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Calculus

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-29 21:22

Alright /sci/, here's the story. I'm currently enrolled in Calculus. This is my fourth math course in college. It's my fault, but it seems that I got a Teacher that actually teaches; and so gracefully showed us how much Algebra/Trig we really know. I don't know shit. I studied hard for a test he gave that was on Appendix A-D and Ch. 1 (which is essentially Algebra and Trig), In which I got a 68 on. I don't really have the money to retake my Algebra and Trig classes, and was wondering if /sci/ has any ideas on how I could quickly review and memorize all the information I will need (sort of become a expert) in later math classes.

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-29 22:35

If you're that much of a failure, then even google could help you. Search "trigonometry practice" or some other shit like that.

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 1:41

Thanks for the input... but not much help.

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 10:46

Do your homework throughout the year and don't try do it all at the end

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 14:07

There is no royal road to trigonometry.

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 15:16

Get down get down!
(Down with the boogie)

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 16:26

>>1
Move with your auntie and uncle in Bel-Air

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 19:38

>>1
How long has it been since your last class? Last semester?
I would just take my notes/notebooks and go through the various functions you need for your calculus class (calculus is limits, derivatives and integrals right? I'm sorry I'm not from an English country). If your teacher is going to show you how to derivate he needs to start from the functions first so you could use that as a template for what to review.

I remember deriving trigonometric functions is a bitch because you need to use the identities to manipulate the functions depending on the problem (either to make it easier to derivate or re-arrange the result you get to answer the question).
trigonometric circle is handy too

Thinking some more, to be honest I'm not even sure I could arrive at a derivative starting from the function anymore. It's something like
lim d->0 of [ f(x+d) - f(x) ] / [d]
and you go from there hehe, but people mostly memorize the common results like
cos(x)' = -sin(x)
sin(x)' = cos(x)
etc.

for algelbra you need to be able to factorize and divide polynoms, those were the two hard ones I remember

Name: Anonymous 2008-01-30 21:56

Trigonometry is for losers, don't listen to them

Name: Anonymous 2008-02-01 1:08

memorize the unit circle, study, study, calculator, study.

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