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 Krellnus wrote:

 SilverMK2 wrote:

 Krellnus wrote:
But then how are they supposed to be prepared for the real deal as it were in university? Hell in my final examination in high school, I needed basic calculus for projectile motion for example.

That kind of "calculus" is included - I was referring to actual calculus with differentiation and integration. Projectiles can use VUSAT and energy equations to describe motion where the differentiation is essentially already done in the terms used.

I was referring to actual calculus with integration and differentiation, we were basically told, here is a projectile, launched at angle x with some initial velocity v, we then had to use calculus and algebra to determine things like, range, time of flight, derive an equation acceleration over the course of the flight, etc

Just wanna chime in here, some University Physics Courses do require you to have done A-Level Mathematics, so where I applied (I didnt get in but still) I needed an ABB with an A in physics and a B in maths, so in the maths courses I would cover intergration and differentiation, and also all the required knowledge of maths is covered in the first year apparently