Understanding Material: Deriving Equations and Applying to Problems

[cs23]

Hey all,

I need a little advice. Are we suppose to derive equations in order to lead to understanding of the material? What is the point of deriving equations? Should I instead read the material first and see how it applies to the problems? I don't do any of this and maybe that's why i have not been doing well.

 

[story645]

What is the point of deriving equations? Should I instead read the material first and see how it applies to the problems?

Deriving equations is basically stepping through the material to see how it applies to problems, but doing it in a mathematical way. The whole point is that you trace through from the highly theoretical math/calculus form to the ultra applied discrete/quantitative form.