High School classes?

DC10FlyBy

DC10FlyBy

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Hey everyone! I'm sorry ahead of time if this is posted in the wrong section. :banghead:

Well... it's that time of year again, time to pick classes for next year! I'll be a junior, and I'm having some trouble with which ones to take! For starters, what science? I have taken Physical Science, freshman year, and Biology I this year, my sophomore. The choices for next year are:
Biology II,
Integrated Science (Chemistry, Physics, Biology, and Earth Science all in one),
Chemistry I,
Physics I,
Environmental Ecology,
Human Anatomy.

I want to take Chemistry or Physics, but I don't know which one! I could take both of them i suppose. :rolleyes:
 
To be honest, it really does not matter what classes you take. I would probably take physics though, just because it relates back to flying more than chemistry.
 
I agree it really doesn't matter as long as they meet your requirements for graduation.

I personally would take Physics or Chemistry as I found both interesting. If you take Chem just be careful and doublecheck your your amounts and chemicals. I evacuated my H.S. because I boiled 10x too much HCl (mis-read the assignment) and fumes quickly over powered the class room and ventalation system.
 
youngflyer said:
To be honest, it really does not matter what classes you take. I would probably take physics though, just because it relates back to flying more than chemistry.
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Depending on how indepth the Chem class is it could relate to flying and shed some light as to why certain items are used or designed they way they are on aircraft.

Fuel, NiCad & Lead Acid batteries, dis-similar metals and their reactions, corrosion, hydraulic fluids, etc.

Homework question for our H.S. student.

Why are Magnesium Alloys good and bad for aircraft wheels?
 
Bandit_Driver said:
Depending on how indepth the Chem class is it could relate to flying and shed some light as to why certain items are used or designed they way they are on aircraft.

Fuel, NiCad & Lead Acid batteries, dis-similar metals and their reactions, corrosion, hydraulic fluids, etc.

Homework question for our H.S. student.

Why are Magnesium Alloys good and bad for aircraft wheels?
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Good job. They burn pretty hot if I remember correctly 4000+ F.

Potassium is also fun to mess around with in Chem class too. Another metal that doesn't play well with water. As you can tell I had a pretty cool chem teacher.
 
i took physics, chem, bio and geo..

i related nothing to flying except for the first two

and even at that, it was not much...

but then again, im kinda stupid....
 
Physics and chem. They both are integral to your career. Chemistry helps a lot with understanding engine operation.
 
I took physics back in high school and I didn't learn anything about flying. The only thing that I did learn is that g=9.8m/s<SUP>2</SUP>.
 
It doesn't matter...honestly both are difficult in their own ways so take the one you will enjoy the most to sustain your gpa.
 
Yeah, you know what? I hated Chemistry because I had a lot of homework. I dropped Physics because I had a lot of homework. I'm not doing anything in Calculus because it's boring, and I'm kicking myself for choosing to take it. So, I'm getting two F's and a bunch of A's. That averages out to be good enough for graduation.

If you're like me and hate doing homework, you'd take classes that will get you an easy A without a lot of the work. If you actually enjoy certain classes and don't mind the level of homework, then take them. Make sure you take the classes required for graduation, though. They're the only things that matter, if you want to graduate. Everything else is just useless.

The Chemistry class that I took did not relate to aviation, whatsoever. The Physics class that I took, at least the first three months, barely related to aviation, BARELY. I like to learn about aviation on my own time and don't rely on high school courses to do that for me.

That's all I have to say about that.
 
Take one this year and one next year. That's what most HS students do.

I did chem my junior year, and physics my senior year.
 
DPApilot said:
i took physics, chem, bio and geo..

i related nothing to flying except for the first two

and even at that, it was not much...

but then again, im kinda stupid....
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:yeahthat:

I didnt really like chem though, too much memorizing stuff I couldnt care less about. I have a cool physics teacher though, so that might be another factor. when asked why he always forgets stuff his answer is, "I lived through the 70's... vertically man." so needless to say he's kinds... wooo:panic:
 
SFCC/UND said:
I took physics back in high school and I didn't learn anything about flying. The only thing that I did learn is that g=9.8m/s<SUP>2</SUP>.
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Back when I went to school it was g=32 f/s<SUP>2</SUP>

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