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Practical Trig Help 101 asked:


My college requires me to take Physics 1 with Calculus (prereqs include a grade of C or better in Calculus 1 and a high school physics course) for the computer science major. I’m not entirely sure if physics is more qualitiative than quantitative but that’s the impression I’m getting

Link asked:


Or what grade are you in if you’re currently taking high school physics? I was a senior when I took it. When I was in school everyone took it as a senior. Currently I’m tutoring a kid whose taking physics as a sophomore. She says its common at her school to take physics in that grade. Personally, I think that she and a lot of the other kids at her school are taking it too early. I don’t think that she has the necessary math background to get the most out of the subject. She’s only had one year of algebra and she just started geometry. No trigonometry yet. No wonder America is falling behind other countries in science education.

Dan asked:


I want to relearn physics. I took high school physics but that was more than 14+ years ago and I barely remember any of it. I have a Schaums Oulines College Physics book that I recieved from my dad but it is above my head at this point. Do you have any suggestions for a good physics book to help me relearn the basics?