Potsdam university physics and engineering

[matthieulabelle]

Hi, first post yay!

I would like to know especially from undergraduates what they think about Potsdam university physics and engineering double degree.

http://www.potsdam.edu/content.php?contentID=D5F4E216767003A3CC24E613A43FAA8B

I graduated high school without taking physics or calculus so i went to community college and was taught somewhat of an intro to those courses. i graduated with a 3.6 GPA. my question is, is this program at potsdam decent enough for me so when i complete it i may attend a good Canadian graduate school such as McMasters or U of Alberta? BTW I am Canadian.

I know little about both physics and calculus, i know i love them, but can anyone at all suggest any good intro physics and calculus with a few undergrade books?

Thanks much,
Matt

 

[dingsbunnyranch]

im a high school student so I am not familiar with that many books, but i recommend Principle of Physics 6th edition by Bueche and Jerde. Its an oldy, but i used it to prepare for the AP physics B test through self study and still ended up with a 5. plus, itll probably be fairly cheap considering its age (i got mine for just 5bucks!).

If you want a calculus based one, u may want to check out university physics 11th edition (by young?); its been getting pretty high reviews on amazon.