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12068348 No.12068348 [Reply] [Original]

Is calc just a lot of practice? I'm in calc 2 right now and not understanding much after being forced to take the majority of calc 1 online last semester

>> No.12068349

you got it fren)

>> No.12068359

>>12068348
Have you done any proofs

>> No.12068364

>>12068359
my calc 1 teacher was a grad student so he made us do proofs for stuff like derivative of sin

>> No.12068530

>>12068364
Ok but you haven't done things like epsilon delta proofs for limits or defining the riemann integral with Upper and Lower sums?

I need to know how theory heavy your class is before giving any solid advice because if I tell you to live and breathe the triangle inequality you're just going to waste time better spent studying up on trig identities

>> No.12068540

>>12068348
I'm taking ODE and am in a similar situation. I feel like I suck at calculus, and I barely passed calc 2.

>> No.12068574

>>12068348
No, it sounds like you lack an understanding of a prerequisite concept to whatever you are trying to do.

>> No.12068578

>>12068364
kek I did that, was just following the textbook though

>> No.12068664

>>12068530
this was literally just a basic university calc 1 course

>> No.12068678

>>12068348
All math is a lot of practice. Get a textbook with answers to odd-numbered questions in the back and drill em

>> No.12068708

>>12068348
You don't need to practice at all to understand it, you need to practice in order to execute it in various contexts. If you're struggling with calc 2 then I think Compsci is probably your stem path

>> No.12068726

people saying you’re dumb ITT are faggots. a lot of undergrad math is still just applying algorithms, and especially in early calc 2, you’ll be able to apply them more quickly with additional practice

>> No.12068751

>>12068348
What are you learning in calc 2 right now?

>> No.12068887

>>12068751
we just started last monday, so it's mostly just a review of integrals and doing integration by parts