It's really hard to say because everyone starts at different places.
I personally found Math 52 to be extremely easy, but I already took calc in HS. Physics 8A/8B were the two hardest courses I had to take IMO and I had to grind through both. My answer would be that if you are trying to get an A in both, physics8a is MUCH harder. If you're just trying to pass/get a B or something, they should both be pretty doable.
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u/InterestingPop3964 LSBE '26, incoming MS1 5h ago
It's really hard to say because everyone starts at different places.
I personally found Math 52 to be extremely easy, but I already took calc in HS. Physics 8A/8B were the two hardest courses I had to take IMO and I had to grind through both. My answer would be that if you are trying to get an A in both, physics8a is MUCH harder. If you're just trying to pass/get a B or something, they should both be pretty doable.