<p>You do need D-clearance to take 161 with Bickers, but it’s not hard to get. Just talk to your advisor. You’ll be using Kleppner and Kolenkow’s Introduction to Mechanics. With the evil homework problems like the two beads sliding down along a hoop, or the two carts connected by a spring pushing off a wall…</p>
<p>162 is even worse by the way :P</p>
<p>Feel free to ask me if you have more specific questions about the class. I will say that it’s heavy on the calculus, so if you don’t have a good handle on that then you’ll have some catching up to do. Plus the homework problems are unreasonably difficult. Almost nobody figures it out by themselves. Late-night homework parties in Bickers’ office are common, with 20+ people attending.</p>