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		osipov on Sept 26, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are the Russians so good at chess? BS. i took 5th, 6th grade in Soviet Union. we had no calculus and purely conceptual, primarily arithmetic oriented physics.

borism on Sept 26, 2009 | [–]

dunno about 5th and 6th grades, but yes, physics and calculus are definitely introduced in middle school (junior high for our american friends).

osipov on Sept 26, 2009 | [–]

physics in 5th grade,an equivalent of American precalculus in 9th grade and calculus in 10th grade

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