If you ask any STEM professor or TA that teaches undergrads, the reason so many students "wipe out" is because of a lack of preparation in fundamentals-- not ju

If you ask any STEM professor or TA that teaches undergrads, the reason so many students "wipe out" is because of a lack of preparation in fundamentals-- not just "calc 101", but even more basic than that, algebraic manipulation. The material in a physics 101 course is just the barest minimum and it goes beautifully hand-in-hand with calculus 101.