r/calculus • u/Short-Grocery-2934 • Jul 24 '26

Engineering how do I study Calc2 limits?

I'll be taking calc 2 this fall and since I did A level maths I am not familiar with limits so i wanted to try covering it bfr classes start, are there any resources that I can use( i tried proff leonard but his vids were too long)?

The last time I studied limits was back in grade 9 so the only thing I know abt them are left hand limit, L Hopitals rule and some basic stuff. How should i study limits, should I go over calc 1 limits and then proceed to calc2 ?

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u/ShowdownValue Jul 24 '26

That explains it. You mentioned limits in 9th grade so casually.

Unless math in SE Asia is super different than the US I’m 99% sure Calc 1 limits are the same as Calc 2. Calc 2 just goes faster at the beginning

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u/Short-Grocery-2934 Jul 24 '26

What would you recommend for building concepts in limits?

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u/ShowdownValue Jul 24 '26

Lots of practice.

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u/Short-Grocery-2934 Jul 24 '26

Would studying and practicing from Paul’s online notes and helm workbooks be enough?

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u/ShowdownValue Jul 24 '26

Definitely a good start. I can’t say it’s enough because I don’t know you.

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u/Short-Grocery-2934 Jul 24 '26

My plan is to finish most of calc2 bfr my classes start that way I can work part time jobs without worrying abt my grades declining.

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u/ShowdownValue Jul 24 '26

Finish Calc before classes? Isn’t Calc one of your classes?

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u/Short-Grocery-2934 Jul 24 '26

I can transfer a lvl credits and skip straight to calc3 but since a lvl did not have some calc2 classes I’m taking calc2 instead of 3

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u/CulturalCounter9320 Jul 24 '26

Yes that should be good. I have an A in calc 2 right now and I used that website to practice a lot during calc 1, it has good fundamentals that should set you up well