Started By
Message

Physics 2001 in the summer

Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:20 pm
Posted by smitth1125
Member since Oct 2018
9 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:20 pm
Anyone have an opinion on taking Physics 2001 in the summer? I’ve never heard anything but how hard physics is at LSU. Will it be worse as an online class in the summer with D Young? Bad idea?
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:21 pm to
quote:

Anyone have an opinion on taking Physics 2001 in the summer?


I took a calc class in the summer at LSU, it was like drinking water through a firehose to me, real fast, had to actually go home and study to keep up
Posted by tigerbait121
Member since Sep 2013
1221 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:21 pm to
Take Rupnik. I hear she’s a real treat.
Posted by DustyDinkleman
Here
Member since Feb 2012
18176 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:22 pm to
Prepare thy anus
Posted by Gaston
Dirty Coast
Member since Aug 2008
39111 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:22 pm to
2001 is physics for non science majors?
Posted by jimbeam
University of LSU
Member since Oct 2011
75703 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:24 pm to
Lol nerd
Posted by Tshiz
Idaho
Member since Jul 2013
7626 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:25 pm to
quote:

Prepare thy anus
Posted by HammerheadLincoln
The farther west the farther out
Member since May 2015
4897 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:29 pm to
I took PHYS 2113 in the summer and it was very easy. To be fair though I was a physics major

I never had Dr. Young as a teacher, but he's the advisor for physics majors and he's a pretty cool guy. Very helpful and he doesn't seem like a hardass.

Just for the love of god, avoid Rupnik and Moreno at all costs if you can
Posted by baseballmind1212
Missouri City
Member since Feb 2011
3267 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:36 pm to
quote:

Dr. Young as a teacher, but he's the advisor for physics majors and he's a pretty cool guy.


This sums it up. If you can get Young, take it. If not don't.


I had a 48 average going into my final. Went to him a few times outside of class before the final. He helped me A LOT. The last session before the final, I asked him if I'd be alright. His exact words were, "Anyone who comes to class consistently, meets with me after, and generally gives a shite, will pass."

He passed me with a 72 (C) after the curve. It was mathematically impossible for me to make that.
Posted by HammerheadLincoln
The farther west the farther out
Member since May 2015
4897 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:42 pm to
quote:

He passed me with a 72 (C) after the curve. It was mathematically impossible for me to make that.


Doesn't surprise me, he seemed like the kind of guy that would do that.

It's really a crapshoot in the physics department if you're gonna get the professor that basically gives out B's and curves like hell at the end or the hardass professor that takes 10 points off for a rounding error.

Neither of these really happen though in the department wide courses like PHY 2110 during a regular semester, because it's usually multiple professors and TA's that do the grading. It can be a gamble though for upper level and summer classes
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 6:44 pm
Posted by Paige
Vice President of the OT
Member since Oct 2010
84748 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:44 pm to
At tech, all of our classes are 3 months. I can’t compare it to taking semester classes but I don’t find it difficult

I prefer online classes but not for tough classes. I failed online chemistry and I really struggled with algebra online having to get a tutor. It’s harder when you can’t ask the teacher questions if you don’t understand something
Posted by DeafJam73
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2010
18565 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:44 pm to
It’s a tough class. Taking it in the summer isn’t a bad idea. You won’t be so hampered with a heavy course load and can spend more time studying. I reccomend to practice problems as much as you can stand to. The concepts of physics will be easy to learn. The math is what kicked my arse. I’m not a numbers guy. I can recall just about anything i read, but when it came to numbers, it was pure hell.
Posted by el Gaucho
He/They
Member since Dec 2010
53199 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:45 pm to
Just give up baw. You’re not gonna make it in construction management

Drop out and go into engineering
Posted by DavidTheGnome
Monroe
Member since Apr 2015
29264 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:46 pm to
Posted by Breauxsif
Member since May 2012
22290 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:48 pm to
quote:

Just give up baw. You’re not gonna make it in construction management Drop out and go into engineering


Says the blue collar, welder of the year
This post was edited on 3/26/19 at 6:52 pm
Posted by shutterspeed
MS Gulf Coast
Member since May 2007
63676 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:48 pm to
You tryin to make the rest of us look dumb, boy?
Posted by ChatRabbit77
Baton Rouge
Member since May 2013
5861 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:49 pm to
Not bad at all. Take Mesa if she is available. She's hot as hell too.
Posted by HammerheadLincoln
The farther west the farther out
Member since May 2015
4897 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:52 pm to
quote:

Not bad at all. Take Mesa if she is available. She's hot as hell too.


All I have to say about Mesa is that she would always have an essential oil diffuser going in her office and it would smell up the entire hallway. Would always be this eucalyptus stuff that smelled bad.
Posted by thermal9221
Youngsville
Member since Feb 2005
13318 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 6:53 pm to
That’s the non science major one.
If you don’t keep up with it yes it can be hard.
It can be hard also if you are stupid.
Do you get trig concepts?
Do you get rationally thinking about problems?
If you answered no to these questions then you will maybe pass with a d in spring and fall.
In summer you’ll make an f.
Posted by LSUERDOC
Member since Jul 2013
2608 posts
Posted on 3/26/19 at 7:34 pm to
I thought Phys2101 was relatively easy. 2102 was a bitch. Probably my hardest class while at LSU and I double majored in chemistry and biochemistry taking all the upper level chemistry classes and calculus 1-2, diff eq and multidimensional.
first pageprev pagePage 1 of 2Next pagelast page

Back to top
logoFollow TigerDroppings for LSU Football News
Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram to get the latest updates on LSU Football and Recruiting.

FacebookTwitterInstagram