Gais, math is cool, mmkay?
Depending on how indepth your Cal teacher gets, it's possible to get away with memorizing the formulas without a real knowledge of *why* you're doing it, though I would still advise against it. I stuck to memorizing the formulas in my highschool calc class and managed to get an A. But then I got to college and had to take more advanced calc classes for the engineering program I was in, and I very quickly realized how little I actually knew about the stuff. So, I had to spend a good bit of my own time going back and learning the concepts and whatnot. So, I guess it all just depends on how much of an effort you're willing to give!
Depending on how indepth your Cal teacher gets, it's possible to get away with memorizing the formulas without a real knowledge of *why* you're doing it, though I would still advise against it. I stuck to memorizing the formulas in my highschool calc class and managed to get an A. But then I got to college and had to take more advanced calc classes for the engineering program I was in, and I very quickly realized how little I actually knew about the stuff. So, I had to spend a good bit of my own time going back and learning the concepts and whatnot. So, I guess it all just depends on how much of an effort you're willing to give!
!! Effort im right up there i with effort but I could care less... Its just me though...