Calculus vs Non-calculus based physics?

[babytomato]

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The professor who teaches calc-based physics is a better at teaching than the one who teaches algebra-based physics, so I'm leaning more towards taking the calc-based class. My question is: how in-depth does the calculus usually go? Is it mostly derivatives/integrals, area under curve, ...?

 

[I-hate-alginate]

Please don't be offended but what does this topic have anything to do with dentistry?

 

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The professor who teaches calc-based physics is a better at teaching than the one who teaches algebra-based physics, so I'm leaning more towards taking the calc-based class. My question is: how in-depth does the calculus usually go? Is it mostly derivatives/integrals, area under curve, ...?

I took calc based physics 1 during a summer session and I was so lost. I ended up making a C. I took algebra based physics 2 and ended up with an A. I know it doesn't exactly answer the question but I'm sure if you're good at calc you will be fine taking the calc based one.

 

[I-hate-alginate]

I took calc based physics 1 during a summer session and I was so lost. I ended up making a C. I took algebra based physics 2 and ended up with an A. I know it doesn't exactly answer the question but I'm sure if you're good at calc you will be fine taking the calc based one.

I thought Calc based physics courses are required for engineers, not pre-dents, in OP case, taking the Algebra based physics would be the right decision even if the teacher isn't as good.

 

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I thought Calc based physics courses are required for engineers, not pre-dents, in OP case, taking the Algebra based physics would be the right decision even if the teacher isn't as good.

Yeah it's required for engineering students but I was in a bind and it was the only one they offered during the summer that satisfied the requirement, so I was forced to either take it or graduate late.

 

[Ari Rezaei]

I think I took calc physics and I thought it was actually easier than my buddies in algebra physics. At least at UF we did the same stuff, but knowing calculus made a lot of the problems easier than trying to figure it out through algebra. My advice is to take the one you think you're more likely to get an A in.

 

[babytomato]

Calc-based physics sounds like a better option then. Thanks, everyone!