im in grade 10...?

Question

and want to be an engineer probably a civil engineer, but it says for the requirments that in grade 12 i either need physics 12 or chemistry 12 which one would be best to take?

Answer 1

physics--it's the root of all of the sciences. It's how the world works. All other sciences are sub-branches of physics. If you have physics first, you will learn quantum mechanics, which is how atoms are formed, the electron rings, and will be a phenominal basis for taking chemistry later.

Answer 2

Definitely try to take both even if you think its too much for one semester (if you think taking both are too much now you will be in for a surprise when you get to college!). You will use both chemistry and physics a lot in your career, but if you can only take one, I would go for the physics. You'll take around 10-15 classes based directly on physics while studying civil engineering. Chemistry is very important and used in a lot of classes but with most of the chemistry you just need to know the "big ideas" and not necessarily all of the small details that are taught in the 2 required semesters of chemistry. While with the physics classes you need in-depth knowledge of all the principles and how those principles were developed. Good Luck!

Answer 3

Take physics as it teaches you basic math. You’ll have a lot of math as a civil engineer and chemistry is just a by-product, or elective, that is needed.
You’ll end up taking chemistry but the math needed from Physics will definitely help you.

Answer 4

Take physics. You will need it as a base for any Engineering specialization you take. Chemistry is more specific and used in the areas of industrial-process, but if you prefer civil, electrical, even electronics or mechanical, physics will be more useful.

Answer 5

For a civil, Physcis. In college you'll take a TON of physics type classes (Force, acceleration, etc.). Projbably just 1 or 2 chemistry classes.

Answer 6

Is there some reason you can't take both?

You could take AP Chem in 11th grade and AP Physics in 12th. If you get 5's on the AP exams, you can place out of freshman physics and chemistry and get a solid head start in college.

Answer 7

I ditto above. Take both. You will have to master physics and pass two semesters of chemistry in college for civil.

Answer 8

If ur in tenth grade i dont think of ur frineds could be that immature. Im in tenth and my Gf is ninth. a good style of girls in my grade pass out with ninth graders. Its popular. Ur friends could be immature to make relaxing of u

Answer 9

physics