Is it ok to take Physics (Calculus based) with a background of only College Algebra and Trigonometry?

Sara: Is it ok to take Physics (Calculus based) with a background of only College Algebra and Trigonometry?
Hi guys, I just wanted to seek a little bit of your advice.

I have not taken Pre-Calculus or Calculus before. But I have taken College Algebra and Trigonometry.

I am planning to take Physics I (Introductory Physics I) which has Calculus I as a Co-requisite.

Do you think I’ll be able to handle and pass Physics I with my background?
Thanks!

Answers and Views:

Answer by dmc.fanatic
If it’s as a co-requisite, then yes, you’ll be fine. My calculus-based physics intro class really didn’t get too much into actual calculus until partway through, and by then I was well equipped to deal with it.

Answer by Lil Nasty
You could probably pass this class, but you really need to learn how to do derivatives and integrals. To learn how to do those, you could probably find a great study guide online…maybe even wikipedia.

Answer by wranglerdude16
Depends on the difficulty of the University. If you’re at MIT, University of Michigan, Virginia Tech or another top ranked science university then i would never go into a class under prepared. If it’s in a community college there should be enough people that don’t know what’s going on anyway that you can get away with not knowing all of the calculus background for a calc based physics class

Answer by llaffer
I think you’ll be lost. You’ll need to be taking or have taken Calculus in order to understand the mathematics involved in the Physics class.

If you’ve not yet taken Pre-calc, I think the calculus will confuse you.

The physics class isn’t there to teach you the calculus, you’ll need to have an understanding of that yourself.

Answer by holdm
typically, the first physics course is designed to be compatible with taking calculus concurrently.
if you have a good basis in algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, you do not need pre-calculus.