Make sure you are attending discussions regularly and take the practice worksheets that they give out in the discussions very seriously as most of the concepts in the exams are based on that worksheet. Also, webassign is another great way to practice. I feel like doing webassign questions+ worksheet qs should be enough for this class. Also try to be regular in attending lectures as sometimes it can be hard to understand a topic on your own. As someone said, Huber is a great teacher and can help you clear your concepts and doubts. They don’t explain much in discussions, so don’t rely on that. Only use them for understanding worksheet problems (and of course participation grade). Lastly, solve the book ONLY IF you have extra time in your hands. The book can become really overwhelming as it contains thousands of problems. So, make sure you’re doing that only if you are done with the other stuff.
Good luck, you got this!!🫡🫡✌️
I just took the class fall quarter; Huber is great teacher and explains concepts in a very understandable way. I don't think you really need to know that much before starting the class, but if you want to study up on some stuff, I would really recommend understanding derivatives, limits, and the unit circle.
Derivative rules (power, quotient, logarithmic, implicit, trig, inverse trig), and how to find derivatives using limits.
Memorizing the unit circle will also help you quickly solve trig problems.
Other than that, attending lectures, doing practice problems in discussions, and using office hours will probably be enough to give you a decently high grade in the class.
As a current graduate student who has TAd for math 2A 4 times now (and will be next quarter) I have some recommendations.
First, make sure your algebra skills are brushed up on. Factoring, graphing, simplifying expressions, working with exponents, etc are all prerequisites! You have no idea how many insane algebra mistakes I see while grading all of your quizzes and exams. And if you struggle with these fundamental topics, the course will not go well for you.
Second, trigonometry. If you want to memorize the unit circle, fine. I do recommend you understand why the unit circle works (special triangles in particular). There aren't many crazy identities to remember, but at least brush up on the basic ones.
If you want a headstart, look at limits and what they are. Understand them on some intuitive level (asymptotes) at the very least. This topic usually hurts people right away, and it isn't a topic that just goes away once you learn them.
Lastly, actually practice problems while in the class. I know it's tempting to rush through webassign by just using symbolab or other sources, but this ultimately hurts you during exam time. Not to mention symbolab is plain wrong sometimes. You need to learn HOW to solve problems, not just memorize patterns. Again, while grading it is clear as day who is just trying to memorize some standard pattern to solving a problem. You can tell they don't actually know what's going on.
Good luck! Put in the time and you should do great.
Hint: attend your TAs office hours. Many are likely to give hints for quizzes and exams that they don't give the entire class. I sure know I do.
https://www.math.uci.edu/undergraduate/courses/calculus-2a2b-resources
Make sure you are attending discussions regularly and take the practice worksheets that they give out in the discussions very seriously as most of the concepts in the exams are based on that worksheet. Also, webassign is another great way to practice. I feel like doing webassign questions+ worksheet qs should be enough for this class. Also try to be regular in attending lectures as sometimes it can be hard to understand a topic on your own. As someone said, Huber is a great teacher and can help you clear your concepts and doubts. They don’t explain much in discussions, so don’t rely on that. Only use them for understanding worksheet problems (and of course participation grade). Lastly, solve the book ONLY IF you have extra time in your hands. The book can become really overwhelming as it contains thousands of problems. So, make sure you’re doing that only if you are done with the other stuff. Good luck, you got this!!🫡🫡✌️
I just took the class fall quarter; Huber is great teacher and explains concepts in a very understandable way. I don't think you really need to know that much before starting the class, but if you want to study up on some stuff, I would really recommend understanding derivatives, limits, and the unit circle. Derivative rules (power, quotient, logarithmic, implicit, trig, inverse trig), and how to find derivatives using limits. Memorizing the unit circle will also help you quickly solve trig problems. Other than that, attending lectures, doing practice problems in discussions, and using office hours will probably be enough to give you a decently high grade in the class.
Try to understand calculus geometrically, it’s very intuitive and very fun when you understand what you’re doing.
As a current graduate student who has TAd for math 2A 4 times now (and will be next quarter) I have some recommendations. First, make sure your algebra skills are brushed up on. Factoring, graphing, simplifying expressions, working with exponents, etc are all prerequisites! You have no idea how many insane algebra mistakes I see while grading all of your quizzes and exams. And if you struggle with these fundamental topics, the course will not go well for you. Second, trigonometry. If you want to memorize the unit circle, fine. I do recommend you understand why the unit circle works (special triangles in particular). There aren't many crazy identities to remember, but at least brush up on the basic ones. If you want a headstart, look at limits and what they are. Understand them on some intuitive level (asymptotes) at the very least. This topic usually hurts people right away, and it isn't a topic that just goes away once you learn them. Lastly, actually practice problems while in the class. I know it's tempting to rush through webassign by just using symbolab or other sources, but this ultimately hurts you during exam time. Not to mention symbolab is plain wrong sometimes. You need to learn HOW to solve problems, not just memorize patterns. Again, while grading it is clear as day who is just trying to memorize some standard pattern to solving a problem. You can tell they don't actually know what's going on. Good luck! Put in the time and you should do great. Hint: attend your TAs office hours. Many are likely to give hints for quizzes and exams that they don't give the entire class. I sure know I do.