A short description on these university courses please.?
Question by jMd…: A small description on these university courses please.?
For my degree my advisor says I need to complete one of these courses; Physics, Astronomy, or Chemistry.
Neither sounds particularly appealing to me, as Mathmatics is not my strong top, but I have to take one. Can you (if you know & have taken these classes) give me a small description of each, a pro and con of each, and perhaps some hints on how to successfully complete it?
As far as any science disipline, I have taken Bio I & II, & Oceanography & did honestly well in each. These are all 3000 & 4000 upper level courses.
Best answer:
Answer by Thomas M
It would depend on the fastidious course you take. If it is an introductory course, then the astronomy class would have the least mathematics. Physics is basically applied mathematics; physics for science or engineering students generally require calculus as a prerequisite or may be taken simultaneously. Chemistry requires strong algebra skills.
Know better? Leave your own answer in the comments!
Category: Answers and Questions
Subscribe
If you enjoyed this article, subscribe to receive more just like it.
do not take physics, math intensive. Probably take astronomy, just try out to make sure it isn’t a real intense upper-level astronomy course then physics and math comes right back. Otherwise, chemistry can be hard depending on the college but doesn’t go beyond algebra as far as math is concerned.