject and i got a B. But taking CALC 2 and Multivariable CALC 3 i got A s in both those classes. They were harder than calc 1 but i understood them easier.

My concern is will PHY 2 be easier than PHY 1. PHY 1 is by far the hardest class i have taken so far and people are telling me that only like 10 or people pass PHY 2 every semester per class of out of 30 kids. meaning 20 people drop the class every sem.
ANY ADVICE ...

 

[dav2008]

What are physics 1 and 2? I assume your Physics 1 is Mechanics-based, while Physics 2 is Electricity & magnetism?

What advice do you want? I assume you have to take Physics 2 so you don't really have a choice. Just do your best!

Some people have more trouble understanding concepts like electricity and magnetism versus mechanics-related concepts since they're not as easy to visualize. Either way, it's an introductory physics course and since you're in a science-related major I'd think you wouldn't have too much trouble with it.

 

[lisab]

What are physics 1 and 2? I assume your Physics 1 is Mechanics-based, while Physics 2 is Electricity & magnetism?

What advice do you want? I assume you have to take Physics 2 so you don't really have a choice. Just do your best!

Some people have more trouble understanding concepts like electricity and magnetism versus mechanics-related concepts since they're not as easy to visualize. Either way, it's an introductory physics course and since you're in a science-related major I'd think you wouldn't have too much trouble with it.

What's hard to one person is easy to another. What dav2008 says is right, E&M gives some people fits. But others think rotational mechanics is harder.

Most students find each class offers plenty of challenge.

 

[CheckMate]

What's hard to one person is easy to another. What dav2008 says is right, E&M gives some people fits. But others think rotational mechanics is harder.

Most students find each class offers plenty of challenge.

I am taking these courses right now. And yes, Rotational mechanics is something new for Engineering freshmen. However, in Electricity and Magnetism Course, there is a lot of integration.