<p>Anybody have tips on how to do well in physics 1B class?</p>
<p>I thought the first midterm for Cowley was hard and expected a low average&curve, but the average turned out to be 70%. Cowley warned us the class will only get harder as the qurater goes on. Thanks for your help!</p>
<p>lajolla, go to his OH, ask a lot of questions (he helps you with the HW) and read the material in the book. Does he still use that online HW system? IMO, 1B is the hardest of the 3 you have to take so don’t be discouraged if you didn’t do as well as you would have liked on your 1st midterm.</p>
<p>automath, I also have Cowley, and if you’re referring to Mastering Physics, then yes, he does use online HW.</p>
<p>Oh, and I also got screwed by the curve too.</p>
<p>flopsy do you remember how the cs 33 midterm was with the logical operations, computer bases, and computer arithmetic? It doesn’t seem to hard but you never know when it comes to cs tests :)</p>
<p>hmm the cs33 midterm…that’s the closed book one right?</p>
<p>changing bases wasn’t too hard because there’s a set procedure for you to follow for specific types of problems. if you know how to solve one of each type of problem that you’ve learned in class, you’ll be fine. i got most all of my points off on the short answer section…</p>
<p>ya its the closed book one.</p>
<p>the changing bases does seem pretty basic, the short answer will probably murder me though haha</p>
<p>yeah…make sure you know what core components make up the architect of a computer, and i forgot what other questions there were… lol</p>
<p>can anyone give me an opinion on which college i should go to? </p>
<p>i am currently debating on whether i should go to UCLA or UC Berkeley for chemical engineering. I know that UC berkeley has a better chemical engineering program than UCLA, but i heard that UCLA has a decent chemical engineering program too. Can anyone tell me about the social life as a engineering student in UCLA? Does it matter which college i go to if i am planning to go to graduate school? Is it hard to switch to another engineering major in UCLA? And How competitive is chemical engineering program at UCLA? Please reply soon. Thank you.</p>
<p>guys just be glad you don’t have Corbin</p>
<p>^ i heard he’s a pretty good teacher</p>
<p>he smells like coffee :D</p>
<p>Hey Flopsy.
Do you think it will be difficult to major in mechanical engineering while having a theater minor…???</p>
<p>can anyone give me an opinion on which college i should go to? </p>
<p>i am currently debating on whether i should go to UCLA or UC Berkeley for chemical engineering. I know that UC berkeley has a better chemical engineering program than UCLA, but i heard that UCLA has a decent chemical engineering program too. Can anyone tell me about the social life as a engineering student in UCLA? Does it matter which college i go to if i am planning to go to graduate school? Is it hard to switch to another engineering major in UCLA? And How competitive is chemical engineering program at UCLA? Please reply soon. Thank you.</p>
<p>When did UCLA have chemical engineering program? Wish they told me this…</p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/353492-switch-chemistry-chemical-engineering.html?highlight=chemical+engineering[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/353492-switch-chemistry-chemical-engineering.html?highlight=chemical+engineering</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/449967-socal-gas.html?highlight=chemical+engineering[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/449967-socal-gas.html?highlight=chemical+engineering</a></p>
<p><a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/155712-ask-flopsy-ucla-engineering-125.html?highlight=chemical+engineering[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-california-los-angeles/155712-ask-flopsy-ucla-engineering-125.html?highlight=chemical+engineering</a></p>
<p>Think this person named TB54 commented on the “imaginary” Chemical Engineering major, try searching around.</p>
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<li>TB54</li>
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<p>P.S. - Give somebody 10 bucks to try to eat the biodiesel some new north campus majors are making. It’s edible, just not really tasty…</p>
<p>I asked this question earlier in the thread but no one answered</p>
<p>how’s the social life of a typical UCLA engineer student?</p>
<p>Lets say I major in mechanical engineering and I’m great at math (aced all my highschool math classes with little to no studying, currently taking multivariable calc, etc), how many hours should I expect to be devoted to studying/homework on a daily basis? Is it common for engineering students to spend their saturdays on homework?</p>
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<p>It’s what you make of it. You can do well and still have a social life, if you plan accordingly (e.g. time management). As for the whole “aced my highschool math classes with blah blah blah” doesn’t mean much really, well at least to me. What if you went to a crappy HS? Then you’re probably not prepared enough. However, you might be a very brilliant person. I just don’t know. The only way to find that one out is by giving it a shot. Oh, and don’t forget about the curve. etc. etc. etc.</p>
<p>Hmm…If it turns out you can’t handle it or just don’t like the demanding hours, then you can change to something easier.</p>
<p>if you’re currently taking multivariable calculus, then you’re already more prepared then most of the people in your year (only applies to math classes). i felt that my high school math classes were harder than the ones i had to (re)take at UCLA.</p>
<p>as for the social life, what GrassPuppet said.</p>
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Yeah, it’s pretty much impossible. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>okay, i tried searching this thread, but it’s just ridiculous. So, i apologize if this has been discussed already. My question: is there any fasttrack masters program at LA? Like, if you have a 3.5gpa you can automatically start taking masters level courses and just tack on a year and not have to reapply into the grad program? (i’m aerospace engr by the way)</p>
<p>Within engineering, I believe 3.5 GPA gets you automatic entry into graduate school - no GRE’s required. However, I’m gonna let flopsy give you more details since i’m not completely sure.</p>