I'm a Human Bio major and they require us to take Calc 1, Calc 2, and stats. I absolutely loathe math, and really would just like to get it over. I'm currently in Calc 1 and was thinking of taking Calc 2 over the summer. For those who took it, how bad of an idea is it to take it in the summer so I can just primarily focus on it? Thanks
How bad of an idea is it to take Calc 2 over the summer?
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I took Calc 2 over the summer of my freshmen year at my state school after getting a C- in calc I at my undergrad, and it worked out very well. If you're going the summer route, choose a 4-year institution that's significantly easier than your undergrad so that you can get the easy A. I too loathe math!
Bless you. I am probably going to get a B+ in Calc 1. I just need to get it over with.
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Currently suffering through the tail-end of Calc 2... It's significantly harder than Calc 1 (at least for me). However I feel like doing it in a shorter amount of time may actually be helpful. The best way to succeed in Calc 2 is to study and do practice problems every day. There's quite a bit to memorize in terms of new theorems and formulas, and knowing how to apply them to problems involves lots of practice. However in terms of content, there's really not a huge breadth of material. It's really just some analytical geometry, advanced integration, sequences and series, then power series/Taylor series.
Oof. Reading that made me sick to my stomach.
