I have to take a physics sequence and I just wanted to know what the difference between taking 201/202 and 205/208 was. Is one supposed to be harder than the other or what? Thanks!

4/7/2007 9:35:31 PM

doesnt it really depend on your major? isnt 205/208 required just for engineering?

4/7/2007 9:45:52 PM

For math majors you can choose

4/7/2007 9:48:40 PM

the 205/208 is for engineers, miking a lil harder than the other sequence I would think

4/7/2007 10:36:02 PM

I may be mistaken, but the 205/208 sequence is calculus-based while the other isn't. Which means probably more theoretical (205/208) in the derivation of the concepts.

Btw, 208 was one of the best courses I have taken at State in terms of subject matter. Electricity and magnetism blew my mind (I should've been an EE) but it got a little stale with optics.

4/8/2007 12:39:56 AM

^^^^you're thinking of PY 211/212 vs. 205/208. 205/208 vs. 201/202 have calculus....

http://www2.acs.ncsu.edu/reg_records/crs_cat/PY.html

So, in this case, it just depends on you major.

4/8/2007 9:16:43 AM

it all depends on how much you like physics

211/212 is much much easier than 205/208 even though 205/208 is really easy anyway

4/8/2007 9:56:40 AM

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"I just wanted to know what the difference between taking 201/202 and 205/208 was."

Do people seriously not read the thread?


Liked zapped102 said, it's probably best to go with 201/202 since it is specifically for PAMS majors.

4/8/2007 1:21:23 PM

I believe 201/202 is for physics majors. You should expect actual thinking in those as opposed to the cook-bookery of the py 205/208 sequence. Better students usually also. And possibly no webassign. With 205/208 you will have webassign I'm about 99.9% sure.

4/8/2007 1:52:39 PM

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"You should expect actual thinking in those as opposed to the cook-bookery of the py 205/208 sequence. Better students usually also."

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4/8/2007 2:07:57 PM

I second the cook-bookery, I felt like I did not learn much besides a few formulas before the tests....

4/8/2007 10:43:36 PM

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"201/202 is for physics majors. You should expect actual thinking in those as opposed to the cook-bookery of the py 205/208 sequence."

4/9/2007 11:01:13 AM

take 205/208

it's much easier than 201/202

4/10/2007 11:56:28 AM

if you take py 205m do you have to take py 208m or can you take py 208n??

4/10/2007 3:29:09 PM

has anyone had ramakrishnan ?

4/10/2007 4:05:30 PM

crazy lady, rama is.

4/10/2007 4:19:22 PM

Her accent can be quite entertaining, I had her for 205 last semester, and now for 208. She gives as many extensions on webassigns as you need

4/11/2007 10:35:19 AM

I had Ramakrishnan for 212 a couple of summers ago. She was great, easy A.

4/11/2007 10:47:04 AM

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"if you take py 205m do you have to take py 208m or can you take py 208n??"

Whats the difference between m and n?

4/11/2007 12:59:21 PM

I took the 205/208 sequence, this sequence is typically for your engineers and physical science majors I absolutely hated the way Ramakrishnan taught in 208, she did a terrible job explaining things and her accent only made things worse. I had Sheerwood for 205, not even sure if he's still around, he wasn't bad at all, he was really excited about teaching the material unlike Ramakrishnan.

[Edited on April 11, 2007 at 11:50 PM. Reason : read it wrong]

4/11/2007 11:49:17 PM

i took Daniels for 205m last semester...easily the worst teacher/instructor i have ever had in anything. Everything that was taught in class dealt absolutely nothing with tests, quizzes, or webassign. Not very helpful either when going to talk to her in her office either. Stay away from this woman at all costs.

4/12/2007 12:07:30 AM

Sherwood is one of the best from what I have come to understand.

4/12/2007 12:08:55 AM

i loved chabay for 205

4/19/2007 12:47:22 AM