<p>how much calc do you have to know for the screening test? for the national test? i’m currently studying from the halliday resnick book and there’s quite a bit of integral calculus in it. do i have to learn calc, since i haven’t taken it?</p>
<p>You probably should, then again I knew calc the year before I even took a physics class, took the AP class, then took the f = ma test (last year) and still didnt make semi-finalist, but then again at that point I had a poor understanding of anything from torque onwards.</p>
<p>but do u HAVE to use it? like if i know the equations, i wouldn’t really need to know how to derive them using calc and all right?</p>
<p>Many physics formulas have calculus incorporated</p>
<p>simple examples:
acceleration is the second derivative of position, so if x(t)=4t^2+3t, find a</p>
<p>Work = integral (Force cross displacement).</p>
<p>oftentimes the formulas are simplified for special cases. For example, W = Fx when theta=0 and F is constant. But if F varies, then… well… your formula is useless.</p>
<p>how long will it take to learn phyics-c type calc 
haha anyways thanx ofr the advice</p>
<p>Some people I know doing this are beyond basic calculus.</p>
<p>it will not be strictly necessary for the preliminary exam, but for the quarterfinal exam, you probably need to know it, and for the semifinal, you definitely need to know it.</p>
<p>i’m a crusty old participant who reviewed this year’s preliminary exam, by the way.</p>
<p>that being said, you don’t need to be very good at calculus. know some of the basics, and you will be ok.</p>
<p>lol, ok. from almost everyone i kno who’ve taken calc, they all said that the basics are easy. so i’m guesing that the physics c calc is more like basic calc and not like twisted math type calc >.< cuz we all kno how twisted math can bee</p>