Hello everyone!
I am taking Calculus this quarter. I am a little nervous about it since. I have heard so many bad things about calculus. Is it really that hard? If so, what is so hard about it. Please remember, this is first quarter Calculus in college...
2007-09-10 16:19:29 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
Well for one thing, calculus at MIT is different than calculus at Podunkville Community College. Where do you go?
My first quarter of calculus involved a fairly intensive algebra quiz that we had to ace completely in order to even stay in the class. That was intimidating at first, but we could continue to retry it until a certain date if we needed. Soon thereafter we had to ace a similar quiz of basic calculus (derivatives, to be exact). Also intimidating, but doable.
Calc was the only class I studied for religiously. It was aggravating and difficult, and I spent a good couple hours two or three times a week working on it. College math in general requires more effort than high school math. If you study well and are a decent math student, your grade will reflect your effort.
Utilize any existing options called "study hall" or "peer tutoring" or "calc workshop" or any other evening get-together tailored specifically for calculus students who are trying to get through the material.
2007-09-10 16:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by Buying is Voting 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be nervous about it. If you have any calc experience from high school, the first year college calc will be fine. Remember some people taking it have never seen calculus before.
2007-09-10 16:34:45 · answer #2 · answered by bcampolo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calculus can acutally be easy if you don't get behind AND have a really great instructor. A crappy instructor can make all the difference no matter how much or how hard you study. Make sure you know how good/bad your instructor is beforehand, try ratemyprofessors.com
2007-09-10 17:15:56 · answer #3 · answered by June C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-09-10 16:27:58 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋