Calculus based physics Definition and 56 Threads

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    Calculus based physics differences algebra based physics

    in my high school physics class we are doing algebra baced physics but i have heard of calculus based physics and i wanted to know the differences between them and the different Applications that they have.
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    :-$ Calculus Based Physics: Newton's Laws Problem

    Homework Statement A robot working in a nuclear power plant moves along a straight track. If it experiences a force F(t) = -Fi [ 1 + (4.0t - 2.0T)/T ] where T is a constant with the units of time, what is the instantaneous speed of the robot at the very end of the interval 0 \leq t \leq...
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    Algebra based -> calculus based physics

    hey guys, I am currently in high school and I finished a college-level class in algebra-based physics, I'm going to independently study calculus based physics next year. What is the difference between algebra based physics and calculus based physics? (ie. Newtonian mechanics in an algebra based...
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    Need a Great Book as a Help referance for Calculus based physics.

    So I'm taking a Calculus based physics class in college. We are up to mechanics and I'm having some trouble. The book that we use kinda sucks and is very brief. When I had trouble with Calculus I went out and bought Calculus for dummies and The complete idiots guide to calculus. Both of...
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    Calculus-Based Physics: How Much is Needed?

    Although I have completed two semesters of basic physics, I'm going to need to take a calculus based physics course this spring. I am a bit concerned since it's been a while since I took calculus; does the course utilize calculus extensively (in terms of the amount of theorems one will have to...
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    Courses Is a Calculus Based Physics Course Right for Me?

    Although I have completed two semesters of basic physics, I'm going to need to take a calculus based physics course this spring. I am a bit concerned since it's been a while since I took calculus; does the course utilize calculus extensively (in terms of the amount of theorems one will have to...
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