Taking Calculus 2 this summer

[BuGzBuNNy]

Looking for advice, what to expect? What can I do to prepare..study what? Any help is appreciated.

Took Cal 1 Fall 2010, don't remember much.

[Stuckey]

google is your frd

[miller-time]

khan academy on youtube.

[highwhey]

Looking for advice, what to expect? What can I do to prepare..study what? Any help is appreciated.

Took Cal 1 Fall 2010, don't remember much.
patrickjmt on youtube, he's an actual teacher. explains most of the stuffpretty easily. i'd say you start by dusting off the rust off your differentiation.

[DeuceWallaces]

I love summer classes.

[BankShot]

google is your frd

Google won't do shit for calculus.

My advice??

Go to class every day, do your homework, and use office hours for not only a resource on the material but also to create a rapport with your teacher. If you do those three things you'll be fine.

[highwhey]

Google won't do shit for calculus.

My advice??

Go to class every day, do your homework, and use office hours for not only a resource on the material but also to create a rapport with your teacher. If you do those three things you'll be fine.
i used google to cram in a bunch of trig and other pre-cal material. weeks later in my cal 1 course i'm still using some resources i found on google. pauls notes and patrickJMT from youtube. if you want to go even deeper, digg up MIT's lectures, they offer both single and multi variable. i don't have time to watch hour long lectures though. unless you have dial-up internet, or you're brain is as slow as dial-up speed, you CAN learn calculus using internet resources only.

it is sad how this $100 textbook and subscription to matlab fail to do what a 3 minute video fro patrickJMT does. i haven't even opened my textbook in 2 weeks(although to be fair, matlab offers it online so i can just do my homework there but i don't even use the book in general to learn).

OP:
Here is the first semester of calculus line up, it's all in order, it even aligns perfectly with my textbook/class lineup.

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=SP58C7BA6C14FD8F48&feature=playlist-comment
enjoy! and donate if you find it useful!(he has a website). we need this mfer to keep making videos.

[LA_Showtime]

It's not that hard. You'll be fine. Have fun sitting in class two hours at a time. Not to mention you'll have recitation on Tuesday/Thursday.

[highwhey]

It's not that hard. You'll be fine. Have fun sitting in class two hours at a time. Not to mention you'll have recitation on Tuesday/Thursday.
this

gotta get me some xanax b/c halfway through the week i'm the worlds biggest introvert and my schedule is spread out pretty bad. very close to having a panic attack lol.

[baseketball4life]

is Calc 2 integral calculus? with derivatives being calc1?

if so calc 2 was the hardest class i've taken to date, barely passed with a lot of studying and tutoring with a C.

[Shadynasty's]

is Calc 2 integral calculus? with derivatives being calc1?

Basically. It probably varies by university, but my Calc II course covered integration, multivariate calculus, and introduced differential equations and Taylor series.

[m1sterb]

is Calc 2 integral calculus? with derivatives being calc1?

if so calc 2 was the hardest class i've taken to date, barely passed with a lot of studying and tutoring with a C.

Just the post prior he mentioned he's close to a panick attack, jeez guy way to boost that confidence!

Anyways, I would also recommend youtube and if needed mathtutordvd.com is quality imo as well. It's just not fair that the internet blew up with material right after i completed my degree.

Also, what bankshot said is true. Don't skip class, do all the homework and by all means ask questions during office hours.

Do the homework without looking at the answers before completing the problem. Working out problems on a white board helped me as well. It can help to think on your feet. Get a solid study group going as long as it provides a good study session with minimal distractions.

Do a lot of problems, many many problems. Look for previous exams amongst folks, it's amazing how often teachers use exams over and over. Sometimes teachers even make those exams avaliable in the library, go figure. Don't rely on your calculator too much, but always have a spare with spare batteries just in case. I always liked keeping a copy of the EIT or FE manual printed out and available in your backpack. Never could remember those double angle formulas. Alcohol in moderation helped, lol. I was a rarity and it took the edge off.

It always blew me away on how much algebra was in calculus classes. Lastly, you can get a melamine board from home depot or lowes that's like 4 feet by 8 feet and costs like i forget 12 bucks? Don't let them tell you it won't serve as a white board. It will work perfectly.

[Solidape]

Looking for advice, what to expect? What can I do to prepare..study what? Any help is appreciated.

Took Cal 1 Fall 2010, don't remember much.

Calc 2 is easier than Calc one...sucks to be you.

I remember taking all those classes, advanced differential equations was where I hit the fan, ...say what professor?

So far in my engineering experience, I have so far not required the use of these advanced differential equations.

Here is a tip, ....do all your homework problems and if you want to ace the class, do all the odd or even (depending which ones have answers in the back of the book) for the chapters.

Odds are that you will see a problem on the exam that is identical to one of those unassigned problems in the book.

[Myth]

Calc 2 is easier than Calc one...sucks to be you.


Not at the school I went too. Our school had 16 people take Calc 1. About 10 passed. Those 10 took Calc 2. 4 passed. I was one of the 4, but my Calc 1 grade was an A, and my Calc 2 grade was a C, but it was slipping fast. I think if another test or 2 was added, I would have had a D (failing grade at my school).

[Jello]

Depends on how rigorously the material is taught. Most summer classes are not very rigorous so it won't be very difficult.

[Kiddlovesnets]

I got A on all my calculus classes, just relax and you will be fine.

[LA_Showtime]

My advice would be the opposite of what that other guy said about doing your homework. Use the solutions. There's no point in doing all of it and then checking your answers, only to find out you did it all wrong. Look at the examples, do the homework, make sure you're doing it right, and prosper. Math isn't hard; all you've got to do is rinse and repeat.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Failed first two exams with flying colors, dropped course, changed major.

For anyone taking a Calculus course, Chemistry or Physics you might want to check out http://www.khanacademy.org. Great tutorial videos on those subjects and some more as well. Thanks for all y'alls suggestions. Patrickjmt is also good as someone else said.

[Shadynasty's]

Failed first two exams with flying colors, dropped course, changed major.

For real? Changed it from what to what?

[BuGzBuNNy]

For real? Changed it from what to what?
Civil Engineering to Accounting.

[REACTION]

I'm taking Calculus With Analytic Geometry this fall but I'm pretty damn rusty with my trigonometry. Guess I should start refreshing now.

[BuGzBuNNy]

Trig is mostly what killed me

[Gifted Mind]

I miss Calculus :(

[Shadynasty's]

I miss Calculus :(

Miss it?! It never leaves you! You can apply calculus to things in your life even if you don't use it in your daily work.

[BuGzBuNNy]

I miss Calculus :(
:oldlol: I probably would've had more success taking it over a full semester. That and I hadn't taken Cal 1 in almost two years and probably didn't prepare correctly.

[resin_baller]

Civil Engineering to Accounting.

LOL what? Some guys been telling me that Accounting has harder math than engineering. And civil and environmental have the easiest math in engineering.

[soadrules]

LOL what? Some guys been telling me that Accounting has harder math than engineering. And civil and environmental have the easiest math in engineering.

They lied. Accounting is a joke compared to engineering.

[Doctor K]

Miss it?! It never leaves you! You can apply calculus to things in your life even if you don't use it in your daily work.
WTF?
How?

[BuGzBuNNy]

LOL what? Some guys been telling me that Accounting has harder math than engineering. And civil and environmental have the easiest math in engineering.
I sure hope not. Supposedly the hardest math course for accounting is statistics which I don't believe compares to any calculus course.

[NotYetGreat]

Not sure what Cal 2 is or you guys but is it the one with different techniques of integration and then introduction of conics and polar coordinates? I'm currently taking it right now and I find it kinda fun. :oldlol: My instructor's a doctor of mathematics apparently, but with the really chill (and often unorganized) style of teaching it's kinda hard to follow it.

And accounting? In my school, accounting majors still have some kind of calc, but it might be just Calc 1 for you guys.

[Shadynasty's]

Accounting is definitely lighter on math than engineering. Some algebra, statistics, probably lots of regression analysis, etc. I think some accounting programs might require you to take a basic calculus course to prepare you for parts of the higher level statistics.

[Reef]

Calc 3 was retarded. I killed Calc 1 and 2, but 3 was just ridiculous with triple integrals, etc. I remember during the exam, the kid next to me was just staring at his paper for 3 hours. I never saw him write anything, lol. The prof had to use a huge bell curve.

[Balla_Status]

Civil Engineering to Accounting.

And I rest my case.

You should've taken Calc I again and then Calc II. You should stick to engineering. It will be more valuable than an accounting degree.

[Balla_Status]

LOL what? Some guys been telling me that Accounting has harder math than engineering. And civil and environmental have the easiest math in engineering.

Yes, civil is the easiest engineering major.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Calc 3 was retarded. I killed Calc 1 and 2, but 3 was just ridiculous with triple integrals, etc. I remember during the exam, the kid next to me was just staring at his paper for 3 hours. I never saw him write anything, lol. The prof had to use a huge bell curve.I did much better in calc 2 & 3 than I did in calc 1. And from your description the calc 3 I took covered the same topics. I probably did better though because I got more accustomed to the university workload by my 2rd semester.

Gonna be doing Ordinary differential equations in September. I find for calculus the best thing to do is just practice a lot. Like do all the different type of questions and develop a strategy for how to approach problems. There's usually a little trick in every type of problem, once you figure out the trick the rest of the problem is usually just crunching numbers.

[BuGzBuNNy]

And I rest my case.

You should've taken Calc I again and then Calc II. You should stick to engineering. It will be more valuable than an accounting degree.
No doubt. Not everyone's cut out for that stuff though. Thought I could, but apparently I was wrong. Maybe I should stick with it, but the last thing I want to to do is make this same decision a year from now.

[NugzFan]

i love how everyone on ISH breezed through calc 1,2 and 3 with A's. :oldlol:

[The_Yearning]

Calc 3 was retarded. I killed Calc 1 and 2, but 3 was just ridiculous with triple integrals, etc. I remember during the exam, the kid next to me was just staring at his paper for 3 hours. I never saw him write anything, lol. The prof had to use a huge bell curve.

Triple integrals was in calc 2.

Canadian education.

[BallsOut]

Don't take this class easily since its a summer session. I'm assuming about 5 weeks length. This means you'll have the equivalent of 2 assignments per day or 1-2 chapters of material per week. Expect to spend 3-5 hours each night on hw assignments and a test or quiz every week.

Sounds intense, but as long as you stay on pace the whole class will blow by real quickly. Have fun :cheers:

[Shadynasty's]

i love how everyone on ISH breezed through calc 1,2 and 3 with A's. :oldlol:

I got a B in Calc I because it was my first college math class and I didn't do homework or really apply myself. Got As in Calc II, III and differential equations. B in Linear Algebra due to some slacking again and caring more about my comp sci classes.

[Hazard]

Calc 2 was pretty easy. Just read the beginning of the chapter and do like 10 problems from each chapter. You should do fine if you're not completely inept of any analytical thinking.

When I took it in community college during summer session I think I missed like 2-3 weeks of class traveling so my average was at around a D. I studied for like 3 days for the final test and got a 96, ended up with C average which was all I needed to transfer.

[Reef]

Triple integrals was in calc 2.

Canadian education.

Lol...it was like 10 years ago for me. I barely remember.

[soadrules]

I did much better in calc 2 & 3 than I did in calc 1. And from your description the calc 3 I took covered the same topics. I probably did better though because I got more accustomed to the university workload by my 2rd semester.

Gonna be doing Ordinary differential equations in September. I find for calculus the best thing to do is just practice a lot. Like do all the different type of questions and develop a strategy for how to approach problems. There's usually a little trick in every type of problem, once you figure out the trick the rest of the problem is usually just crunching numbers.

Diff-EQ is a lot easier than Calculus.

[Rockets(T-mac)]

Diff-EQ is a lot easier than Calculus.Yea? We've already did some differential equations in calculus but this my first full course one it.

[Mach_3]

Uugh Calc makes me wanna punch a baby :banghead:

Best bet is to get an asian kid lol

[bagelred]

Mother f-cking derivatives and integrals, bitches!!!! What is the mother f-cking area under the mother f-cking curves??? Aight???

[cuad]

As someone who's failed/dropped vector calculus three times, I can safely say that all you have to do to pass the class is practice and reread.

[fpliii]

calc 2 isn't bad...stick with it and you learn some cool properties of series, so you can move onto the GOAT coursework (real analysis and later measure theory) :bowdown: :bowdown: :bowdown:

[1~Gibson~1]

Differential Efukcing Quations!

What does ISH know about Differential Equations?
I hate this sh**!

Cal I and Cal II weren't all that bad and I taking Cal III in the fall.... but Differential Equations are the devil himself! Im convinced..

[highwhey]

Shit was hard. Being a part time drunk during college and taking calc and calc base physics and chem was not easy on my schedule.

[Hawker]

Shit was hard. Being a part time drunk during college and taking calc and calc base physics and chem was not easy on my schedule.

Did you get a degree and then start a business or go the starface route and drop out of school and make dat money?

[highwhey]

Did you get a degree and then start a business or go the starface route and drop out of school and make dat money?
dropped out. was taking the underlying coursework for an engineering degree. idk about starfvce but i had to bounce around between low end jobs before landing on something. also, i don't consider myself as someone who makes 'dat money'. there's plenty of posters on here who earn a ton more. i'm just an idiot who gets lucky every once in a while, the exception being women of course.

[Hawker]

dropped out. was taking the underlying coursework for an engineering degree. idk about starfvce but i had to bounce around between low end jobs before landing on something. also, i don't consider myself as someone who makes 'dat money'. there's plenty of posters on here who earn a ton more. i'm just an idiot who gets lucky every once in a while, the exception being women of course.

Yeah, I was kidding and the starface comment was just in jest.

Good luck with your endeavors.

[highwhey]

Yeah, I was kidding and the starface comment was just in jest.

Good luck with your endeavors.
Thank you and likewise.

[SupermanOnSteroids]

Looking for advice, what to expect? What can I do to prepare..study what? Any help is appreciated.

Took Cal 1 Fall 2010, don't remember much.
good luck in your failing goals of 2016.

cal is hard bro. i took 3 semesters of it and still don't remember crap.

can you find a derivative of pi to the power of sine 3 theta?

if not, just go get that blackatropic surgery of kirk lazarus and go read a book in a car and let the cops shoot you.

you ain't got a chance.

[GimmeThat]

good thing it's calculus 2 and not something different all together

I suppose it also comes down to how much you like symbols

I may have spent my summers on emojicon way too much

[Draz]

Math is my weakest subject. Then I got a job doing civil engineering / batch plant operator making concrete and every single thing was math based and variables. If I can do one of the hardest jobs without little to no knowledge on math, means I got extra lucky. While I'm no longer in that field, but will be back as a plan B (or hopefully not) I'm planning on increasing my strengths in math. People who are smart in math, tend to be very smart individuals all around.

[Doctor K]

Math is my weakest subject. Then I got a job doing civil engineering / batch plant operator making concrete and every single thing was math based and variables. If I can do one of the hardest jobs without little to no knowledge on math, means I got extra lucky. While I'm no longer in that field, but will be back as a plan B (or hopefully not) I'm planning on increasing my strengths in math. People who are smart in math, tend to be very smart individuals all around.

The truth