Calculus 2: does it require a fresh memory of calc 1?

[skim milk]

I took Calc 1 nearly 2-3 years ago.. the first time I took it at the university level, I withdrew. Then I took it at a community college, got an A.

The ONLY reason I'm worried is because it's been a while since I took Calc 1.. and I know Calc 2 involves a lot of Calc 1 material which I vaguely remember

 

[Jassi]

Short answer, Yes. I worked as a tutor for almost 2 years and I met a lot of people in a similar position. You have 2 choices, try to wing it (not recommended) or become good friends with a Calc 1 book, a tutor (University should have free service) AND your calc 2 prof.

 

[pray4mojo]

Well if Calc 1 is the same as Calc AB and Calc 2 is the same as Calc BC then not really. I took Calc BC without taking AB and managed to get through it although I think it would help if you remembered what you learned from Calc 1.

 

[jamesbond007]

I was pretty scared to go back to school. I had taken 3 years off out of high school and I did not take a math my senior year, but completed accelerated GTA in the 11th grade. Math 103, which is functions and algebra, wasn't too bad to pick up. There's always going to be someone higher and lower than you in terms of ability to comprehend and do the work. Just pick out some people and ask if they would help you refresh your memory. I did this with a few people when I took Applied Calc this last semester of college.

You'll be OK! Just ask questions and get help regularly if you need it. Don't be a chicken that hides in the corner.

Good luck!

 

[MrCodeDude]

I spent most of my Calc 2 course reviewing Calc 1 stuff.

 

[PhaZe]

You will need to know the meat of cal 1 for cal 2. They don't expect you to know the extreme details of everything though. You wont have in depth limit problems or anything

Cal 2 is all about integration techniques. You will like the sub method, trig method, part method, and one more than I can't remember because its almost 3 AM
Series and sequences is a bitch though, only because it is a lot of material. That is usually the last chapter of the course leading into cal 3, which is all 3d

You say you got an A at community college. Was that because it was a better learning enviroment? Did you put more effort this time around? Or did they just hand out the A's?

 

[skim milk]

Originally posted by: PhaZe
You will need to know the meat of cal 1 for cal 2. They don't expect you to know the extreme details of everything though. You wont have in depth limit problems or anything

Cal 2 is all about integration techniques. You will like the sub method, trig method, part method, and one more than I can't remember because its almost 3 AM
Series and sequences is a bitch though, only because it is a lot of material. That is usually the last chapter of the course leading into cal 3, which is all 3d

You say you got an A at community college. Was that because it was a better learning enviroment? Did you put more effort this time around? Or did they just hand out the A's?

no they weren't handing out A's, it was just easier the second time around because I knew what to expect.. plus I rarely went to my Calculus 1 discussion or lectures at the university so it was hard for me to keep up.

so Calc 2 is mostly integration? After calc 2, I need to complete calc 3, diff EQ/linear algebra and two other higher level math courses

 

[PhaZe]

yeap man Im in the same boat as you. a lot of people say cal 2 as the toughest for them but to be honest , all three were hard for me. I was never great at math though. But yea the meat of cal 2 is integration techniques man. I know toward the end of cal 1 you start basic integrals like the integral of 2x^2 or something. cal 2 you learn how to integrate stuff like sec^3

computer enginner, I just got done with cal 3 which is all 3d stuff. get comfortable with quadratic surfaces. you will be doing double and triple integrals just to found the surface area of some jacked up paraboloid and what not. I have to take engineering math this fall which is diff eq and linear combined (the most relevant material for engineers). after that it is stats for engineers and discrete math

 

[tallest1]

Originally posted by: MrCodeDude
I spent most of my Calc 2 course reviewing Calc 1 stuff.

 

[RaynorWolfcastle]

Wait, weren't you the one inquiring about engineering grad school applications?