<p>Thanks so much, eg1, for the distance learning idea. Will definitely look into it as she can still drop the course Monday. Yes, we are pulling out all the stops. She has talked to the professor and he is aware of the situation. She has a good tutor and I am helping in between (but it’s been 30 years since I took the class). The main problem is that there is no room for any error, so if you make a math mistake in part A, parts B-G are all wrong with no credit. Out of 22 students, there is currently 1 A, 1 C, and the rest have Ds. My daughter is now in a panic, not the best condition to do well.</p>
<p>If you are interested in exploring online options, after responding to your post, I followed a link on another CC post to BYU’s distance ed. website. Their classes seem significantly cheaper. Here’s a link to one class that might work (they seem to offer at least a few that I’d consider introductory physics classes).</p>
<p>[BYU</a> Independent Study - Distance Education Courses - Online Learning](<a href=“http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/description.cfm?subject=88&course=PHSCS105Introductory%2520Applied%2520Physics]BYU”>http://ce.byu.edu/is/site/courses/description.cfm?subject=88&course=PHSCS105Introductory%2520Applied%2520Physics)</p>
<p>I don’t like the setup you are reporting regarding your daughter’s class. When I took physics, we counted on getting partial credit for answers. If each question depends on the previous one to the extent that an error early on makes the rest of the assignment/test impossible to get points on, I’d wonder if the instructor is purposely trying to set people up to fail.</p>
<p>Thank you so much for the info - we are breathing a little better with a workable back up plan. I have only twins, both starting college in the fall, so no room for a parent learning curve in our house! I agree about the course - something wierd is going on. In my experience with physics, they looked for the concepts and calculations were secondary.</p>
<p>Sounds like this is one of that college’s “weeder courses” where they try to weed out who’s serious about continuing in the sciences vs. not. Best of luck to your D; sounds like you have a plan, and the expereice she gains here will help her when she gets to school in the fall.</p>