Hang in there, Thermo II has the best professor I've ever had, Dr. Boles. He literally wrote the book on thermodynamics. I'm not sure if he teaches Thermo I, I had another Anna Howard clone named Dr. Moore. Avoid taking Thermo I from her if you can.
I know a few people who would gladly nominate this text as an arcane text that only the most dedicated of sorcerers can understand......