taking physics after calculus

[orgoishard]

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Hey guys,

did anybody take physics after calculus? I will take calc II during the spring and then physics (calculus-based) next fall. Have any of you guy have trouble taking physics and not remembering much of calculus? I want to hear your thoughts. thanks.

 

[tootoo30]

I'm taking physics after calculus and really you don't need it. Calculus covers derivatives. What you need to have is trigonometry because we mainly use the right angle so you will need to know about sin, cosine and tan. You will also use the inverse of these functions to solve problems.

HTH

 

[RAMPHARMD]

Hey guys,

did anybody take physics after calculus? I will take calc II during the spring and then physics (calculus-based) next fall. Have any of you guy have trouble taking physics and not remembering much of calculus? I want to hear your thoughts. thanks.

I took a calculus-based physics during the previous fall semester and was very appreciative of the fact that I had taken cal I during the fall semester before the physics course (Fall 2007). I say this primarily because I don't think I would have had the mental capacity to take both at the same time (lol). I personally believe you won’t have much trouble remembering the calculus as the cal you will see during the physics course in question is nowhere near as detailed as the majority of the stuff you are seeing in cal right now. As long as you can remember how to derive and integrate simple(r) functions you will be fine.

 

[ValeRx]

I wish I would have taken Calculus based physics. I am taking algebra based and I'm struggling. The last time I took an algebra class, was college algebra back in 2004. I took Calculus last year and got A's. It's amazing how much basic stuff you forget like simple algebra.

 

[calisoca]

The physics courses at my UC were calculus based and required the student to have 1 year of college calculus before entering. Pre-reqs aside, if you can't take a derivative, physics is going to be a real bitch for you.