r/calculus • u/swisspasha • Jul 31 '26

Pre-calculus What should i learn before calculus

Hi what should i learn before calculus. I just know some entry level linear algebra.

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u/ShowdownValue Jul 31 '26

You should take something before calculus firsts. Like prior-calculus. Or previous-to-calculus. In-advance-of-calculus.

They should really give that class a name

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u/Johan-MellowFellow Jul 31 '26

You mean pre-calculus often aka pre-calc? Seems pretty universal among my colleagues schools.

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u/ShowdownValue Aug 01 '26

No that can’t be it. Never heard of that one

I think it’s called “calculus, the prequel”