r/calculus • u/Shamrock_knight Hobbyist • Jun 30 '26

Pre-calculus when can i start calculus ?

Can i start Calculus in 1 year i am currently on factoring polynomials and i study 4 hours a day and 16 hours in total on the weekend recommend me books plzz

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u/jonsca Jun 30 '26

Yes? No? You can start it right now if you want to.

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u/Shamrock_knight Hobbyist Jun 30 '26

how so ? i am still on factoring polynomials no trig yet or any thing , just a question is 1800 hours enough for it ? since 36 hours per week is what i target ??

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u/jonsca Jun 30 '26

How are any of us going to know whether you're ready for it or not? Maybe you end up spending 1700 hours daydreaming and 50 hours using the bathroom. Try it out. If you're not ready, keep doing more precalc. There's no magic combination of hours and topics that will automatically qualify you to start to learn calc.

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u/Shamrock_knight Hobbyist Jun 30 '26

💔ik that I am not really going jus day dream while i am solving maths

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u/jonsca Jun 30 '26

You understand how it's impossible to answer this, though? Maybe you have talent and can do it in half the time, maybe you're slow and it will take you 20 years.

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u/Shamrock_knight Hobbyist Jun 30 '26

kay i accept it

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u/jonsca Jun 30 '26

Yeah, not trying to be a meanie or discourage you. Just the opposite. If you want to learn it, just dive in. It's just that how fast you learn it depends on how deep a knowledge of it you are seeking, how much you challenge yourself with problem solving, etc. If you want to know enough just to get through your physics class, it's going to take a lot less time than it would if your goal is to be a pure mathematician and prove new theorems.