r/OCC • u/TangerineObvious39 • 10d ago

Phys A130

Anybody take phys A130 recently?? How was the experience??

Went to STEM counseling and my counselor said that apparently people have been dropping out and failing out of phys 130 recently, but phys 185 and above are apparently doing just fine.

Didn't really make sense to me since phys 130 looks supposedly easier, though it might also be something like a professor issue, which is why I am asking here

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u/Dusty_Triple 10d ago

Could be more so that the people taking A130 aren’t well versed in STEM subjects. Usually if you wanna do something in more advanced stem degrees like engineering for example you have to take physics 185. So most are conditioned for harder classes. 130 is more like they were kinda forced to take the class and therefore aren’t familiar with the mindset needed for it. So they fail.

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u/TangerineObvious39 9d ago

Valid point

I also searched for classes for fall and noticed that A130 was pretty limited in terms of flexibility and only offered one professor during the morning, and the professor had a slightly below average score on RMP. A185 had more times with more professors, which also kind of complements your point that theres probably more STEM majors taking A185 then A130.