Physics courses

[Valcandoit]

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Hey everyone, I was wondering which physics dental schools accept? At my school they have "General Physics 1&2" and "Physics for the Life Sciences 1&2 ". The general physics seems to tend more towards Engineering and the physics for the life sciences tends more towards biology majors. Which one will dental school accept as a physics prerequisite?

 

[WaveRace]

Either will be fine. If they have two levels of physics at your school, my guess is the life sciences sequence was designed for premed/predent students, and will likely not be calculus-based. Do whichever class you think you will excel more in.

IMO calculus-based physics makes more sense than trig/algebra based physics. There are certain concepts that are just more easily explained and understood when using derivatives/integrals and etc. However, what is important from a predent perspective is just getting a good grade. Typically the life sciences sequence will be "easier", and require less extensive math.