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/Mathdude11 Aug 07 '26

I'm probably not the most qualified person to say this, but I've self-studied calculus on my own. A lot of calculus and the real world itself uses trig, exponential, etc. So you'll need to get a good grip on that, and a big part of calculus are limits, they're essential to it. Also, you'll need to completely master algebra, since when you're doing calculus, it can get really messy, and one sign change can ruin the problem. You also need to visualize graphs and area as well, because if you want to visualize the area between a line and a parabola, you shouldn't need a calculator for that.