>And should calculus even be treated independently of classical mechanics?
Thank you. The value of calculus didn't really click for me until the next year in physics, at which point I wished I had paid more attention.
It's really unfortunate that you first have to drill high-speed high-precision symbol manipulation, devoid of any meaning, for so long before getting any indication of why you'd want to be able to do it.
I like Lockhart's analogy: mastering musical notation, transposition, etc. before being allowed to play your first note.
Thank you. The value of calculus didn't really click for me until the next year in physics, at which point I wished I had paid more attention.
It's really unfortunate that you first have to drill high-speed high-precision symbol manipulation, devoid of any meaning, for so long before getting any indication of why you'd want to be able to do it.
I like Lockhart's analogy: mastering musical notation, transposition, etc. before being allowed to play your first note.
https://www.maa.org/external_archive/devlin/LockhartsLament....