So who else did really well this semester?!

[brianbellau]

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With all these threads about people having a down semester, I thought about giving this forum some positive energy. Who else dominated this semester?

Gen Chem II: A
Gen Bio I: A
Calculus II: A
Psychology: A

Bio was a challenge, but halfway through the semester I finally learned how to study for it.
Just worried about Ochem next semester. I've always been a math person so I fear it. 🙁

Anyone else?!

 

[orangeman25]

With all these threads about people having a down semester, I thought about giving this forum some positive energy. Who else dominated this semester?

Gen Chem II: A
Gen Bio I: A
Calculus II: A
Psychology: A

Bio was a challenge, but halfway through the semester I finally learned how to study for it.

Anyone else?!

I'm taking calculus 2 next semester, any tips on making an A?

 

[487806]

With all these threads about people having a down semester, I thought about giving this forum some positive energy. Who else dominated this semester?

Gen Chem II: A
Gen Bio I: A
Calculus II: A
Psychology: A

Bio was a challenge, but halfway through the semester I finally learned how to study for it.
Just worried about Ochem next semester. I've always been a math person so I fear it. 🙁

Anyone else?!

Check out the 4.0 threads. Ochem may have nothing to do with math numberwise but the analytical thinking is still involved. It's not hard at all.

 

[brianbellau]

I'm taking calculus 2 next semester, any tips on making an A?

Do the homework. All of it. Personally I did every problem in the section, and even looked online to find more problems. This is the type of class where you need to know the material cold if you want to get an A. Don't worry too much about understanding the concepts, learn how to do as many variety of problems as you can. (The integrals you do in calc 2 are basically algebra and trig manipulation, and then one or two steps of calculus.) It's all about what's going to help you on exams, and believe me, if you want to do well on your exams, you really need to have the material in your fingers.

Even if you don't get everything the first time it's presented in lecture, don't worry. I would definitely recommend watching PatrickJMT on YouTube, he has tutorials for Calc II, and I definitely think I owe a big part of my getting through Calc II to his videos. Have your homework nearby, and after he does a problem, try doing a similar homework problem on your own.

TL;DR version: do your homework, and then do more problems again and again and again and again and again and again until you have it down cold. And if you don't get everything the first time in lecture, watch PatrickJMT on YouTube.

Also buy the solutions manual! It was really helpful for me, no point in doing the problems if you don't even know if you're doing it right! Remember, if all else fails, just do boatloads of problems (and check them against the solutions manual), and you should be fine.

 

[orangeman25]

Do the homework. All of it. Personally I did every problem in the section, and even looked online to find more problems. This is the type of class where you need to know the material cold if you want to get an A. Don't worry too much about understanding the concepts, learn how to do as many variety of problems as you can. (The integrals you do in calc 2 are basically algebra and trig manipulation, and then one or two steps of calculus.) It's all about what's going to help you on exams, and believe me, if you want to do well on your exams, you really need to have the material in your fingers.

Even if you don't get everything the first time it's presented in lecture, don't worry. I would definitely recommend watching PatrickJMT on YouTube, he has tutorials for Calc II, and I definitely think I owe a big part of my getting through Calc II to his videos. Have your homework nearby, and after he does a problem, try doing a similar homework problem on your own.

TL;DR version: do your homework, and then do more problems again and again and again and again and again and again until you have it down cold. And if you don't get everything the first time in lecture, watch PatrickJMT on YouTube.

Also buy the solutions manual! It was really helpful for me, no point in doing the problems if you don't even know if you're doing it right! Remember, if all else fails, just do boatloads of problems (and check them against the solutions manual), and you should be fine.

Thanks! I got an A in Calc 1 but I heard Calc 2 is much tougher.

 

[knv2u]

If you're taking the generic/pre-med organic chemistry course, then it is not mathematically intensive at all. Depending on the university, if you take a more advanced/rigorous class for chemistry majors, there may be additional topics lumped in with organic chemistry that require a calculator, or at least this was my personal experience.

 

[Lucca]

Personally, I think Calculus 2 was a lot easier than Calculus 1. I find that people that find Calc 2 harder than Calc 1 simply didn't understand Calc 1 enough for Calc 2 to be absolutely natural.

 

[Valar Dohaeris]

PatrickJMT advocate here too. That guy's a bro. I owe him all kinds of lunch money for my calc II grade