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A new member on a physics forum, eager to enhance their knowledge before starting university studies in physics, seeks advice on study focus and introductory physics books that do not require calculus. They express a desire to strengthen their high school math foundation first. Experienced members suggest that learning calculus is essential for understanding physics and recommend self-learning it, as it is manageable. They emphasize that mastering calculus and physics concurrently may be challenging, and reviewing high school material could be a more effective approach in the short term.
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Hello all, PF really is a great resource of physics, I'm glad to be part of the forum now. :approve:

I'm 17 years old and now I'm waiting the start of classes at my university (obviously I chose physics :-p), so now that I have free time for around 3-4 months I want to improve my knowledge to achieve better results in the future.
What should I focus on? I'm thinking about studying high school math because I haven't a good base yet but firstly I would like to see opinions from more experienced students.
What are the best "introduction to physics" books without use of calculus?

Thank you and sorry for my English mistakes, I'm not good with this language.
 
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strider said:
What are the best "introduction to physics" books without use of calculus?

Why do you want books without calculus?
If you don't know calculus,I think you should self-learn it,like me. Calculus is not so difficult. :wink:
 
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Why do you want books without calculus?
If you don't know calculus,I think you should self-learn it,like me. Calculus is not so difficult. :wink:

Because I would like to start reading now but I'm not sure if I can learn calculus in so little time.
 
If that's the case, you probably can't learn physics w/o calculus in the same time. Colleges consider these courses about the same amount of work.

I like the plan of reviewing what you learned in high school better.
 

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