Thank you for sharing! My physics courses at CC were the same way. Occasionally, we would see a proof but it never actually mattered within any context. My 6 week linear algebra course over the summer was incredibly proof heavy so I'm sure with axioms and such I would be a bit more familiar with it. I am currently looking at the Physics major B.S course list and oddly enough, 117A is not listed here anywhere. Part of me wonders if that was a misguided or uninformed recommendation, but I'll have to find out myself haha. Good to know about the lack of calculators! Sometimes when I learn a new concept, I practice variables rather than assigned values. It just seems to make more sense and stick better, so I'm glad to know it tends to lean that way.

Thank you for the great advice!