Physics II before physics I

[OrGoMan]

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If i were to take Physics II in the summer, and Physics I, the following fall, (because I heard they are totally unrelated) what would med schools think? Would they care?? The reason I'm doing this is because I wont have time to take Physics II, with my crazy schedule and Mcats the following spring.. Thanks to all ahead of time

 

[hypersting]

If i were to take Physics II in the summer, and Physics I, the following fall, (because I heard they are totally unrelated) what would med schools think? Would they care?? The reason I'm doing this is because I wont have time to take Physics II, with my crazy schedule and Mcats the following spring.. Thanks to all ahead of time

No one will care as long as you do well.

 

[fullefect1]

Wow, are they really that unrealated? Would it be more difficult to start off in physics 2?

 

[Baditude]

Well it isn't quite the same but I took orgo before gen chem and it didn't matter. However I think physics II is built on physics I.

 

[chopper]

I don't think it a problem per se . . . someone at my school did it. There are some things from Physics I that recur in physics II (like uniform circular motion of a charged particle in a magnetic field, some wave stuff if that was covered first semester), but its definately do-able.

 

[Apparition]

Find out exactly what's covered in Physics I and II in your school. The ones that I took were completely unrelated. The second semester covered only E&M, optics, and nuclear physics, Physics I knowledge wasn't needed at all. I don't think you'll have a problem.

 

[nyoda7]

i took physics II before physics I and didn't have a problem. i also took the mcats without having taken physics I....but i took an AP class in high school, which probably helped a bit.
as far as the med schools are concerned, i don't think they will care at all about the order in which you take your physics classes.
hope this helps.

 

[SMC2UCLA2_]

i took physics II before physics I and didn't have a problem. i also took the mcats without having taken physics I....but i took an AP class in high school, which probably helped a bit.
as far as the med schools are concerned, i don't think they will care at all about the order in which you take your physics classes.
hope this helps.

I had the same deal, 97% unrelated but I will go as far as to say taking physics I before II will help you a little (3%) .

You should be able to do as well as you would if you took it second in my opinion. GL

 

[mrsmotivation]

I don't think the med schools would care, but a lot of my physics II was based off of simple physics I like kinemtics, etc.

 

[Mr.Tweed]

If i were to take Physics II in the summer, and Physics I, the following fall, (because I heard they are totally unrelated) what would med schools think? Would they care?? The reason I'm doing this is because I wont have time to take Physics II, with my crazy schedule and Mcats the following spring.. Thanks to all ahead of time

I think that you might have a problem. You need to have a good handle on forces, vector addition, and kinetic and potential energies. All of these subjects are traditionally taught in the first semester. You'll need skill in these areas in several parts of physics II including electricity and magnetism and fluids. I suggest you start learning about Newton's Laws, energy and work, and how to add vectors.

 

[A1ecto]

My Uni doesn't even allow that to occur. All enrollment is done online and the system won't let ya register if you don't have the pre-reqs.

 

[fullefect1]

My Uni doesn't even allow that to occur. All enrollment is done online and the system won't let ya register if you don't have the pre-reqs.

It is probably possible to go to the head of the department and make an exception. I would probably say that most all schools have the same type of registration systems. How did the students go around the usual requirements for this? Is the process just having a professor put you in the system without requirments?

 

[hamhamfan]

If you took high school physics, then it's definately do-able. I took Physics II before Physics I and it was no problem. Don't worry about it.

 

[bgreet]

A lot of mechanics comes up in second semester, at least at my school. When you deal with forces with both magnetic and electric fields you are going to have to find acceleration and velocity, etc. etc. Maybe your school is a bit different, but I know mine tried to make everything cumulative so you really could not just go on without knowing something. *shrug* best of luck either way

 

[NDESTRUKT]

no one gives a crap how you took your classes.

physics 2 has some things of physics 1 in it - be prepared for force analysis and vector math. if you can do that then you're golden.

 

[akinf]

From my understanding, Physics 1 is mechanics, and physics 2 is waves, electricity and magnetism, nuclear physics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, and optics. These two courses I find are unrelated, however, getting a feel and confidence in physics 1 should help you. I took AP physics so I have essentially, prolly 85-95%, completed those two courses. I found that if you have the solid base of physics 1, it helps you better understand the way certain things "intuitively" work, especially when it comes circular motion. That's my $.02.

 

[musiclink213]

we have to take physics 1 before physics 2. they won't let you register otherwise,

 

[akinf]

we have to take physics 1 before physics 2. they won't let you register otherwise,

can't you get special permission if it is that important. Because now that I am thinking about this, I might want to do Physics 2 before I do physics 1. I am done my AP exams, but since i thought physics 2 was harder, the information will still be fresh in my head and I can always go back to the easier mechanics.