/sci/ - Science & Math

Short answer: you can do quite a lot of non-trivial physics without much calc. Gain some intuition, get some insight. First year physics students usually deal with very little math (they have math classes concurrently, but they aren't supposed to apply said math immediately in physics problems. That comes in 2nd year classes). Anyway, this is one way to go. I personally prefer a more mathematical approach.

>>6646245
Wow that wasn't all that short at all, was it

a real short answer would be: yes that's right

>>6646157
I took community college in highschool and took a physics class for dual credit similar to the one that you're talking about -- it required precalc, not calc. However, upon graduating hs and going into a 4 year, my 1st physics class required multivariable integration, and no pre requs were filled by the physics I had done in highschool

So if you're taking it just as something interesting go for it and more power to you, however if you're planning to transfer to a 4 year and major in physics / engineering / etc it will be a useless course and you would be better served just by finishing mutlivariable calc, linear alg, and diffeq.

I know at my school, they have Physics I and II, which is generally for non-science or not too heavily physics based majors (Biology and the like), and Calculus Based Physics I and II, which is for the proper physics students and harder sciences.

>>6646157
There is usually algebra-based intro physics and calc-based intro physics.

You need to take calc-based if you planned on doing anything STEM. So make sure you are going to take the right one.

>>6646267

I just got off of work, and I have a question. I am currently working on algebra Do I need to learn geometry, and trigonometry?

>algebra based physics
useless

>>6646662
>Do I need to learn geometry, and trigonometry?
Yes, especially trigonometry.

>>6646157
Gen Physics only needs algebra but physics/engineering/math majors don't take that version.

>>6646683

Ah I figured as much which is not bad.

>>6646688

what is this image macro supposed to be

>>6646693
A premed parrot. Since all you need to do to graduate top of your class in med schools is your ability to regurgitate what you read/hear/see without any analytic thought

>>6646708

fekn med skewelz

>>6646260

multivariable calc

linear alg

diff eq