Bio Physics or Science/Engineering Physics

[Dayfed]

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Hello,

At my University, I have the option of taking either Physics for Biology/Pre-Med majors or Physics for Science and Engineering. Both can be used for my major, Neuroscience, but the Science/Engineering is preferred. Both are Calculus based. My question basically is do you have any idea on how they'd be different? I've gotten in touch with everyone I could, but there really isn't any difference I can see from their discriptions, other than the Biology one has more questions related to Biology (though the text doesn't look that way).

 

[TheRealMD]

Take the one that will get you an A. I'm guessing you're going to learn similar stuff in both anyway.

Though Physics for engineers sounds hard because they might not have pity on you. And the one for Biology/pre-med might have people with similar goals (guessing it would be easier to make friends).

But, then again, this is just general info. See what other people think.

 

[Dave_D]

Hello,

At my University, I have the option of taking either Physics for Biology/Pre-Med majors or Physics for Science and Engineering. Both can be used for my major, Neuroscience, but the Science/Engineering is preferred. Both are Calculus based. My question basically is do you have any idea on how they'd be different? I've gotten in touch with everyone I could, but there really isn't any difference I can see from their discriptions, other than the Biology one has more questions related to Biology (though the text doesn't look that way).

I'd check out what the tests were like. I mean at BU the hardest of the 4 physics (yes, they had 4) basically had tests which amounted to "Generate the equation for this situation." and those were hard. (I mean literally everything in the exam was a variable and you literally generated an equation like you'd see in your book. You had about 4-5 of these and 1.5 hours to do your best, 40% was a good score.)

 

[jochi1543]

Engineering = GPA-induced suicide.

 

[twick121]

at my school they are pretty much the same thing. The only difference is in the bio one the story problems (sometimes) are related to the body and tye engineering one requires a little more calc