Before Starting Physics in College (Algebra or Calculus Based)

What this section covers

• The purpose of the book
• Why this is a guide and not a shortcut
• Why students must stay with the textbook
• Why copied solutions do not create real understanding
• Why integrity, discipline, and maturity matter in STEM
• Why YouTube learning can become a trap when it is disconnected from the assigned text

Reading from the video

All right, kids. We are in the before starting physics portion of the quartic play, the bible of the STEM bible, the great big book, lots of good information. I am going to start with the purpose of this book. So this is the before starting physics portion of the book. Let us read it and talk about it a little bit.

The purpose of this book. The Ultimate Crash Course for algebra and calculus based physics is designed to serve as a guide, not a shortcut, for students tackling physics courses. Whether a student is enrolled in algebra based or calculus based physics, the core concepts remain the same, with only minor extensions for calculus students.

This book is not a solution manual or a replacement for external resources. It is structured to function as a private tutor in book form. The goal is to help students develop the skills they need to become independent learners so they no longer rely on tutors, solution manuals, or last minute internet searches.

A common mistake students make is relying on external sources for answers rather than understanding the process of problem solving. Many students hope that a similar question from their homework will appear on an exam, allowing them to replicate a memorized solution. This strategy is unreliable and ineffective. Instead, this book aims to teach students how to approach problems systematically, structure their work clearly, and think critically.

By following the structured methods outlined in this book, students will develop the ability to break down complex problems and solve them efficiently. One of the biggest challenges in college is the reluctance to read textbooks. Many students view them as burdensome when in reality they are the key to academic success. This book emphasizes the importance of using the textbook effectively, helping students extract relevant information, organize concepts, and develop problem solving techniques.

Learning from the textbook not only makes physics easier, but also cultivates the discipline and critical thinking skills necessary for success in any STEM field. Beyond academics, the book also addresses the mental barriers that students face, including procrastination, self doubt, and lack of motivation. Many students struggle with internal resistance to learning, which often manifests as avoidance, frustration, or even self loathing. Understanding that this resistance is a natural part of the learning process can help students overcome it.

By shifting their mindset and focusing on progress rather than perfection, they can develop the persistence needed to excel in physics and beyond. For students already struggling halfway through a physics course, this book is not a miracle fix. Physics, unlike some math courses, is difficult to recover from once a student falls behind. If a student is failing midway through the semester, retaking the course may be necessary. However, for those preparing to take physics for the first time or looking to improve their approach, this book provides the guidance needed to navigate the course with confidence.

The ultimate goal of this book is to prepare students to think like problem solvers rather than searching for quick answers. Students will learn to approach each problem with a structured methodology that maximizes points on exams and improves overall comprehension. By using this book alongside their textbooks, students can develop an efficient algorithmic approach to problem solving that will serve them throughout their academic and professional careers.

That is the first page. We will go through each little section. That is basically the introduction to it. The objective here, the great big book of STEM, is that when you are studying a mathematical subject, you cannot leave the textbook. Period. If you do, you are no longer studying the subject. That textbook has rules and definitions and theorems, and all the questions and examples in it are bound by those rules, definitions, and theorems.

Yes, other textbooks will get you to the same destination, but with different transportation. Each textbook is its own world. You cannot leave the textbook. You need to have a one on one with yourself. You are in college to study a specific textbook in that course. You need to learn how to read it. You need to learn how to structure solutions. You need to learn how to cite. You need to start typing your English properly. It is ridiculous. You guys spent eighteen years learning English, and the comments you leave, you should be embarrassed by the way you type. You are in college and the way you type, you should be embarrassed.

You are not qualified to work in the real world yet. You are not even remotely close, and you are in college to train for that, and you are practicing the art of being a kindergarten student. That is what my book is about, straightening you out, getting you to realize that the way you think is wrong. You went to college to learn how other people think that are successful, because the way you think is wrong. If the way you thought was right, you would be the one in charge, and you are not. You are there to follow in the footsteps of those who came before you.

I would say to any student, if you do not understand what I am saying here, or you disagree with anything I say, you are going to fail. You are not going to succeed. If you want to argue with me, you are going to fail. You are not going to succeed. I have been watching this since before you were born. YouTube and the internet started twenty years ago. Khan Academy, the cheating platforms, Wise Ant, ChatGPT cheating, Chegg cheating, Yahoo cheating, this started twenty years ago. What it has done is effectively doubled the amount of people that graduate with a STEM degree and cut the amount of people that get jobs in half.

The same amount of people today get jobs that got jobs twenty years ago, but twice the amount of people are graduating. Do you understand those numbers? A quarter million people twenty years ago graduated. A quarter million people did not. And twenty six percent of that quarter million got jobs. Now a half a million people graduate and a half a million people do not, and sixteen percent get jobs according to the Census Bureau data. This means that absolutely nothing has changed in the past twenty years in the success rate for STEM because of cheating platforms like Khan Academy and Wise Ant and all these other places.

I had websites and YouTube channels just like it. I am not being a hypocrite. I did the same thing. I just realized the errors of my ways.

If you leave the textbook, you have left the subject. If you do not go to lecture, you are going to fail. If you complain, if you whine, if you do not read the code of conduct, if you do not follow the syllabus, you are not in college. You need to leave. It is not for you. College is for people with integrity, that are honest, that are going to follow the code of conduct. If you think it is a challenge to see what you can get away with, you need to leave college. You are not welcome. It is not for you. You are not responsible. We do not respect you. We cannot rely on you. We cannot depend on you.

People who pirate, people who do not follow the code of conduct, people who are out there speeding and doing all this crap, breaking the law, not caring about anybody, you are in the wrong field. We do not want you in charge of anything scientific. You are not trustworthy. You need to leave. Do not waste your time. If you cannot stop and snuff out that behavior today, then you need to leave science. You are not welcome here. You will not be successful. Society does not trust lying, cheating criminals to be in charge of anything that is responsible for saving lives or destroying lives. That is what you are going to do as a scientist. You are going to be involved in technology that saves lives and destroys lives.

A lying, cheating, insubordinate, lecture skipping, pirating little freak is not welcome there. So you either grow up or leave college because you are just wasting your parents’ money. You are wasting your time. You will never be successful. That is a guaranteed fact. And if you have anything to argue about that, then you are definitely the failure. Absolutely. If you leave the textbook, you have left college. The ship has sailed. You are no longer in college. If you do not follow the code of conduct, you are not in college. You are throwing your money away.

The college is like, we will take your money, but you are not ever going to graduate or get a job because you cannot follow the rules. You are just like a little ant bouncing your head into the wall saying I am right, I am right, I am right. It is just time to grow up. If you are an adult listening to this and you do not like hearing me talk like that, you need to grow up too.

These kids on YouTube are all cheating, lying felons. I have no respect for anybody on here. I stopped watching YouTube in 2011. It is 2026. I have not watched YouTube since 2011. I have been making videos on here since 2011 though. In 2011, Patrick JMT nearly destroyed my education. I was copying his chicken scratch homework from UT Austin, and I was at UT Dallas. He was using a different textbook. I copied the wrong stuff. I plagiarized the wrong stuff. I almost lost my whole entire education because some kid doing his homework on YouTube got rich by helping me cheat and helping you cheat. So then I helped people cheat, and now I am paying for my crimes.

I stopped watching YouTube in 2011. A lot of you ask me all the time, why do you know so much, how are you so skilled? I do not watch idiots on YouTube. Someone like me I might have gravitated to because I show you the way. I am not doing your homework on here. I am not teaching you anything. I am not concerned with you stupid idiots that are like, you do not even have any published work. Yes I do. I own a freaking publishing company. I am an author. I own a publishing company.

What you are saying is that I have not published original research. I have original research. I published it. They said they wanted me to add some more applications to it. Whatever. You are just a little worm cheating on YouTube. I have no time for you. I am not on YouTube to gain a following. You guys are all cheats. What is the point of having a million cheaters follow me? That is ridiculous.

There is no point in having a million people follow me that cheat. If you are on YouTube, you are a cheat. If you are watching people do math on YouTube, you are a cheat. I am showing you guys how to read the textbook. Watch enough until you can do it yourself. When we do PLEM Academy, we are engaging together in a team effort to fully understand the full circle of math. This is not cheating. This is understanding how to use a textbook properly. Anything else you guys watch on YouTube, you are just cheats. It is not helping you.

You do not understand. When you guys watch this stuff on YouTube, you are destroying your education. You are not advancing your education. When you take snippets of nonsense from random videos that do not have citations from a book, it is not math. It is not real. It is nonsense. It has no application. It has no purpose. It is just some idiot scribbling nonsense on a board. You are wasting your time.

If you continue watching people do math on YouTube, it would be good for you to leave math immediately. It is not for you. Math is up here. It comes from these things, and you work on it up here. You do not watch other people draw random chicken scratch with no citations from the book it is from. When you watch somebody do a lesson on Khan Academy, it has zero validity because they are not telling you what textbook they are working from. They are not referencing the rules. So it has zero validity. It is no bueno.

I turn off YouTube. If you want to be a scientist, you have to get off YouTube. You want to hang out with me and PLEM Academy, that is different. We are motivated to become excelled, elevated, higher. That is different. We are working together to understand how to read textbooks properly. That is different. You want to watch idiots do their homework on the internet without citing or referencing anything, a bunch of cheating, plagiarizing freaks, go ahead and ruin your education. I have never seen a YouTube Khan Academy person actually graduate and get a job. You guys fail junior year. You will not be successful. You will find out junior year. And if you want to argue with me, do not. Just leave my channel.

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Key takeaways

1. The textbook is treated as the center of the course.
2. The book is framed as a guide toward independence, not a shortcut.
3. The reading argues that copied solutions and disconnected videos create weak understanding.
4. The section strongly ties STEM success to integrity, discipline, and maturity.
5. PLEM Academy is presented as a textbook centered alternative to random online solution hunting.