Calculus Help
By singing1227
@singing1227 (315)
United States
July 30, 2008 12:29pm CST
Hi everyone!I am taking calculus over the summer session. The instructor goes fast, and I find I need a lot of practice to master the material. Besides practice, does anyone have any other study tips they have used to get through this daunting course?Thanks for your help!
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3 responses
@movicont (495)
• United States
1 Aug 08
Make sure you understand the reasoning behind everything. Don't just focus on memorizing formulas, focus on getting why the formulas are what they are. Derive formulas if that helps you. Rote memorization will only leave you more confused in the end, as all topics build on the ones before them.
Also, make sure you really, really focus when the teacher talks about either derivatives or integrals. Those are the basis of pretty much everything else in the course, so if you don't get those, it'll be much harder to get other topics.
All that being said, good luck!
@ralph12345abc (1311)
• India
31 Jul 08
NO tip for that if you like maths you can do it easily.It's hard to tell from where are you studying but if you can't keep up with the tutor it's good you study yourself.If you need help in any question send a PM.Good Luck
@ishralene09 (2260)
• Philippines
30 Jul 08
Perseverance. Focus on the word. PERSEVERANCE. Well, good luck with your class. I hated calculus back then. Now I'm miserable when it comes to math.
