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How hard is Calculus?
Started by Joelgrow
I only took calc 1. Calc in general I think is fairly easy but professors tend to make it very difficult. Definitely look to supplement your course with some source that helps make it more digestible.
All my engineering friends have said calc 2 is the hardest.
And yeah, at my school there is also differential equations after calc 3. My friends have said it's like calc 4 but I'm not a math person so I don't know.
All my engineering friends have said calc 2 is the hardest.
And yeah, at my school there is also differential equations after calc 3. My friends have said it's like calc 4 but I'm not a math person so I don't know.
Calc 2 is the worst.
Calculus is the worst thing in the world. I actually liked math until calculus. It became just silly IMO. I know it has applications, but none that any of us...and probably 99% of chem majors will ever use. I never even understood when I was at the end of a problem, just a bunch of strange steps.
Calculus is the worst thing in the world. I actually liked math until calculus. It became just silly IMO. I know it has applications, but none that any of us...and probably 99% of chem majors will ever use. I never even understood when I was at the end of a problem, just a bunch of strange steps.
What is you major? The only people i know that need to take up to calc 3 are engineers and math/physics majors. I promise you will never need that, especially in dentistry.
And calc 3 is definitely not the hardest class... the list goes on, but some tough ones at my school that everyone complains about are: differential equations, linear algebra, abstract algebra, numerical theory, crazy ass probability classes, upper division physics/engineering are pretty difficult too, etc.
Might slightly differ from school to school but my school by far calc 2 is the hardest
Be sure to look at rate my professor.com to see who the good profs are
Be sure to look at rate my professor.com to see who the good profs are
I hated math till calculus, but loved calculus (and physics).
Calculus is pretty straight forward, the only part that really sucks is memorizing trig identities.
harder than calculus courses at my school included: partial differential equations/differential equations, real analysis, complex analysis, probability theory, topology + more.
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calculus is a necessity. calc 1 at least.
calculus is a necessity. calc 1 at least.
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It doesn't matter whether you complete a B.A. or a B.S. for dental admissions, major in whichever you prefer.
I had the same professor for Calc 1 and 2. For me, Calc 1 was very easy. I got over 100% in the course, and I didn't really study that much for it. I had to work MUCH harder to just barely get an A in Calc 2. At my school, only Calc 1 and 2 are required for chemistry majors.
The calc series are a joke compares to some serious 400 level math courses... I still have nightmares from Numerical Analysis, that, in my opinion, was the hardest math course (possibly the hardest undergrad course to ever take).
First day of that class, instructor walked in, and said "alright you guys are in 400 level math, proof Square root of 2 is irrational... thats ur homework, see u next class"
I'd say my most difficult were applied complex variables and modern algebra. Something just never clicked for me in either of those classes, and the profs were difficult as hell. In general, almost all of the upper division math courses are pretty difficult :-\
To OP, calc 2 is still one of the most difficult math classes I took. Calc 3 is much easier, though still a lot of work and practice. Good luck!!
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it's not that bad...i mean, newton invented integral and differential calculus on a whim when he was 26 how hard can it really get
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What does have to do with predental? Op
Imo the level of difficultly goes like this
Calc II (Taylors series and lots of integration) > Calc III (Multivariable calculus dxdydz X_X)> Calc IV (Linear algebra/differential equations)> Calc I (differentiation and introduction to integration)
I am a biochem major that loves math =P
Calc II (Taylors series and lots of integration) > Calc III (Multivariable calculus dxdydz X_X)> Calc IV (Linear algebra/differential equations)> Calc I (differentiation and introduction to integration)
I am a biochem major that loves math =P
Asking how difficult a course of study on this forum is subjective to say the least. However, with that being said, calculus will provide linearity and is essentially the foundation to your upper elective courses (thermodynamics, physical chemistry, physics, eng, etc.); hence its a study of how things change and a tool to help model to see the outcomes of those changes. But from shadowing numerous dentists (>500hrs), I personally don't see the rational of going beyond calculus 2.
I have not taken math yet so now I know what to expect. Math isn't my best subject so I am sweating bullets right now.
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for med schools, they accept calc classes from community college, and that's what I did, otherwise i would have failed
