What is it like to take Physics with Calculus?

What is it like to take Physics with Calculus?

In this video I talk about what it is like to take Physics with Calculus. Everyone has a different experience obviously so yours may vary.

Do you have to take Physics? What was your experience like in Physics with Calculus?

Please leave any comments or questions in the comment section below. Thank you:)

[samanzarandi]

The good thing with calc based physics is that you can derive the formulas and know where they are coming from

[antoniomele]

Please make some physics videos! I am taking physics 1 with calculus now and I feel the same as you did.

[defunct]

This!! I hated such word problems too, so I always avoided physics for a long time. But then I found about Lagrangian/Hamiltonian Mechanics, and I loved it. It was almost completely theoretical, which is what I wanted.
To conclude: If you are solid in math and hate physics because of word problems, pick up a theoretical text like Griffith's "Introduction to Electrodynamics", etc.

[douglasstrother]

I took Calculus concurrently with Physics. The hardest part was that the sequence of topics in the Calculus course lagged behind that of the Physics course: my Math Professor (Tony Tromba) would be going over limits, continuity and all that stuff while my Physics Professor (Ron Ruby) would be covering kinematics (position, velocity & acceleration) and Newton's Laws. I taught myself what "the little d's did" and how to work "the skinny S's".

[AlongtheRiverLife]

I first took algebra and physics (algebra-based), and once I got into calculus and university physics (calculus-based) I felt so grown up. Yes, it is difficult, but looking back, it was not as bad as I thought. Wished I knew then what I know now. Never, give up. If you fail a class, your first question is, when is it offered again? And take it!

[lebronbrady]

I completely agree with you word problems are a nightmare in math everyone in my high school thought that Pre cal was the hardest math but I found it the opposite it was the easiest for me because of less word problems but it’s weird Physics is the only class where I can do word problems because of how easy I understand the concepts and it’s what interests me about it the most

[jmguevarajordan]

Calculus and physics should be taken together, at the same time. In fact, most of the newest editions of physics textbooks have more calculus and math in them than older editions. Similarly most new calculus books have many section dedicated to physics problems or items. Isolate calculus from physics or the way around was a fashion in the sixties and seventies, an example of that is the Spivak 'calculus' and some versions of Sears-zemansky 'physics', today most people know that is inconvinient. However, we all know that taking calculus and physics simultaneously is a difficult combination for students, but it pays off in the long term.

[black_jack_meghav]

I'm taking both together at home! But it's hard to pull out time....

[pinklady]

Physics is tough. I spend more time on mathematics than on physics, programming, art, etc. I try to economise time for mathematics.

[Gk]

Is Physics 1 full of Calculus 1 material or does it use it every now and then?

[ki-seonpeck]

Out of curiosity, did you struggle with related rates and optimization since those questions can sometimes get wordy? I just finished Calculus 1 so that's fresh on my mind lol (I hated them so much).

[bariselem]

Based on this video I wonder if you would conclude that pursuing a degree in Mathematics on a part-time basis lends itself more than earning a degree in Physics given that someone has to combine it with a (part time) job? So, practically speaking, do you see a certain advantage in choosing the maths over the physics degree in such a situation?

[khaledfarrag]

I think it's awesome to take computer science with math and physics also

[josealy]

I couldn't agree more! I HATE word problems.

[douglasstrother]

Doing well in Physics requires both a mastery of a variety of mathematical methods (I trust that real Mathematicians already proved that they are valid!) AND understanding the application of Physical Principles to properly formulate a mathematical problem. Learn how to solve Physics Problems using Physical Principles is essential to mastering the topic. There's much more to it than "just doing the math".

Even something as everyday as the simple pendulum leads one into Elliptic Integrals, if one doesn't make the small-angle approximation.

[JeffRyman]

I was required to have Calculus I before taking Engineering Physics I (Physics with Calculus) concurrently with Calculus II. Engineering Physics II was concurrent with Calculus III. I had Calculus I in summer 1965, Engineering Physics I and Calculus II in fall semester 1965, etc.

[aidand.]

I took calculus based physics last semester and got a 30 on the first exam so dropped it, I'm taking it again now, and I have no idea what i am doing at all, we have an exam in 2 days and I've put hours into studying and barely get the answer to 30% of the problems I've tried without help. I fear I may need to drop it again. I have no idea what to do

[hubenbu]

I'm fixing some weak spots in physics to get better with cal.

[Caliyope]

I’m so scared to take physics, I need it for my meteorology degree 😭

[justinclark]

I don't remember using a single piece of calc in physics w/calc