calc and physics are making me miserable

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Does anyone have any study tips / resources for calculus 2 (integrals) & physics 1? Literally anything that helped you learn and study techniques that worked. I feel like I can do the homework and understand the concepts but when I took my first Calc 2 exam I only got a C+.

 

[Matthew9Thirtyfive]

Are you really understanding the concepts? Are you using the book and/or notes when you do your homework and telling yourself that you get it? Are you doing any homework problems without using your notes or looking anything up? Using notes and/or looking up the answers and then telling yourself you get it is one of the biggest reasons people I've tutored have done much worse on their tests.

Khan academy is great. Also use Calculus II

 

[663697]

Does anyone have any study tips / resources for calculus 2 (integrals) & physics 1? Literally anything that helped you learn and study techniques that worked. I feel like I can do the homework and understand the concepts but when I took my first Calc 2 exam I only got a C+.

If you really understand the concepts but are still not doing well, then you haven't practiced enough. Do a bunch of problems to the point where it becomes second nature.

 

[chemdoctor]

Practice practice practice!

 

[ciestar]

A million practice problems. I got an A in calc 2 and it was just a ton of practice and if you’re stuck, looking at in-book examples, meeting with the instructor, or tutoring

 

[Lawpy]

Are you really understanding the concepts?

Youtube videos can be helpful and practice is key.

 

[JeSuisUnDoc]

Patrickjmt on YouTube saved my calc II semester. I was dealing hard with insomnia and couldn’t focus on my 8 am class and was getting bad grades but ended up with an A after rocking my last 3 exams.

For physics, I think I just went through a million problems and YouTube videos. I ended up with an A as well

But yeah, practice practice and practice more.


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[Lucca]

PatrickJMT
KhanAcademy
HyperPhysics

practice, practice, practice
concepts, concepts, concepts

Every equation you see in lecture you should be able to explain in precise terms (what the hell is a derivative anyway? What is integration?) using words. Inb4 flame but sometimes this means grinding very slowly through a proof of the equation, which for the fundamental theorems of calculus are not very difficult luckily. You should be able to derive on your own any relations between linked equations (all the equations of motion from Newton's second law; bonus points for doing it in different notations). You should also understand how any two equations are conceptually linked (the torque equation looks a lot like Newton's second law, why is that?) as this will lead to even deeper understanding of the concepts (what is mass? why do things like Gauss' law and gravity scale with the exponents they do and not some other arbitrary exponent?).

 

[doctorandromeda]

Does anyone have any study tips / resources for calculus 2 (integrals) & physics 1? Literally anything that helped you learn and study techniques that worked. I feel like I can do the homework and understand the concepts but when I took my first Calc 2 exam I only got a C+.

I am currently in calculus 2 and currently hold an A-. Private message me for the links (I can't' do so because I don't have the required amount of posts).

 

[IdkwhatIshouldput]

Whatever you do, do the homework yourself. No internet resources (chegg) or yahoo answers. If you struggle through it you will remember it better for the test.

 

[Angus Avagadro]

Repetition is the key to Mastery

 

[GenSurgONLY]

Does anyone have any study tips / resources for calculus 2 (integrals) & physics 1? Literally anything that helped you learn and study techniques that worked. I feel like I can do the homework and understand the concepts but when I took my first Calc 2 exam I only got a C+.

Calc builds heavily on Algebra and (Trig/or pre-Calc). You’re already in so I would recommend Michael Van Biezan on YouTube, he is amazing, Patrick JMT, another YouTube superstar and Paul’s online notes(you can just google these) and the usual, Khan Academy. 🙂

If you go to Calc 3, it gets easier. My only trouble was drawing on a 3D plane. 😛

Practice makes perfect! I was reviewing an old math textbook, and kept thinking I saw one problem at least 1000x throughout my math “career”(I am exaggerating but get my point).

 

[GenSurgONLY]

Repetition is the key to Mastery

Just said the same thing! So true! So many problems are regurgitated and we don’t even realize it.