Calc based electricity and magnetism vs Orgo 1

[passionformed]

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For those of you who took both, which one did you find harder?

 

[487806]

For those of you who took both, which one did you find harder?

Both weren't hard.

 

[Lya]

I think it really depends on schools as well as individuals. Some students find both of them easy or hard. Others might find either one to be harder than the other. There might be schools that have hardcore orgo and physics across the board.

If I were in your case, I would ask your peers at the same institution. However, you should know that just because they find something hard, it does not mean it will be hard for you too. Perhaps, find study groups so that you will find both subjects tolerable and even easy. Just my opinion =]

 

[sakabato93]

I'd say the physics is a little harder because the mathematical arguments used in calc-based physics -- especially E&M -- are more rigorous than people are generally accustomed to doing, unless you've had a lot of calculus before. Orgo 1, generally, isn't too difficult, but requires a lot of work. Physics E&M with calculus uses a lot of vector calculus for explanation, not necessarily for practical usage on exams though. I did have do vector/multivariable calculus on homework sometimes, but exams didn't necessarily test that knowledge specifically. However, I do feel that the extra math intensity allowed me to understand E&M pretty well.

Also, if you're math savvy, you'll probably like E&M a lot.

 

[neurotic3]

Calc based E&M was harder for me.

 

[Long Way to Go]

Orgo I by far. I had no idea what I was doing until 3/5 of the way through the course and it was catch up from there in terms of figuring out how to properly learn the material I hadn't understood. Calc-based Physics II on the other hand was very straightforward; the math wasn't anything that hadn't seen before and my lecture was fairly derivation-intensive, which is exactly how I like to learn physics and mathematics.

 

[911 Turbo]

orgo, it was so ****ing stupid

 

[DrEnderW]

Calc based EM was intellectually more difficult for me. However, I got a substantially higher grade in the class versus Orgo 1 because of the ridiculous grade deflation in combination with no curve (class avg was a D+ and some tests there wasn't a single A-).

This made it more difficult even though the material was conceptually easier. IMO, it all depends on grading schema.