How
      to
      get
      through
      Calculus
     
    
   
   
    
     
      By
      Angela
      Matheson
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Calculus.
      Why
      do
      the
      majority
      of
      students
      struggle
     
     
      with
      the
      logical
      solving
      problems?
      In
      total
      freshman
     
     
      math
      last
      year,
      five-hundred
      and
      seventy
      students
     
     
      enroled
      in
      the
      course.
      One
      hundred
      and
      sixty-
      .
     
     
      four
      students
      either
      discontinued
      or
      failed
      the
     
     
      course.
      Another
      one
      hundred
      and
      twenty-three
     
     
      students
      received
      an
      average
      between
      fifty
      and
      fifty-
     
     
      nine.
      Only
      five
      hundred
      and
      five
      math
      students
     
     
      decided
      to
      give
      it
      a
      second
      shot
      second
      term.
      Three
     
     
      hundred
      and
      sixty-four
      students
      passed
      with
      roughly
     
     
      a
      third
      in
      the
      fifties.
      Just
      in
      calculus
      alone
      two
     
     
      hundred
      and
      forty-five
      students
      enroled
      with
      one
     
     
      hundred
      seventy-eight
      students
      passing.
      The
     
     
      statistics,
      last
      year,
      are
      worth
      taking
      seriously.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      There
      was
      a
      drastic
      change
      in
      the
      amount
      of
      people
     
     
      taking
      the
      different
      levels
      of
      math.
      One
      hundred
     
     
      and
      ninety-six
      students
      enroled
      in
      second
      year
      math.
     
     
      Forty-two
      students
      enroled
      in
      third
      year
      math,
      and
     
     
      one
      student
      enroled
      in
      fourth
      year
      math.
      Why
      was
     
     
      there
      such
      a
      drastic
      drop
      in
      number?
      Perhaps
     
     
      people
      were
      finding
      it
      too
      tough,
      or
      perhaps
      people
     
     
      required
      so
      many
      math
      courses
      to
      complete
      their
     
     
      major.
      There
      aren’t
      too.many
      math
      majors
      around
     
     
      eager
      to
      tackle
      any
      derivative.
      So
      what’s
      the
     
     
      problem?
      Is
      it
      the
      lack
      of
      interest
      or
      motivation?
     
     
      Is
      it
      boring,
      too
      mind
      boggling
      or
      too
      frustrating?
     
     
      How
      do
      we,
      who
      take
      calculus,
      get
      through
      it?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Professor
      Sweet
      gave
      us
      a
      few
      hints
      to
      follow
      to
     
     
      make
      it
      easier.
      One
      thing
      is
      to
      go
      to
      classes.
     
     
      That’s
      where
      the
      knowledge
      is.
      Professors
      usually
     
     
      give
      an
      easier
      explanation
      than
      the
      book.
      You
     
     
      feel
      better
      knowing
      what’s
      going
      on
      in
      the
      life
      of
     
     
      calculus
      even
      if
      it’s
      a
      faint
      idea.
      Besides,
      a
      faint
     
     
      idea
      is
      better
      than
      a
      blank
      idea.
      Tutorials
      and
     
     
      assignments
      are
      a
      big
      plus
      even
      when
      they’re
     
    

    
     
      a
      big
      pain
      in
      the
      derriere.
      It’s
      great
      to
      attend
      class
     
     
      and
      copy
      examples
      and
      rules.
      But
      you’re
      not
      doing
     
     
      or
      implying
      it
      yourself.
      These
      tutorials
      and
      math
     
     
      assignments
      give
      a
      better
      understanding
      and
     
     
      comprehension,
      sometimes
      it
      may
      even
      boost
      your
     
    
   
   
    
     
      confidence
      in
      knowing
      the
      material.
      It
      separates
      the
     
     
      material
      that
      you
      know
      and
      don’t
      know.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Another
      good
      idea
      is
      to
      take
      a
      trip
      to
      the
      library
     
     
      and
      ask
      for
      the
      solutions
      in
      assignments
      and
      tests.
     
     
      It’s
      not
      a
      great
      deal
      out
      of
      the
      way,
      and
      the
      worst
     
     
      you
      could
      do
      is
      pen
      eighty-cents
      on
      photocopying.
     
     
      If
      your
      extra-studious,
      read
      over
      the
      notes
      between
     
     
      classes.
      If
      you
      have
      a
      question,
      mark
      it
      and
      get
      it
     
     
      straightened
      up.
      Math
      doesn’t
      require
      a
      great
      deal
     
     
      of
      memorization,
      and
      reading,
      but
      it
      would
      be
      a
     
     
      great
      benefit
      to
      memorize
      the
      rules
      and
      learn
      the
     
     
      principles.
      The
      book
      comes
      in
      handy
      when
      doing
     
     
      a
      couple
      of
      odd
      problems,
      but
      this
      depends
      on
      the
     
     
      individual’s
      study
      habits.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      A
      most
      important
      fact,
      don’t
      get
      behind.
      The
      key
     
     
      goal
      to
      passing
      math
      is
      it
      should
      be
      taken
      seriously.
     
     
      Making
      those
      math
      classes
      may
      not
      be
      a
      bad
      idea
     
     
      after
      all.
     
    
   
   
    
     
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