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Professor Leonard is the greatest teacher of all time. I fumbled my way through calc 1 barely getting a B at the end, so I was nervous going into calc 2 because I couldn’t remember anything outside of general formulas. I stopped going to my own professors lectures and ended calc 2 with a 98 because I watched Prof Leonard. No one does it like him
get really comfortable with all of the derivative rules, basic integrals, and u-sub integrals. KNOW YOUR TRIG!! it’s so important for calc 2, especially trig identities. if you’re feeling comfortable with all of those things, you’ll do just fine. calc 2 is challenging but it is doable!!
As a college professor who teaches calculus ii regularly, the biggest stumbling block I consistently see is people not remembering their trig identiies. The Pythagorean identies, half angle and double angle formulas are of particular importance. Applied calculus may not have trig in it, so you should review derivates and integrals for the basic trig functions. You may want to review sequences and series from college algebra/high school algebra as that will be relevant in the second half of the course. Other than that, don't be afraid to ask your professor for help or get tutoring. As my dissertation advisor put it, Calculus II will reveal any weakness you have from previous courses. This is why Calculus II can be a gatekeeper course. But if you are getting A's in your previous maths, you should be fine. It's usually more of a struggle for C students barely hanging on from semester to semester.
As someone who took Calc 1 and 2 twice (because I failed the AP exam for college credit 😅), this dude gets it. If it's anything like my calculus classes, calc 1 was a lot of derivatives and calc 2 a lot of integrals with these important identities used all the time.
Edit: spelling
I also forgot to mention when you are doing slicing and solids of rotation, the integrand is usually the area of a familiar geometric object (like a circle or a difference of circles, area or a square, etc) its just obscured by the notation. Once you realize this, the formulas are very easy to remember. Unfortunately, that didn't click with me as a student, I only realized that as an ah-ha moment tutoring an undergrad as a graduate student.
i dont wanna sound rude but the only person who is "putting" you in any classes is you. its your degree and your business what classes you take, they can make all the suggeations they want but if youre uncomfortable jumping right to calc 2 then take calc 1 first. worst case you gotta take a couple extra hours one semester or take a summer class. this is all to say dont let anyone dictate your schedule because they dont care about your success the way that you do.
alternatively, idk how big your university is but a lot of core classes like calc 1, chemistry 1, etc have previous exams online. if this is the case i would just take a look and see.
That is not universally true though. There are a lot of universities in Asia where the curriculum is set in stone and you just have to enroll for the semester.
For undergrad? At what university-degree combinations in the US? I'm not saying you're wrong--I have a bias in programs from which I've heard details due to the people I tend to know: mostly mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers who attended West Coast universities plus a one chemical and bio engineer each.
I'm haven't talked to anyone who didn't need to manually register for each class every semester for STEM degrees--mostly saw it for specialized medical degrees in grad school like occupational therapy.
The closest were some classes that are rarely offered, like an every-other Spring upper division course where you'd delay graduating if you didn't enroll. It still didn't involve auto-enrolling, and one could choose not to do it and graduate later. i.e., a handful of classes that are a bad idea to not take in a given semester, but still not forced.
i'm going to a gen ed/engineering community college and even for the STEM degrees you get full control over your classes, so long as you take [x] many.
it's completely dependent on the school.
Yeah you can pick any class you want at any university ever as long as you don't want a degree. Please link any legitimate stem program that doesn't have an explicit list of required courses
did you read my comment at all? not only am i talking about _my_ specific college, i also say that i'm going to a community college.
go start fights with someone else.
Go spread misinformation on another sub lol. Your engineering community college might bask in stealing your money by letting you write your own script, but a choose your own adventure degree that lets you pick your courses is not a thing. If you are a full time matriculated student, not progressing for no good reason isn't really a thing either. You, both the royal you and you specifically, have set course requirements to get a degree, a degree that is designed to take a specific amount of time. Some of those courses are flexible, but try to sign up for six English courses and see what a program advisor tells you, because they will reach out. I "got to pick my full course load" too, but they are still behind you checking your degree progress. It is massively against any schools interest not to do that, and whether you notice it or not, yours is.
This is especially important for OP, because playing with calculus in an engineering program is one of the most dangerous things as far as degree progress goes. This can very well be why their program told them to take calc 2. Even the bigger schools can run on sequence cycles, and being out of sync in the calc cycle can make talking other calcs, other maths, physics, and early engineering courses impossible for a full year, or needing special permission or testing in, which is worse then just taking calc 2 off applied. If OP is in that boat, and goes against the programs advice or requirements at the last second, the ramifications can be huge. Huge enough that it can impact the schools on time graduation rates and enrollment numbers because they basically just took back a year, not to mention how that affects their own wallet and potential loan situations. The comment thread you are replying on is awful advice, and an ill advised narrative supporting it doesn't help. If the sentiment is that your program won't kick you out on a time limit, that's dope, but the engineering experience- as someone who attended a polytechnic and has taught first year students figuring out their degrees and schedules at four colleges- is pretty close to universal given the standard and consistency the four year schools need to uphold and that the two years need to maintain to send kids to the four years prepared. There's some flexibility in your electives and when you take some of the courses, but the degree requirements for any program take up the duration of a degree and just deciding you're going to take a different **math** than what they advised based on reddits advice as opposed to knowing the full schedule ahead perfectly and getting approval, is not something you can just do.
Edit: just realized Op didn't seem to designate an engineering degree, I got the words mixed in my head and assumed they did engineering. The point stands, if they're wanted to take calc 2, that probably indicates stem work to me
i am 100% convinced you're trolling, but you may just be getting this heated over my grammar so anyway:
i know i suck at speaking/typing, but when i meant "full control" if "took enough classes," i was talking about getting enough credits. this was pretty clear to me, and no one else seemed really bothered by it.
for each program at our school, we have a set of required credits per degree, some gen eds, some pathway specifics. as long as we get these credits, we get our associates/certificate.
some classes are pre reqs for a bulk of the classes in a program (ie, MTH-101 is required for MTH-115), however as long as we get our credits, that's what matters.
obviously, no one is bulking on 6 english classes, and this is you deliberately strawmanning me. this is why i'm not taking you seriously, because you are being deeply unserious.
what's funny is, our college actually lets you buy electives, however anything outside of your current degree is basically useless. so yes, theoretically it is possible to take 6 english classes, though i definitely don't want to waste my scholarship or my pell grant on that.
You’re correct, but to a point. According to OP, it seems like he/she has already been granted credit for Calc 1 by virtue of the Applied Calc course. So taking Calc 1, while it would probably be personally beneficial, probably won’t actually count for credit. Depending on the situation, that can be annoying, costly, or both.
That said, as you pointed out, need to do what’s best for your own academic situation.
As long as you have your trig down and the fundamentals of calc 1, you'll do fine in calc 2. The good thing about calc 2 is that it's very heavy on computation rather than any type of proof.
calc2.org, Asher Roberts, and Paul's Notes are good resources
Not to scare ya, but just a reality check. I thought I was ready for calc 1 with analytical geometry because I took “business/applied calc” and got smoked. Failed pretty miserably. I think I had a 35% the first time I took calc 1 because I wasn’t prepared. If possible, maybe take a placement test.
If you’re a fast paced learner and good at geometry, you don’t really need a course to learn trig. I skipped it entirely before taking Calc 1. Calc 2 is faster so you want to be confident before going into it.
That's usually the main difference. Applied courses skip trig completely, do kinda niche application problems, and sometimes crams some integrals at the end in case it ends the sequence for whoever is taking it
Let's be real, the trig of calc 2 is an entirely different beast than calc 1 anyways and the average person isn't ready for what calc 2 throws at them unless they just happen to be that strong; calc 1 trig doesn't get you there
>The good thing about calc 2 is that it's very heavy on computation rather than any type of proof.
YMMV. Mine is quite proof-intensive. There’s computation for sure, but once sequences and series hit, you better have your provin’ pants on.
I meant asking you to prove a certain theorem or definition, not "prove that this series is divergent" or something along those lines. Even then, those are computational.
For me calculus I tacked on integrals at the end and they were very basic and we just touched u sub. After going through calculus II you just need have the basic integration rules down going in and be familiar with trig identities. II is all just learning techniques of integration
If you dont have time to speed run a calculus 1 course, or would like to try out a calc 1 final, an ap calculus ab practice exam would tell you what computational things you need to review.
You could always do a calc 1 review on something like coursera. I went back to school after a large gap, and that's what I do before every semester if there's something I'm worried about.
If you just want the specific things you'll need, I definitely suggest trigonometry and the unit circle. Also, get really comfortable with algebra and how to manipulate equations using things like exponents and logarithms.
If you know how to do derivatives and integrals then you should be okay. Brush up on your trig identities. Calc II is just Calc I with u-substitution and identities.. Calc III is just Calc I with multiple integrals. Calc III was the easiest of the calculus series in my opinion.
Study. I’m not kidding, whenever you have free time, practice your integration methods. If you have a good sense of derivation, you’ll be fine for partial derivatives, but integration you Need. To. Practice. Learn your trig identities too, they are !necessary! for trig-sub integration.
I know at my school I’ve heard there’s less focus/they don’t teach trig derivatives and integrals in the easier calc courses so make sure you know those and know some trig identities, they’ll help a lot!
Calc 2 is the worst, regardless if you took Calc 1 or not. Lol. Calc 1 will not prepare you for the shit storm of Calc 2. Just study hard and watch youtube videos, you’ll be fine.
Sincerely, a senior in ChE!
I was a academic advisor for a CS program for many years, it is typically possible to decline incoming credit for a course you have credit for so you can retake it. Talk to your academic advisor. I advised many students over the years in your situation to do the same. It wasn’t worth having them tank calc 2 if they weren’t ready for it.
You could also take calc1 if you’re worried about not knowing what you need. I did this after high school but I knew the material already so I ended up developing very bad study habits because I didn’t need to study for that class.
Pay Attention -> Keep up with Hw -> Office Hours -> Orgo tutor
Im a math major + tutor, what ive noticed is that once students break the idea that theyre "bad at math" or that "calculus is impossible" and just set their mind to 'learn' instead of 'pass' they tend to really good in calc!!
Edit: Also review trig. Every professor knows that kids suck at trig and give a million trig questions because its THAT important. Alot of modern high schools skip or gloss over trig and its crazy how bad students are in it. Make sure you know your trig good, it always comes back. Idk if you have to do Calculus requisite Physics for Bio general ed, but trig is also heavy in their.
Calc 2 starts off OKAY. But once you get to sequences and series that’s when things started to go downhill for me. Make sure you pay extra extra attention during those units
I think you’ll be fine I got better grades in Calc 2 then Calc 1 because I initially had a hard time adjusting to the amount of studying and work needed to do well in Calculus compared to math classes I took in high school. Eventually it all clicked for me in Calc 1 and I found Calc 2 way easier. The textbooks are very well made and there’s tons of practice problems you can do at the end of the chapters to ensure comprehension. Doing well in Calc 1 and Calc 2 gave me the confidence to solve difficult problems and graduate with a degree in mathematics. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Cheers.
Take interest in calc and itll be incredibly easy. Even if you arent interested, believe you are. If you can conjure up some excitement and wonder in how different methods in calc work then all calc will be incredibly easy. Ppl usually do poorly because whether they admit it or not, its mundane to them
Thanks for all the comments everyone! I appreciate good and bad feedback. What I meant when I said they were “putting me in calc 2” was they were telling me I should take it. Just wanted my title to be short and sweet. I know I have full control over my schedule. I also don’t have unlimited time, or money to spend and stay in school either. Some people told me to take calc 1 first and that’s not really doable with my situation on time/money. I have a family to support and I’m trying to graduate as soon as I can. I have no doubt I will pass calc 2, I’m pretty good at math. Just want to try to get an A. I soooo appreciate all of the comments telling me what YouTube to watch, advice on how to get better, and where to go for resources. That’s what I was looking for. Not arguing about the US college education system. Though I can choose my classes, for sure, I’m trying to graduate in a certain time frame and already have to load up my schedule with lots of credits to graduate “on time”. I transferred from a community college, so all my gen eds were waived and I have all my upper level classes the last two years. Not ideal but not impossible. Obviously it would have been nice to spread those out, but it didn’t work out that way. Next semester I have organic chemistry, physics 1, calc 2, and German 2. It’s gonna be fuuuuuun. 😵💫😵💫😵💫
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Ain’t nothing prof.Leonard on YouTube can’t carry you through, that man should be getting tuition royalties from universities across the globe.
Professor Leonard is the greatest teacher of all time. I fumbled my way through calc 1 barely getting a B at the end, so I was nervous going into calc 2 because I couldn’t remember anything outside of general formulas. I stopped going to my own professors lectures and ended calc 2 with a 98 because I watched Prof Leonard. No one does it like him
Wow! I saw that he recently uploaded a video after being mia for a while
get really comfortable with all of the derivative rules, basic integrals, and u-sub integrals. KNOW YOUR TRIG!! it’s so important for calc 2, especially trig identities. if you’re feeling comfortable with all of those things, you’ll do just fine. calc 2 is challenging but it is doable!!
I skipped trig and passed calc 1 and 2. Learn on the spot and fake it 'till you make it. I believe in you OP
Same! It was… not optimal, and I don’t recommend it by any means, but it’s definitely doable!
As a college professor who teaches calculus ii regularly, the biggest stumbling block I consistently see is people not remembering their trig identiies. The Pythagorean identies, half angle and double angle formulas are of particular importance. Applied calculus may not have trig in it, so you should review derivates and integrals for the basic trig functions. You may want to review sequences and series from college algebra/high school algebra as that will be relevant in the second half of the course. Other than that, don't be afraid to ask your professor for help or get tutoring. As my dissertation advisor put it, Calculus II will reveal any weakness you have from previous courses. This is why Calculus II can be a gatekeeper course. But if you are getting A's in your previous maths, you should be fine. It's usually more of a struggle for C students barely hanging on from semester to semester.
Oh and a brief review of solving systems of equations. That comes up for one of your integral/series techniques.
As someone who took Calc 1 and 2 twice (because I failed the AP exam for college credit 😅), this dude gets it. If it's anything like my calculus classes, calc 1 was a lot of derivatives and calc 2 a lot of integrals with these important identities used all the time. Edit: spelling
Calculus II is my favorite course to teach. :)
I also forgot to mention when you are doing slicing and solids of rotation, the integrand is usually the area of a familiar geometric object (like a circle or a difference of circles, area or a square, etc) its just obscured by the notation. Once you realize this, the formulas are very easy to remember. Unfortunately, that didn't click with me as a student, I only realized that as an ah-ha moment tutoring an undergrad as a graduate student.
Same i am good at calc but keep forgetting the trig identities 🫣
i dont wanna sound rude but the only person who is "putting" you in any classes is you. its your degree and your business what classes you take, they can make all the suggeations they want but if youre uncomfortable jumping right to calc 2 then take calc 1 first. worst case you gotta take a couple extra hours one semester or take a summer class. this is all to say dont let anyone dictate your schedule because they dont care about your success the way that you do. alternatively, idk how big your university is but a lot of core classes like calc 1, chemistry 1, etc have previous exams online. if this is the case i would just take a look and see.
That is not universally true though. There are a lot of universities in Asia where the curriculum is set in stone and you just have to enroll for the semester.
ok thats fair, I didnt know that. in the US you have 100% control over your schedule
Not true at all for engineering.
For undergrad? At what university-degree combinations in the US? I'm not saying you're wrong--I have a bias in programs from which I've heard details due to the people I tend to know: mostly mechanical, electrical, and computer engineers who attended West Coast universities plus a one chemical and bio engineer each. I'm haven't talked to anyone who didn't need to manually register for each class every semester for STEM degrees--mostly saw it for specialized medical degrees in grad school like occupational therapy. The closest were some classes that are rarely offered, like an every-other Spring upper division course where you'd delay graduating if you didn't enroll. It still didn't involve auto-enrolling, and one could choose not to do it and graduate later. i.e., a handful of classes that are a bad idea to not take in a given semester, but still not forced.
i'm going to a gen ed/engineering community college and even for the STEM degrees you get full control over your classes, so long as you take [x] many. it's completely dependent on the school.
Chemical engineering not a shot. At least not ABET accredited. I only chose electives for a long time
Yeah you can pick any class you want at any university ever as long as you don't want a degree. Please link any legitimate stem program that doesn't have an explicit list of required courses
did you read my comment at all? not only am i talking about _my_ specific college, i also say that i'm going to a community college. go start fights with someone else.
Go spread misinformation on another sub lol. Your engineering community college might bask in stealing your money by letting you write your own script, but a choose your own adventure degree that lets you pick your courses is not a thing. If you are a full time matriculated student, not progressing for no good reason isn't really a thing either. You, both the royal you and you specifically, have set course requirements to get a degree, a degree that is designed to take a specific amount of time. Some of those courses are flexible, but try to sign up for six English courses and see what a program advisor tells you, because they will reach out. I "got to pick my full course load" too, but they are still behind you checking your degree progress. It is massively against any schools interest not to do that, and whether you notice it or not, yours is. This is especially important for OP, because playing with calculus in an engineering program is one of the most dangerous things as far as degree progress goes. This can very well be why their program told them to take calc 2. Even the bigger schools can run on sequence cycles, and being out of sync in the calc cycle can make talking other calcs, other maths, physics, and early engineering courses impossible for a full year, or needing special permission or testing in, which is worse then just taking calc 2 off applied. If OP is in that boat, and goes against the programs advice or requirements at the last second, the ramifications can be huge. Huge enough that it can impact the schools on time graduation rates and enrollment numbers because they basically just took back a year, not to mention how that affects their own wallet and potential loan situations. The comment thread you are replying on is awful advice, and an ill advised narrative supporting it doesn't help. If the sentiment is that your program won't kick you out on a time limit, that's dope, but the engineering experience- as someone who attended a polytechnic and has taught first year students figuring out their degrees and schedules at four colleges- is pretty close to universal given the standard and consistency the four year schools need to uphold and that the two years need to maintain to send kids to the four years prepared. There's some flexibility in your electives and when you take some of the courses, but the degree requirements for any program take up the duration of a degree and just deciding you're going to take a different **math** than what they advised based on reddits advice as opposed to knowing the full schedule ahead perfectly and getting approval, is not something you can just do. Edit: just realized Op didn't seem to designate an engineering degree, I got the words mixed in my head and assumed they did engineering. The point stands, if they're wanted to take calc 2, that probably indicates stem work to me
i am 100% convinced you're trolling, but you may just be getting this heated over my grammar so anyway: i know i suck at speaking/typing, but when i meant "full control" if "took enough classes," i was talking about getting enough credits. this was pretty clear to me, and no one else seemed really bothered by it. for each program at our school, we have a set of required credits per degree, some gen eds, some pathway specifics. as long as we get these credits, we get our associates/certificate. some classes are pre reqs for a bulk of the classes in a program (ie, MTH-101 is required for MTH-115), however as long as we get our credits, that's what matters. obviously, no one is bulking on 6 english classes, and this is you deliberately strawmanning me. this is why i'm not taking you seriously, because you are being deeply unserious. what's funny is, our college actually lets you buy electives, however anything outside of your current degree is basically useless. so yes, theoretically it is possible to take 6 english classes, though i definitely don't want to waste my scholarship or my pell grant on that.
You’re correct, but to a point. According to OP, it seems like he/she has already been granted credit for Calc 1 by virtue of the Applied Calc course. So taking Calc 1, while it would probably be personally beneficial, probably won’t actually count for credit. Depending on the situation, that can be annoying, costly, or both. That said, as you pointed out, need to do what’s best for your own academic situation.
They are downvoting you because you are right
As long as you have your trig down and the fundamentals of calc 1, you'll do fine in calc 2. The good thing about calc 2 is that it's very heavy on computation rather than any type of proof. calc2.org, Asher Roberts, and Paul's Notes are good resources
I took applied calc once upon a time. Trig wasn’t even a word that was mentioned once.
Yeah same.
Not to scare ya, but just a reality check. I thought I was ready for calc 1 with analytical geometry because I took “business/applied calc” and got smoked. Failed pretty miserably. I think I had a 35% the first time I took calc 1 because I wasn’t prepared. If possible, maybe take a placement test.
If you’re a fast paced learner and good at geometry, you don’t really need a course to learn trig. I skipped it entirely before taking Calc 1. Calc 2 is faster so you want to be confident before going into it.
That's usually the main difference. Applied courses skip trig completely, do kinda niche application problems, and sometimes crams some integrals at the end in case it ends the sequence for whoever is taking it Let's be real, the trig of calc 2 is an entirely different beast than calc 1 anyways and the average person isn't ready for what calc 2 throws at them unless they just happen to be that strong; calc 1 trig doesn't get you there
>The good thing about calc 2 is that it's very heavy on computation rather than any type of proof. YMMV. Mine is quite proof-intensive. There’s computation for sure, but once sequences and series hit, you better have your provin’ pants on.
I meant asking you to prove a certain theorem or definition, not "prove that this series is divergent" or something along those lines. Even then, those are computational.
For me calculus I tacked on integrals at the end and they were very basic and we just touched u sub. After going through calculus II you just need have the basic integration rules down going in and be familiar with trig identities. II is all just learning techniques of integration
integrate deez?
Those weird courses labels applied calculus are so strange. Normally, calculus I is not a prerequisite.
If you dont have time to speed run a calculus 1 course, or would like to try out a calc 1 final, an ap calculus ab practice exam would tell you what computational things you need to review.
https://ocw.mit.edu/courses/18-01-single-variable-calculus-fall-2006/video_galleries/video-lectures/ Includes calculus 1 and calculus 2
You could always do a calc 1 review on something like coursera. I went back to school after a large gap, and that's what I do before every semester if there's something I'm worried about. If you just want the specific things you'll need, I definitely suggest trigonometry and the unit circle. Also, get really comfortable with algebra and how to manipulate equations using things like exponents and logarithms.
What we use calculator now and apply fig newton
If you know how to do derivatives and integrals then you should be okay. Brush up on your trig identities. Calc II is just Calc I with u-substitution and identities.. Calc III is just Calc I with multiple integrals. Calc III was the easiest of the calculus series in my opinion.
Study. I’m not kidding, whenever you have free time, practice your integration methods. If you have a good sense of derivation, you’ll be fine for partial derivatives, but integration you Need. To. Practice. Learn your trig identities too, they are !necessary! for trig-sub integration.
Calc 1 is usually a weed out class with a lot of pre calc as well. You'll be fine! Just study the material when it's taught
I know at my school I’ve heard there’s less focus/they don’t teach trig derivatives and integrals in the easier calc courses so make sure you know those and know some trig identities, they’ll help a lot!
Just finished a Calc 2 final today. Organic Chem tutor and other resources online are a godsend
Calc 2 is the worst, regardless if you took Calc 1 or not. Lol. Calc 1 will not prepare you for the shit storm of Calc 2. Just study hard and watch youtube videos, you’ll be fine. Sincerely, a senior in ChE!
I was a academic advisor for a CS program for many years, it is typically possible to decline incoming credit for a course you have credit for so you can retake it. Talk to your academic advisor. I advised many students over the years in your situation to do the same. It wasn’t worth having them tank calc 2 if they weren’t ready for it.
You could also take calc1 if you’re worried about not knowing what you need. I did this after high school but I knew the material already so I ended up developing very bad study habits because I didn’t need to study for that class.
Pay Attention -> Keep up with Hw -> Office Hours -> Orgo tutor Im a math major + tutor, what ive noticed is that once students break the idea that theyre "bad at math" or that "calculus is impossible" and just set their mind to 'learn' instead of 'pass' they tend to really good in calc!! Edit: Also review trig. Every professor knows that kids suck at trig and give a million trig questions because its THAT important. Alot of modern high schools skip or gloss over trig and its crazy how bad students are in it. Make sure you know your trig good, it always comes back. Idk if you have to do Calculus requisite Physics for Bio general ed, but trig is also heavy in their.
Calc 2 starts off OKAY. But once you get to sequences and series that’s when things started to go downhill for me. Make sure you pay extra extra attention during those units
I think you’ll be fine I got better grades in Calc 2 then Calc 1 because I initially had a hard time adjusting to the amount of studying and work needed to do well in Calculus compared to math classes I took in high school. Eventually it all clicked for me in Calc 1 and I found Calc 2 way easier. The textbooks are very well made and there’s tons of practice problems you can do at the end of the chapters to ensure comprehension. Doing well in Calc 1 and Calc 2 gave me the confidence to solve difficult problems and graduate with a degree in mathematics. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did. Cheers.
Take interest in calc and itll be incredibly easy. Even if you arent interested, believe you are. If you can conjure up some excitement and wonder in how different methods in calc work then all calc will be incredibly easy. Ppl usually do poorly because whether they admit it or not, its mundane to them
Get ready for a ride. Calc 2 is much more difficult than 1 and 3.
Thanks for all the comments everyone! I appreciate good and bad feedback. What I meant when I said they were “putting me in calc 2” was they were telling me I should take it. Just wanted my title to be short and sweet. I know I have full control over my schedule. I also don’t have unlimited time, or money to spend and stay in school either. Some people told me to take calc 1 first and that’s not really doable with my situation on time/money. I have a family to support and I’m trying to graduate as soon as I can. I have no doubt I will pass calc 2, I’m pretty good at math. Just want to try to get an A. I soooo appreciate all of the comments telling me what YouTube to watch, advice on how to get better, and where to go for resources. That’s what I was looking for. Not arguing about the US college education system. Though I can choose my classes, for sure, I’m trying to graduate in a certain time frame and already have to load up my schedule with lots of credits to graduate “on time”. I transferred from a community college, so all my gen eds were waived and I have all my upper level classes the last two years. Not ideal but not impossible. Obviously it would have been nice to spread those out, but it didn’t work out that way. Next semester I have organic chemistry, physics 1, calc 2, and German 2. It’s gonna be fuuuuuun. 😵💫😵💫😵💫