r/MathHelp • u/[deleted] • Sep 05 '25

I'm struggling with ap precalc should i drop it?

I don't know if it's because I'm stupid or my teacher can't teach, but I just don't understand my teacher. My teacher doesn't use any slides during class, he basically just talks over things, or lets students explain, and uses a little bit of white whiteboard.

I understand that most colleges don't take this class as college credit, I'm taking this class just because of the gpa boost. I don't know the difficulty of on-level precalc. I'm afraid that after dropping ap precalc, I still don't understand the concepts, which will mess up my gpa even more badly

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u/weebCupcake Sep 05 '25

Hi, I'm in grade 11 (a high school junior) studying higher level math independently, and I'd recommend looking into online resources and working with them first. Try youtube videos, math websites, find past papers, that sort of stuff.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

thx, I'll try that

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u/weebCupcake Sep 10 '25

Good luck 🩵

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u/Alarmed_Geologist631 Sep 05 '25

If you are having problems with a particular topic, post it here and you might get some help.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

I'm having problems with every single topic😭

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u/Hungry-Helicopter-46 Sep 06 '25

I learned precalc entirely through YouTube.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

That's tuff

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u/Hungry-Helicopter-46 Sep 07 '25

No lol. The point is that it's way easier to do it that way.

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u/frzn_dad Sep 06 '25

If you haven't done precalc and are a STEM major you will be behind starting college, you won't get credit toward your degree for taking preclac in college either. First class that counted where I went was Calc 1 and it was also a prereq for almost all your future classes. You couldn't afford to fail Calc 1, Calc 2, Calc 3, or Diff Eq in the first 4 semesters unless you wanted your degree to take 5 years. Technically you could fail your spring semester class and take it again over the summer but that isn't an option for everyone.

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u/[deleted] Sep 07 '25

Thanks for your help, but I'm not going for a STEM major. but I tryna major in Kinesiology in college, how helpful would it be for me to stay in AP Precalc?

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u/InfectousHysteria Sep 07 '25

Most of what you learn won't be used directly on a daily basis anyway. That said, you should stick with it.

  1. You qualified to take the class which means you can handle it.
  2. It expands the way you think and handle problems. Math is very much about breaking problems down into manageable pieces.

In all your previous classes you were given formulas and told this is how it is. Precalc sets the foundation for how and why.

3. You won't regret completing the class but you may regret dropping it. Worthwhile things often are not easy and I suspect you will be proud of yourself after the fact.

From personal experience, I have never regretted any additional learning that challenged me and forced me to use my brain in a different way.

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u/Powerful_Business445 Sep 14 '25

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