Am I the only one that struggled in Engineering Physics?

[TheBiologist]

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I was quite surprised this semester to find how hard calculus based physics I was. I ended with a C+ and am taking physics II next semester not sure if I will do any better.

I have A's in calc, chem, bio, and orgo and generally thought I was physics minded so I thought it would be a piece of cake but not at all.

You always hear pre-meds having a hard time with chemistries; anybody else with me on physics?

 

[Lawpy]

No. Engineers also likely struggled in engineering physics.

 

[piii]

Yes, you are the only one

 

[7331poas]

Nah physics was easy. Time for u to drop out I guess.

 

[themoonman2]

I found non-calc based physics difficult lol. Very glad to be done with that one.

 

[eteshoe]

Yes, of all the pre-reqs, physics was definitely amongst the toughest (I was an engineering major) to do well in.

 

[Holmwood]

Calc-based physics was a nightmare.

Got a B though.

 

[ThoracicGuy]

I was quite surprised this semester to find how hard calculus based physics I was. I ended with a C+ and am taking physics II next semester not sure if I will do any better.

I have A's in calc, chem, bio, and orgo and generally thought I was physics minded so I thought it would be a piece of cake but not at all.

You always hear pre-meds having a hard time with chemistries; anybody else with me on physics?

Unless you are an engineering major, why would you take engineer physics?

 

[terra330]

Physics I was child's play IMO. Physics II was tougher.

 

[JustAPhD]

Lots of premeds struggle with regular physics, let alone physics geared for the engineering kids.

 

[Skydive Fox]

Flew through Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, etc., with ~100% exam averages, but damn, did Physics serve me some humble pie...

 

[shoal]

Physics was much easier then some other engineering classes. Calc based stats sucked hard. Calc based physics requires lots of reasoning and strong calc background. Keep studying you'll be fine.


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[Imperius]

Physics is notoriously bad at my undergrad university. Averages on tests can be from 40-60%, and just end up being curved. The instructor has been teaching it like that for 25+ years now and it's dumb. Everyone hated physics.

The other base science classes weren't bad at all.

 

[Imperius]

Essentially, this is how class went:

Physics is notoriously bad at my undergrad university. Averages on tests can be from 40-60%, and just end up being curved. The instructor has been teaching it like that for 25+ years now and it's dumb. Everyone hated physics.

The other base science classes weren't bad at all.

 

[leonardoson]

Just finished a year of Calc based physics. It was the hardest class all year. I love physics though which is why I'm a physics major. It takes really good problem solving skills, which i didn't have at the beginning of the year, to do well in physics classes. I watched many people struggle with the math and understanding/applying the concepts. Physics is a very humbling branch of science because it is not intuitive once you get into E&M, Relativity, Quantum, and anything that isn't, "block sliding down a plane". All the physics seniors and juniors I have talked to continue to tell me how they are humbled every semester. You are not the only one to struggle.