Start with Econ. Be sure students can do Algebra well and have some basic calculus before going into EM 251. Be sure to get as far as assigned on homework before coming to a tutor session. When solving a problem, draw a picture, then write what you know, then write what you are trying to find. Then start looking at the equations available.
Some trig is also important.
Although most of the material in these classes is not calculus based, be sure you have taken at least up to M160. The co-requisite of Physics 211 is 181, but it might be better to take it as a prerequisite. Reviewing these old quizzes and the toughest homework problems will help prepare students for tests. As a study strategy, in Physics I ve found it helps a great deal to do the example problems in the book while reading, as seeing something done and doing it gives better results than simply seeing it. You are our110th visitor.