ok, i'm in 208m right now and i don't understand this stuff at all

is there any difference between between the regular 208 and M&I?(as in, would one be easier to understand)

1/22/2007 12:54:03 AM

Not that I know of.
Welcome to Bruce Sherwood's & Ruth Chabay's favorite wet dream.
edit: They can both lick my nuts for coming up with such a terrible curriculum.

[Edited on January 22, 2007 at 1:49 AM. Reason : ]

1/22/2007 1:48:59 AM

All I could suggest is try scale-up, but it's still classified as M. But that shit is really not that hard and the concepts will be the same in any 208, so if that's the issue I don't think another section would change anything.

1/22/2007 2:59:38 PM

N is the traditional approach. IMO much easier to understand.

1/22/2007 3:45:52 PM

M is the scale up and is more "hands-on" approach
I took it and passed but didnt really learn much when it comes to actual physics..but i did learn about like electricity and magnetism. basically the whole course is about electricity and magnetism just like the book says.
From what i heard, N is traditional and you do more of the high school physics..such as: rock falls from such height for a period of time...find blah...and shit like that

1/23/2007 6:35:26 PM

^PY208 is going to be electricity and magnetism with optics whether you take M or N. The only difference is the manner in which it is taught.

1/23/2007 11:35:26 PM

I have Sherwood right now for 208M, it is not bad at all.......just the webassign is a pain sometimes, getting ready to try try the lab. The material isnt all that bad, just get a study/homework partner.

1/24/2007 9:28:17 AM

^ which shouldnt be that hard considering you're sitting in tables of 7 or so...and are put into groups within the table

1/25/2007 10:24:28 AM

^ not following you.......you mean the labs? The way they are doing labs is interesting, with the assigned roles.....you need to know the material fairly well to participate.

1/25/2007 10:56:30 AM

^^ referring to getting a study buddy

1/25/2007 4:20:18 PM

jpark10, you're a fucking retard. There are still plenty of lecture sections of PY208M, the M refers to a textbook and a certain teaching style of working up from fundamental principles. There are only like two sections of 208M that use the 'scale-up' version of the class, as a matter of fact it looks like the only Physics doing 'scale-up' versions this semester is PY205M.

[Edited on January 25, 2007 at 5:12 PM. Reason : ]

1/25/2007 5:09:11 PM

ouch......I gotcha. A Study buddy is def. the ideal way.

1/25/2007 8:12:35 PM

^^look who spilled a little milk

1/25/2007 9:53:33 PM

^^^ well.....FUCK YOU TOO

1/26/2007 12:06:25 AM