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I don't know about any university, but at Caltech it was consistent that everything used was derived from first principles. There wasn't any "trust me, use this rule".

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That wasn't consistent at my school, but classes that did derive everything from first principles were consistently the best ones.

I went to a small religious college, and my experience was similar to yours.

Edit: There were some exceptions, such as my double bass lessons.

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