Why People FAIL Calculus (Calculus 1)
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my math teacher said that people fail calculus is because they suck at algebra....
+97GoldDust That is certainly part of it!
Thats what i was told also. I had the same algebra teacher all three semesters, in community college. Hard class, but after receiving "A's" in all three classes , i was 1 of 10 students he said was ready for calculus after we take trigonometry.
Simplifying derivatives fucked me up in calc 1. I got an A but I for sure need to work on my algebra skills
Exactly it's just a longer version of algebra. I took up to cal 3 if you can follow the order of algebra you can do calculus
It's true😔 planning on reviving my algebra skills in the summer
i used to be good at math but taking calc was like hitting a brick wall lol
Perseverance is the key!
omfg dude that is so true I'm taking calc right now men does that class annoy the shit out of me
Apparently, it was a just a joke to you. LOL.
Bruh same here. I was ace ing math until i hit calculus.
same omfg
Because they throw bullshit on exams trying to fuck with you.
+hurrdurr25 Unfortunately there are some teachers that will throw trick/unfair questions at you. :( The best thing to do is study until you are comfortable with the material.
BriTheMathGuy for me that's about until probably five in the morning. I don't think pre calc is for me, I'm gonna drop it for ap stats probably.
Watching this after getting destroyed by a calculus exam.
You can turn it around. Best of luck!
Lmao, I got destroyed for a whole semester. It really hit hard
Can tooth our professor sucks anyways. Guy doesn’t know how to even explain concepts and the whole class average is 40 percent!!!! I mean it’s really even harder for me since I’m an international student and the those English numbers are killing me... you have someone who learned A whole different language in one year. I’m screwing up hard but I always have a positive aura around me. I hope things work better for you and me bro. The last year was a big change in my life. I had to leave my family and I had to learn a whole new language, had major depression while I’m here. It’s just tough. But I’m always positive.
I feel for you brother, made through calculus 1 with a 'C'
I'm not even ashamed, I only passed calculus 2 because of online exams 🫂😂
pre-calculus did not prepare the hell of out me lmfao
Yeah, Calculus in college is fast paced. You go over two or three chapters in two and half weeks and you already have an exam. I struggled at first, but seriously if you practice enough, Calculus is not that bad.
Well said.
My teacher would go over a chapter with like 8 sections on average in 3 weeks. It was an online class, and I'm probably gonna fail because I don't feel like I had enough time to learn the material.
I'm taking calculus 1 in the summer and its condensed so theres 6 lessons to learn, do homework, chapter quiz and an exam in one week...and the teacher chooses questions on the exam that he didnt use in his lectures or in the homework.
Calc over the summer can be a challenge, but you can do it! Just be on top of the lectures and do more homework problems then are assigned. Best of luck!
dragonore2009 what's the point of doing all of that?!? Cramming all that useless information in your brain that will be forgotten a week after just makes no sense
My biggest issue was my professors not explaining what the hell it was or why we would be using it. "Here is some abstract definition of a derivative/integral, here is how you solved a derivative/integral." That doesn't do shit. I think every calculus class should start off with showing some of the limits of what algebra can do, and why we need calculus to solve "the next level" of mathematics. I want to be clear on this, calculus is NOT intuitive until you understand why you're using it, and what it really is
ikr I wish maths teachers wouldve bombarded us with real examples and most people would have been like wow this is cool
You said it so well. I hated calculus.
@@lesliegalloway9314 : My daughter was struggling with AP calculus. I told her calculus will be the easiest math class you will ever take. I told her just look on that inside flap of the book. They list all the rules and equations you need. Just look at your homework problem find the same form on the flap of the book and apply the appropriate rule. Don't pay any attention to the teacher. Now for tests you will have to remember the rules but that's relatively easy. She got a A no problem.
@@williejohnson5172 This makes sense. In my AP chemistry class, it was difficult to understand certain topics, as expected, but I would always get through and score as one of the best in the class while only using the examples in the book and the internet for help. Every single time that I would try to listen to what the teacher was saying, I ALWAYS felt more confused by the end than when they began lecturing or got thrown in the wrong direction, which is very arguably worse. You can always teach yourself better than anyone else so take the resources you have and run with em. Good on you for telling your daughter that.
Hey, that's the same conclusion I came to! And that I posted here.
Check out my best derivative trick yet!
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I LOVED calculus!! All 3 semesters. And when I graduated from H.S. I only had Algebra 1 under my belt. But English Literature? That class brought me to tears and it wasn't because of a sad story.
Glad to hear there’s one more calc enthusiast out there! Have a great day.
I freakin despise English. I just hate writing by force about something I don't care about. I'm in trig now but next year I will have calculus and I'm extremely excited about it.
I was a guy that got mostly D's C's and F's in math in High school and now I average A's heading in calculus 3. I am a late bloomer mentally in my opinion.
Perhaps you had not been appropriately challenged! Well done.
how did u do it, please tell me, I'm taking calc next year in college.
Samuel Sanchez you're not a damn bloomer if you can comprehend the incredible ease of calculus. Sorry to blow your bubble, you're at most average.
Awesome! Same thing here, I'm going into calculus 3 as well haha
Eclipse Studios Way to go shithead
Fuck calculus that shit hard af
+Adrian Alonso It's tough by I'm here to help!
Adrian Alonso your attitude won't help you
Just give up. Oh, you already have.
I pass it with a C
Back in high school, I used to be a C student in math, but I end up failing precal in my senior year. Now I'm a first year mechanical engineering student and was supposed to take calc 1 in my first semester but I didn't score high enough on the math placement. I didn't really had the heart to do math during my time in grade school. So on my first semester, I had to take college algebra and at first, I felt like I was behind. But I believed classes in college was different than high school, so I decided to engage with it. When I took college algebra, pushed myself harder and better than I have before and at the end of the semester, I passed college algebra with a B and the class definitely prepared me for precalculus and so far I'm doing much better than I have before! I've been attending lectures, did all of my hw, went to tutoring, and asking questions to my professor and it made me realize how much it took to be good at math. I scored 94/100 on my lastest exam! So with all of that, I'll be expecting myself to pass the class strong and I'll be taking calc 1 in the summer. Wish me luck!
That's great to hear. I wanted to major in computer science but dropped it because I felt I could never get past calculus.
Is there a follow up? I love your journey thus far. I'm curious how the rest of your journey went.
I’ll have to tackle this math it’s too late to turn back . We’re ever this math gets me will be my future
Coronavirus brought my Pre-Calculus/Trigonometry class online and my math skills really suffered. My teachers and I both tried our best but it just couldn't get me ready. I'm now going through the process of dropping out of Calculus.
currently feeling that right now
taking pre-calc right now to prepare me for Calc1. In the same time,strengthening my Algebra,geometry and trigonometry skills. I do believe that anyone can do it if you set a new positive attitude,disciplined and good habits.
That is a great attitude! You can absolutely do it. Best of luck!
Eleona Ligon are you a senior high school student?
keep doing practice problems :] It's hard not to get frustrated lol, like I am right now, but remind yourself that's it's okay, and keep your head high
I took pre-calc last semester and I did alright in it. But I'm 3 weeks into Calc 1 and it's just super hard. I don't have good study habits at all. I get frustrated with the material easily and I just put it off
Calculus is easy. I never had a problem with it unless I get lazy, but I always recovered my grade up to a 90 even when I do get lazy asf.
Thank you for your advice. I definitely need to learn trig identities before I continue my calc course. :-)
Best of luck :)
Today marks a sad day for me, I failed in calculus. I wish I didn't neglect taking advantage of the opportunity in highschool. Why did I spend my summer wasting free time? when I could of learned calculus early in those years. I'm so upset I tried really hard to pass my calculus class. I guess I didn't have enough perserverance to learn all the tricks in the book(because there were many, many tricks) 😥 I literally spent so much of my time and told everyone I could do it but now I look like a clown. I can't take calculus again, I'm planning on picking up a trade now because I've been putting my studies as my main priority but I feel like this failure moves me 10 steps back towards my goal, and I NEED to start working towards a career. It's so upsetting that i let myself down i wish I could vent to someone but don't want anyone I know to see me like this.
same
Maybe people fail Calculus because the teachers and tutors are not good at teaching it.
Neuroscientist are working on how Calculus works in the brain. We are working on brain implants so that humans become better at logic and mathematical thinking. The only prerequisite is that the person knows how to add and multiply. More will be revealed in the next few years. We think that's a worthy problem to resolve or else Americans will loose the leading edge we know have in the sciences. Eventually we will not need the implants.
The question ought not to be Why people are so bad at Calculus and science? The question is how can we teach Calculus more effectively? We really suck at teaching mathematics.
Thanks for the comment. I don't really know anything about neuroscience. Have a great day!
Carlos Franco In my opinion, some context and history of math makes me more interested in the concepts. The memory of those concepts stick when I read it up. For example, like how logarithmic was created, and that it's just an inverse operation similar to multiplication and division. Knowing these terms, ideas, and cocepts abtractily really helps with both memorizing, solving, and understanding.
A lot of people I've met don't know exactly what they're solving or what equations they're creating, but they know the patterns by memorization. I think that's not enough because there is no emphasis. You should be able to know how to teach it right after you've learned it and have full grasp of the concepts.
YOU GUYS DONE YET?!
America wont lose the leading edge in science, most brilliant scientists emigrate to america for a reason, there are resources and opportunities in america.
But even then if your professor sucked at teaching it what are you gonna do just wine about it? You have to look for other resources as well in order to succeed.
Calc I was easy for me, but Calc II got really hard near the end. I completely bombed one of my Calc II exams that involved series and convergence tests (20/100!!!) But for some reason, I got an A in Calc III, though. Maybe I found it easier to visualize?
I've seen this sort of thing before. Some students just have an easier time with some topics. Just like you said: Calc 3 is very visual/spacial. Those who are more inclined to that sort of learning will have an easier time with calc 3. Series/convergence tests have (almost) no visual aspect. (Except for the integral test) Don't beat yourself up, you got through it. :)
Yup I heard cal 2 is harder than 3
Great information
Glad to hear it. Have a great day!
"You're learning what used to take you a full year in half the time in College." My Calc classes are online and they're all 7 week courses. This is insane.
Wow that's fast! Check out my other videos if you get stuck. Best of luck!
I nearly failed Calculus I at my university, ending with a C which was hard on its own. In hindsight, my biggest flaw, was not preparing enough going in. I did good in math in high school, but this was the first math class that I had to put nose to the grindstone and constantly practice (unfortunately I only realized this with 6 weeks left). This is infuriating when having to balance work for other classes which is why I think so many students perform poorly. Personally, I think it's a combination of study habits and lack of good professors. Poor study habits that lack consistency are bound to lead to poor results and a bad professor that doesn't explain concepts well or emphasize why these concepts are important besides just being 'for the grade' is a factor too.
I think your experience is similar to many other students. Thanks very much for sharing and best of luck going forward!
I'm taking the AP Calculus AB course in my senior year. I'm learning the material on my own time right now (Junior Year). I'll be ready.
if you want more study resources look up “calculus maximus”
I’m currently taking AP BC Calculus in my senior year in high school, so I agree that calculus is a really different math class altogether. Especially considering my BC class also includes both college level Calc 1 and 2 concepts in just 2 semesters. I would not say it is easy, but I do enjoy the challenge once I found my footing earlier on. (The series stuff I got through recently was actually the first time I really struggled, but I made it through thankfully.)
That's great that you are so far ahead! Enjoying the challenge is a great thing to do and puts you in a good mindset for success in school. Best of luck to you going forward!
watching this right before my first test.
Hope it went well!
I know this is an older video, but have you as a math tutor seen people in their late 20s and 30s be able to break into Calculus? I gave math a hard go 8 years ago, and maxed out at a C in pre-calc. Am I being realistic in saying I want to break into calculus after re-taking some courses, or would you say a math brain then isn't a math brain now?
I have personally worked with a fellow in his late thirty’s (early 40s) who started with early algebra, and continued through calculus 2 before I discontinued being his tutor. My best guess is that he continued on through calc 3/beyond and completed his engineering degree. I believe age is not a factor when it comes to learning math. I think anyone at (almost) any age can learn and complete calculus. (Especially with all of the free online resources available today) . It seems to me the factors that hold older individuals back are responsibilities of life (job, family, bills, etc.) rather than age. So if you have the ambition, time, and drive to learn, I say go for it! And best of luck!
@@BriTheMathGuy I'm late on this reply, but the encouragement is appreciated. It's actually kind of interesting to go through basic exercises on Khan Academy and see some of the simple foundations that are lacking.
That is a great video, sir. As for me, I can handle or do well in algebra, trigo and calculus seperately. But my mind went blank when they combine all together any advice for me please. Or any pratical exercise for me plz
That's strange...I sucked horribly at math in high school (Took Algebra 1 twice...Didn't graduate either lol), but I excelled tremendously in college. The first time I took Calculus 1 in college I rarely struggled. Calculus 2 was a lot more interesting because of the various integration techniques, application methods , infinite series problems, and solving transcendental functions which, to me, was an exciting point in my time taking the course. Calculus 3 was by far the most difficult in the series (maybe because I was being evicted from my home at the time =p), but the concept of visualizing a 3-D conic model was difficult for me, but with practice it became simple. I had a blast with multiple integration though (I felt like a math rock star xD). I took Linear Algebra in the winter (5 week course....Homeless at the time...It sucked ). Anyways, You'll get a lot more in depth with solving linear & multidimensional matrices. Be prepared to understand Gaussian elimination as this will be used very often throughout the course. Diffy Q was by far the most simplest yet complex upper division math course I've ever taken, because it's literally straight forward, but complicated in its own way (It will make sense later on). With all honesty I struggled the most in determining the Laplace Transform of a given function (I have to say that this was the hidden needle under the bed that really kicked my ass, but just remember the elementary Laplace transform table and you'll be fine). Solving 1st, 2nd, and higher order differential equations was great as you'll be provided with many methods to solve them, such as the method of integration factor, undetermined coefficients, Applying the Wronskian etc...In any case, if I can do it, you guys can definitely do it too.
PM me if you want the name of the books I used.
I'm glad I'm done with math though. I can finally work purely on my Computer Science courses now =D
Great job on getting through all of your courses! Best of luck with all of your future ones and have an awesome day :)
What were the books you used?
Jesus Gil seriously? That kinda mirrors my situation lol but in a very inspirational way! :0
wait so you mean if I did not take trigonometry I or finish geometry I can still do well in calculus?
how do you pm on youtube?
I'm a freshman in Portland State University. I'm taking calculus one, but the workload is intense, even with a expressive language disorder I have. Been feeling tense and angry with tension headaches while studying many weeks. Every week there's a quiz worth 25% and a midterm in every 2-3 weeks. Even though I get the general ideas of some equations such as derivatives, limit laws, etc, I have to admit that the learning process behind a fast paced Calculus class is brutally difficult. Pretty much I have no graded online homework. The quizzes, mid-term, and final are only graded, no online homework. Thanks for sharing your advice on how to succeed in Calculus. I appreciate it a lot.
It can definitely be a struggle. I wish you the best of luck, there’s plenty of online resources to help you out. You’ve got this!
The fact that you said you took Calc 1 twice made me feel relieved so much. I have been in the same situation and was maybe thinking that some people do not struggle as much as I did. I have failed Calc 1 for the first time with 44% and second time missed the B range with 1 point and will have a Calc 2 exam next week. Me having a 44% for the first time, even myself I can tutor some other people someday if I study hard. Thanks for the video !
Glad I could help. Have a great day :)
I am thinking of taking calculus classes due to a change in major. Though I have one question. I am taking precal in the summer because it’s a required perquisite for the cal 1. My only concern is as long as I know my algebra will I do well?
Algebra and trig are the biggest things holding most students back in calculus. If you can nail those down, you will be prepared. Best of luck!
The difficulty of most of my classes for my first 2 years of college felt comparable to honors/AP classes in high school, although the format and weighting factors in grades were very different. Comparing high school to college in that regard is kind of like comparing apples to oranges, but the substance taught seemed very similar.
Is there any good resource for studying algebra? I feel I have forgotten everything I studied in the hs.
Real talk, I haven’t taken anything higher than college algebra. I want to be a meteorologist and I have to take calc 1-4 and differential equations I think. Am I biting way off more than I can chew? What do you think?
Of course you can it, anyone can! Be prepared to consistently work hard, not give up when you get stuck, and, of course, watch my videos for help. :) Best of luck to you!
I'm a geek at Algebra and Geometry but Calculus ruined me like WTF is this alien hieroglyphics
A lot of my math teachers in high school say I'm talented with math but they didn't put me on Calculus and when I'm at college taking Calculus, I feel like the the dumbest person in the class.
I'm taking calc 2 (integral calc) during this summer 5 weeks 1 exam every week covering 2 chapters. Class started with 40+ people, now we have 12.. first exam class average was a 30 and second was a 60. I got a A is calc 1 during fall semester but calc 2 is kicking my ass so hard. I study 5+ hours a day and I'm still struggling, maybe I need to take it during a full semester instead of 5 weeks semester. Any thoughts, exam tomorrow is over DE, sequences and parametric equations, I'm so stressed 😩
Take a big breath. Your school wouldn't offer summer sessions if they weren't doable. Your success in calc 1 is a good indicator for success in calc 2. I'm confident if you took it in the full semester you would be totally fine. See how this exam goes and decide your chances for doing well this summer. There is no shame in dropping classes (I've done it) and you are not behind if you take it this Fall. Best of luck to you!
i’m taking pre-calc and calc 1 this year (a high school course that combines both classes into a 9 month period). i’m only 14 (i’m a sophomore and skipped two years of math), and i’m DYING. i study for like 4 hours every day for 4-5 days leading up to the tests. it’s pure torture but it definitely pays off! doing practice examples and exams is the biggest key to success. fyi, your textbook will be your best friend
Math major student here from the Philippines...Have Calculus 1 with Analytic Geometry this semester....Thank you for the tips.God bless you sir..
That's why I bought Calculus for Dummies. Considering that I'm studying computer science, I know this will come up eventually. Better to get it knocked out on my own pace.
Good thinking. Good luck to you!
I am a Junior in high school in a Calculus class and I can tell you that it is no joke, this is sooooo hard!!
Watching your videos is worth my time...going to school is waste of time
I appreciate your support!
This is the video I need.
How do I fix my problem with math? I took a trig class in my last year of high school. It's so many equations and I get impatient doing the problems, and it starts to frustrate me after a while. It just becomes just a long, hard process. I want to learn the material, but it just gets frustrating after a while.
Mitchell Hall persevere. You can do it
I went from failing precalculus twice and then finally getting a d , and I just finished calculus 1 and managed to get a b+ !!!! It all depends on who is you’re professed and never get a shitty Professor and make sure you’re work ethic is good
Brian, very good video! I would like to add one more reason that people fail calculus. I learned this from personal experience. DO NOT TAKE COPIOUS NOTES. If you concentrate on writing down everything the professor writes down, you will not understand the notes you took when you get home. The reason is that most people cannot multitask well. It is important to understand what the professor is doing, rather than simply what he is writing down. I learned this in my sophomore year. I stopped taking so many notes, and simply listened to what the professor was teaching. My grades skyrocketed. This too, is why videos (I especially like Khan Academy) can be so helpful. You don't take notes while watching a video, do you? You can always replay it. Most of the things the professor writes on the board will be in your textbook anyway.
Thank you very much! I agree with what you are saying. Many students I work with bring me their notes with hopes of an explanation. Your notes are meant to be followed by none other than yourself! I had one professor in college who insisted you just watched the lecture without writing since he provided his own notes for you. That was a good experience. If I had it my way, all freshmen would take a "college success course" that would talk about things like this. Thanks for your comment!
I'm taking AP Calc next year for my Junior year do you think it will still be hard?
Taking Calc for the first time can be a challenge, but you can do it! Use my videos to help if you get stuck. Good luck!
I'm taking Calculus at Penn State this semester as a freshman and I'm nervous! I'm already studying the unit circle and trig again, but what certain algebra tricks are majorly important to remember?
You'll have to be strong with solving basic equations (factoring, quadratic formula, etc.) ,properties of exponents and fractions, as well as properties of logarithms. Check out my videos when you need help!
+BriTheMathGuy thanks so much!
2nd time taking multivariable calculus but doing better this time :) It's not that bad.
Glad to hear you're improving. Best of luck!
I'm an engineering student and currently i have a calculus course but no matter how much I study I don't get the marks I deserve because of weak base of trigonometry I don't know what to do please guide me how to get better at trigonometric concept.
I am revisiting concepts from precalculus on khan academy and watching some videos on Calc concepts so I can murder that class. Also I am trying to learn proofs for trig identities so I can remember them.
Same I forgot the trig values and identities.
I thought it was integration by substitution / by parts.
That's the first time pattern matching gets really complicated in school.
"Calculus 1,2,3 and Differential equations , these are college classes, not high school"
Meanwhile me learning Calculus 1 and 2 and Differential Equations in HS: 😅
But seriously though, I never found Calculus too hard in school, and I know Calculus 3 is like Multivariable calculus and Vector Calculus etc. , which Isn't taught in school. But like, Is the Calculus 1 and 2 taught in College really different than what's in school, like is it much higher level or something? Because right now Calculus is like my favorite topic
I want to learn calculus especially its applications
Chris Adams it’s a great subject! You’re more than welcome to check out my videos or many other youtubers on calculus and it’s applications
I took a technical preparatory year at my university here in Sweden, so under two semesters I studied Mathematics 3c and D (which are basically calculus, trigonometri, algebra and complex numbers). As well as Chemistry, Physics I and II. And my method of studying was basically being up to 2 or 3 AM completing assignments as well as using the internet as my main source of studying (watching YT videos and other online educational sites to learn each and every concept within math, physics or chemistry), the textbook we bought was "okay" but not too great, the explanations were very vague and dull. However I managed to get the highest possible grade within math just because of Khan Academy, BlackPenRedPen and all these other educational channels.
My point is that just doodling, reading books relevant to what you study, thinking and having fun with the conceps you have to learn and imagining/visualizing the stuff you learn makes it A LOT easier and more fun, having those "Aha" moments were so satisfying that it's almost impossible to explain, just witnessing how the problems within physics just merges together and joins with what you previously have been taught in mathematics (which I thought were two completely different subjects) were great, and I truly agree with what Richard Feynman said: "I don't want to take this stuff seriously, I think we should just have fun", I think the strictness, all the "due to" dates concerning assignments etc is what makes people hate math so much for example, they never get to realize how beautiful, amazing and effective the scienes are but rather they think that it's all about memorizing formulas that you then have to spit out on the exam to then forget..
I'm glad you had a good experience with your education so far. It really is a shame how many students don't get to see the beauty in mathematics and other abstract subjects. Thanks for taking the time to share you views. Best of luck going forward!
Thank you for telling me something I know already and i still failed my class
I'm very sorry to hear that. I wish you the best of luck in the future.
Randomly getting recommended this 8 years old video… and I’ll watch it.
You are a very wise person.
Thank you :) Have a great day!
Going to take Calc 1 my junior year. Any recommendations for me so I don't struggle so much?😅
Review your Algebra and Trig. (Mostly laws for Exponents/Logarithms and Trig Identities/First Quadrant of the Unit Circle) Find a good group of friends to do the Homework with together each week and attend tutoring when you don't understand something. And, of course, check out my videos :) Best of luck to you!
I thought that the most important thing for teaching calculus was clear, cogent and germane English with detailed and precise explanations. My first two advanced math teachers were inarticulate and this set me back and I thought I might be stupid but then I had a wonderful teacher who who had perfect English and wonderful command of the language and it changed my math experience forever.
That can certainly be a barrier. Thank you for commenting.
Great video pal, true words. Isn't easy, there aren't many people to ask about Calculus questions, in my class only 2-3 people really understand Calculus , the teacher is really bad one(but is also good because I pass the exam 1 semester) he speak fast, a lot and still say anything to make you understand what is going on! The situation with the internet research is also f* up. There is only videos about real recording of a lecture from 200X, there is rare students like you trying to explain it , but is rare cases. In the time of writing this comment i didn't watch any other video in your channel, i hope is helpful for me.
Thanks a lot :) I hope that some of my videos can help you out.
At 3:00 he alluded to it. One major reason is that most teachers just suck. This is partly reflected in the teacher who expects a student to "just pick it up". Or they spew out some information and expect the student to organize it into an understandable form. They got their degree so now they can relax and collect the paycheck.
What's the difference between differential equations and multivariable calculus ?
Differential equations are simply equations that have derivatives in them. There are many courses dedicated to finding the solutions and interpreting differential equations.
Multivariable calculus is the study of calculus with many (more than 2) variables. Most intro multivariable calculus classes are spent doing calculus (limits, derivatives, integrals) in three dimensions (3-dimensional space like our real world).
I think that paradox of calculus is that to solve a single problem we have to try a lot of technics many of them came from trigonometry, algebra, and previous calculus rules.
Math is cumulative, it keeps building on itself. Thanks for watching and commenting!
I had B in pre-calc during my senior HS year, when starting materials engineering a program I just chose because it was the only engineering program I was admitted to, we had to finish a complete One-Variabel Calculus course within two months (NOTE: this course basically crams all of calc 1 and all of calc 2 into a single course) so it was super stressful, and I ended up failing badly. I am however re-taking this course right now and re-evaluating everything from study techniques to my planning etc. Watching this video has made me realize how different and bad my first approach was.
Ive always done well at math. But my first calculus class I took was so difficult, I took it online which didn’t help. It was on mymathlab, the “help me solve this” feature didn’t always help much at all! I remember in our syllabus, the professor said “you need to be spending atleast an hour everyday working on this material”
That situation is all too common. Thanks very much for watching and commenting. Have a great day!
Watching this video before my engineering mathematics exam
Thank you from united kingdom! good video , thinking of study at adult education physics degree of which calculus is much needed.
Best of luck with your program!
I’m in algebra 2 and I’m a freshman, my sophomore friends tell me if I’m gonna take calculus in high school I’ll ruin my gpa which is (4.0). Should I take it I have a 100 in algebra? And I’m really good in math
Kid About Cake take it or you’re gonna wanna hurt yourself in college suffer now so it’s easier your first semester
I’m scared I’ll ruin my GPA
So it is just primarily laziness and giving up? I've always been poor at math, and am trying to get a degree in CS. Not only do I need to take math courses, but I actually want to understand and become "good" at the math taught. I'm tired of being bad at math.
Calculus is hard, because it's hard. Enlightening...
I appreciate you taking the time to watch and comment. Have a great day!
Bruh in India students are taught calculus in high school though🙂🙂🙂
Students are taught calculus in grade 12 in America too
That is so true....now i understand why my trig professor made us memorize all the trig formulas!
They definitely come back up in calculus!
I'm looking at degrees to go into and a few engineering degrees came into my field of interest. Mechanical engineering is what i am looking at because i think designing and building things is cool, but i saw it had calculus and was reconsidering. I don't want to give up on a degree just because it has a hard math class.
I didn't care about calculus in high school. It was all ''Chinese'' to me. Then in my adult years, I went back to school and needed it. Now I understand it and love it! That said, much of the fear of calculus could be alleviated by GOOD Teaching. I find that many math teachers have poor communication skills, or are not enthusiastic....I like to do calculus problems, but going to a calculus class is boring.....You do need a solid grounding in ALGEBRA. In high school, you must take algebra, trigonometry, functions and relations.....one final tip....use Schaum outline notes!
A lot of what you say is very true! I hope you have a great day :)
Great
I did really good in all my college math classes but failing my Calculus 1 and the reason for that is that the professor is testing our critical thinking! I've never felt do miserable and worthless.
I wnt to learn calculus specially its aplication can i got
you do that at college? in germany everybody learns that in high school
Obey Silence you can learn it in highschool
High school students in the USA usually have the option to pursue calculus if they want to.
Obey Science The USA has options when in high school. Not everybody becomes an engineer and works for BMW like in germany
That's weird. I went to college at the age of 27. They put me in pre-algebra. You can say most of the college career was math at the college level. I was majoring in chemistry so I guess I was used to hard courses. I did not pass calculus 1 the first time but we also had a terrible teacher everyone knew it.
When I was taking calculus 3, I was also taking organic chemistry. I was more focused on chemistry than my math because ochem is taught once per year. I had to take calculus 3 3 times. Currently in discrete mathematics.
Good job on getting through it! Best of luck in your future classes.
@Bri, thank you.
Why people fail at calculus?
They suck at precalculus.
Thank you for demotivating
Fr tho.
lol🤣
math has always been a strong suit for me but next year as a freshman I am going into calculus bc and I am freaked out
You can do it!! Just follow my advice from this video and check out my other vids if you get stuck. :)
I’m taking algebra 2-trig in my sophomore year of high school as I successfully completed geometry as a freshmen, I seem to be doing well so far however I’m planned to take AP calc next year and I’m nervous
Best of luck to you! Just practice and you will succeed!
0 - this is how many reasons are out there to have someone teach you personally. There are so many videos, free textbooks and articles that it”s imposible not to be able to study on your own.
Tutors and professors should just be making those videos and articles.
I'm not taking cal1 until next fall. I'm a freshman and the organization skills I had in hs are biting me in the ass. I took precal in hs and taking college algebra this semester so I feel pretty confident about where I'm at right now thanx to your videos. Thanks!
Glad to help! Good luck with your classes!
I started transitioning to becoming a physics major within the last year at the end of my first year in community college. I've taken all of the non-credit math courses in a hurry and am now in Precalc, though with a better attitude towards math. If I'd only known I was going down this road I would've become way more acquainted with the subject long ago; not to mention becoming acquainted with physics and how the maths apply to it.
Physics definitely has roots in mathematics. (They're intertwined) I'm confident with enough practice you will succeed. Best of luck to you. :)
I have to learn these subjects in 6 months for a career opportunity, I'm a grade 10 drop out did poor in school didn't learn nothing so to say I'm a bit nervouse I know I'm gonna struggle but I'm willing to learn, I will be using these tips and tricks for sure thankyou.
You have a nice smile sir
Thanks very much! Have an awesome day.
I just finished Precalc II (mostly a trig), and I really don't need Calculus since I'm a drama major. I'm happy I finally passed with a B on my third try. However, my mother has told me that one reason why students fail calculus is because thet have a poor foundation in Algebra concepts. Hence, students may be good at the actual calculus but could easily make sign errors (not sin) or simple algebraic mistakes.
Trig Identity proofs probably is the middle step between algebra and calculus. Elementary Algebra has Pemdas, but Gefdas is a little more accurate. Balancing trig identities, however, doesn't follow a linear method. Plus, you can start with either side. You can change everything in terms of sin and cos. But that may be counter intuitive since there may be a tan relationship, instead of a sin/cos relationship. You can square both sides even if there is no indication of squaring, you can do that. Here is the obvious: not all identity proofs are LHS or RHS, you can deal with the whole Kahuna Burger as long you deal with both sides.
Parametric equations. It's like half algebra and half trig, meaning you sub one for the other in terms of T, or eliminating the parameter. And to do this, we go back to our identities, especially Sin^2theta + Cos^2theta=1. Hence, if you were given some trig equations with x, y, and T, , the trigonometric relationship is not always straight forward. However, if you know the pythagrean theorem relationship, you may figure out what the relationship is. It's not always pythagrean, but in Precalc, the parametric equations usually have that relationship. Even polars have this relationship, suchlike r=5. Well, bring out the old pythagrean relationship since you have r and r is related to x^2 + y^2 = r^2
But you may say " this is a Calculus video not a trig video. What is the relationship you are making, Derek? This is totally off topic!" Not really.
You see, although Algebra is a straightforward path, students who are on their way to study calculus may be introduced to non linear thinking through the use of Trigonometric instruction. Calculus may be a thousand times harder then trig; however, it kind of introduces students to use some sort of logic rather then having everything straight forward. However, trig is all about angles, but lots of its relationships can be related to the unit circle. The pythagrean identities may seem random at first but once you know to dicide by cos^2theta, sin^2 theta + cos^2 theta =1 becomes tan^2 theta +1 = sec^2 rheta. And once you divide this by tan^2theta theta, you get 1 + cot^2theta theta = csc^2theta. Guess what? Even polars are related to the cotton picking cartesian graph in a way. X is the cos axis and y is the sin axis. So we get the rectangular relationship x= rcos theta and y= rsin theta. Lovely!
So even though I never took calculus and I probably won't take it, I can guess that using or coming up with some sort of logical reasoning, Suchlike you do in trig proofs, students can at least be introduced to a non-linear way if thinking, which is a skill needed for calculus.
That brings me to point 2. Students lack trig knowledge. If you don't know your trig identities by the time you get to calc, I would guess you would do poorly since I have heard Calc 2 requires trig knowledge, especially your identities.
So even though I will probably not take calc, I'm guessing students will probably fail calculus if they don't have a good algebra foundation and a good trig foundation.
I think this is the most obvious reason students fail calculus.
2nd reason people fail calculus: pride and refusal to ask for help.
Thanks very much for sharing your views. Best of luck with the rest of your major!
Retaking calc 2 - I have found that what is so hard is that you really need a good mental mathematical toolbox, as well as lots of experience dealing with problems & types of scenarios. In my case, I did not even get a good high school maths education, so I had to take precalc classes at college before even starting calculus. I'd think the maths issues with students probably start in or before high school. People may skate by in their precalc classes, then once they get to calculus & may not remember what cot(x) is (1/tan(x) or adj/opp.
That is definitely part of it! Students need to remember what they learn throughout high school so they can use it in higher level classes. Thanks for the comment.
Have any resources like packets
I don't personally but I'm sure you can find many resources if you dig around online a little. Best of luck!
I failed it because I took it online and it took forever for me to learn the basics, and by the time I had to learn that stuff that builds on the basics, it was too late. My teacher was an idiot too because she basically made an online class too similar to how she would teach it in class, and didn't give us any leeway considering it was online. She never let us even bring a flashcard or any formulas into the test. I don't think it was really, really hard, but I just didn't have enough time to pass each test which required me to learn a whole chapter in 3 weeks, so.
For me the professor that I have doesn’t make the concepts any easier to understand basically restates the Calc book. (Civil Engineering Major in Calc 2)
I always was good on algebra and trigonometry so calculus was easy for me. By the way good video.
Good to hear. Thank you!
Preparation is one key
For sure!
I maintained a 100% In my ap calculus ab class when I was 16. I think the key in succeeding in calculus is visualization and pattern recognition. For me, self-study and deriving, or at least taking time to understand, the formulas consolidated the concepts. I like calculus because after you learn it you see it everywhere (in terms of the concepts). I have to disagree on blaming it on the teachers. In order to succeed in math, or anything for that matter, you have to be interested in it; Interested in the pursuit of knowledge more than the acquisition of the grade. inherent to the interest in knowledge is your A. However, I have yet to take a college class so I can't speak on that. I will be taking linear algebra and multivariable calculus, along with organic chemistry and biochemistry this summer, so ill find out about the troubles of college classes.
Most don't want to take the time to self-learn and actually understand the material. I commend you for doing so! Keep up the good work and best of luck in your future classes :)
BriTheMathGuy yeah that's true. thanks man. nice video btw.
Here in england we learn calculus at a levels (high school junior/senior year) if you took maths. I never understood why in america people find it so hard, for us its just like another topic.. like an expansion of algebra.. i just can't understand why people find it so hard.
When i was in college, i practice advanced math 1 & 2, for over than 9hrs per day until i passed this classes. We did differential equations of higher order in adv. math 2 and i've been in top of my class because of this. Good math understanding helped me a lot in my electronics class because of heavy use of integral equations in it and in various programming classes. I wanna tell todays kids who want to pursue carriere in electronics and/or programming this: Whomever tells that math isnt crucial in either of these fields is dead wrong, or at least is not serious programmer/electronics guy. And for the ladies this goes also and extra something: There is no cleaner job than being programmer or electronics expert. And you can always moonlight if you need additional money.
+Codename11 Thats some dedication and good advice!
+BriTheMathGuy How much more difficult is calc 1 than precalc? Ill be taking calc 1 as a summer course in a few weeks here, on a side note I took precalc here in college. Just curious Ive heard different things, thanks.
+Carlos Flores The answer is almost always: It depends. The difficulty you personally face will be based on how comfortable you are with precalc and the teaching style of your professor. Most consider calc 1 a big step up from precalc. (but don't worry!) Myself and many other youtubers are dedicated to helping you get through the class!
+BriTheMathGuy i about A- on cal 1 and cal2 and im affraid of cal3 im taking it fall. is any hard ?
+Rayan Shammaa If you have succeeded in calc 1 and 2 you can succeed in calc 3. 3 is more difficult but the key to doing well is solidifying and not forgetting what you have learned in past classes. I'll also have videos covering all topics in calc 3 in the coming weeks and months. So don't worry!
Passed Algebra I and II and Calculus thank god it takes time to learn I failed algebra I the first time now I can create a formula with no problem