Does Calc 2 suck hard?

[archcommus]

I did fine in calc 1 so should I expect calc 2 to be manageable? I keep hearing it's worse...

 

[hypn0tik]

Calc 2 is such a vague description. What does the course outline say?

 

[MrDudeMan]

calc 2 is a lot harder than calc 1 IMO. calc 1 is so straight forward.

 

[BillyBobJoel71]

calc 2 is the calc after calc 1. it must get harder.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

 

[archcommus]

I don't like going into calc 2 after being out of the loop for 7 months....I'm afraid I will have forgotten too much.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Calc 2 was my B in college, but it was good training to stop trying to be so perfect in writing out my answers. It was definitely more work than Calc 1.

(These were semester-long classes, not the shorter quarter-length.)

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

 

[Wonderful Pork]

so take calc 1 when you get to college, should be an easy A.

calc 2 wasn't too bad, linear algebra was easy, but diff eq drove me to drink.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

Nooooo you didn't.

 

[gar3555]

@ my school, Calc 2 was the weed out course...I mean big time weed out, at least 60% of the class failed...they wanted to get rid of engineers then, I managed a C, with about a 50%, and I studied my a$$ off. If yours is anything like mine...Good Luck, you'll need it

God Speed

 

[duragezic]

It's not gonna get easier. It is by no means impossible. Unless you totally suck at math, just practice and you will get it.

But hell what do I have to say. I can't integrate anything outside the simplest of functions anymore. Thank god e^... functions are easily integrated. 🙂 I haven't stooped to the TI-89 level tho, so hah!

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

Nooooo you didn't.

Well that's what the chapter was called and that's what we went through.... you can't deny those two things!! 😀

 

[archcommus]

I need some online links so I can start some self-teaching.

 

[ArmchairAthlete]

We had a lot of Linear Algebra in our calc 2. Don't let the "algebra" fool you into thinking it's easy though, especially when the book was crap and the TA/prof did stuff different. Still pulled my grade up to an A with the final though.

Calc3 is about to start for me.

 

[tfinch2]

Originally posted by: gar3555
@ my school, Calc 2 was the weed out course...I mean big time weed out, at least 60% of the class failed...they wanted to get rid of engineers then, I managed a C, with about a 50%, and I studied my a$$ off. If yours is anything like mine...Good Luck, you'll need it

God Speed

LOL...at my school...Discrete Math was the weed out course. The enrollment dropped from 35 or so to about 15 after the first 3 weeks, and we ended up with 6 people at the end of the semester.

 

[DaveSimmons]

I need some online links so I can start some self-teaching.

Or buy your textbook early and start working the problem sets.

I stopped working ahead after a few classes since it made the class time a bit boring and it almost seemed like cheating to always know the answer to evey question that the instructor asked the class. It was more interesting to try to learn "on the fly" first then study the book later to fill in any gaps.

 

[EatSpam]

Originally posted by: archcommus
I did fine in calc 1 so should I expect calc 2 to be manageable? I keep hearing it's worse...

Its a hard class, harder than calc I, but if you study, you'll do ok.

 

[CombatChuk]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

Nooooo you didn't.

Well that's what the chapter was called and that's what we went through.... you can't deny those two things!! 😀

You probably did implicit differentiation, slope fields et cetera. Remeber Differential Equations are equations with derivatives in them.

I found Calc 2 (Integration) to be the hardest out of (Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, Diff Eq, Numerical Analysis, and linear alegbra)

It had the hardest concepts, and a lot to remember for rules of integration.

 

[Elderly Newt]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

Nooooo you didn't.

Well that's what the chapter was called and that's what we went through.... you can't deny those two things!! 😀

Yeah... although I haven't taken calc1 yet (will be this year as a hs senior), last year I remember hearing about the calc class doing differentials.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

I need some online links so I can start some self-teaching.

Or buy your textbook early and start working the problem sets.

I stopped working ahead after a few classes since it made the class time a bit boring and it almost seemed like cheating to always know the answer to evey question that the instructor asked the class. It was more interesting to try to learn "on the fly" first then study the book later to fill in any gaps.

TBH I would if I could right now.

 

[eigen]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

The you guys did intergration in CALC 1. Which is kinda weird.

 

[archcommus]

Originally posted by: eigen

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

The you guys did intergration in CALC 1. Which is kinda weird.

Implicit is WAY early in the year. This we did at the end, and yes, it was equations with derivatives in them. An equation with derivatives that describes a real-world situation and then working backwards to figure out the main equation.....or something......eh I forget.

 

[TheLonelyPhoenix]

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix

Originally posted by: archcommus

Originally posted by: TheLonelyPhoenix
They're about the same. And neither of them has anything on Differential Equations or even Multivariable, so enjoy it while it lasts.

We did diff. eq. stuff in calc 1. Not very involved, though.

Nooooo you didn't.

Well that's what the chapter was called and that's what we went through.... you can't deny those two things!! 😀

What did you cover?

Its entirely possible you covered some basic numerical analysis or 1st-degree differential equations - but the class snowballs after that. You'll see when you get there. 😛

 

[gar3555]

Originally posted by: tfinch2

Originally posted by: gar3555
@ my school, Calc 2 was the weed out course...I mean big time weed out, at least 60% of the class failed...they wanted to get rid of engineers then, I managed a C, with about a 50%, and I studied my a$$ off. If yours is anything like mine...Good Luck, you'll need it

God Speed

LOL...at my school...Discrete Math was the weed out course. The enrollment dropped from 35 or so to about 15 after the first 3 weeks, and we ended up with 6 people at the end of the semester.

yeah...it's crazy, after 5 years of school...starting with ~200 in our intro to computer/electrial engineering class, and graduating ~40...good thing for business and education...not that there is anything wrong with those two majors