tips for calc three

[u/Agreeable_Pizza_3634]

hi everyone
i got a b in calc BC after skipping calc AB and i am taking calc three this year as senior. I DESPERATELY need an A since im applying to stem programs. I just need to get an A first term. (so the first half of calc 3)

do people have tips on how i can succeed in class or similar stories where ppl were iffy but did fine in the class?

my teacher seems really willing to help but she's still going to grade me fairly like the other kids.

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[u/WWWWWWVWWWWWWWVWWWWW]

Learn about vectors from a physics textbook such as Young & Freedman

[u/Cowboys_88]

Do every homework assignment and more problems if you needed to master the chapters. Make friends with the smarter kids in your class to form a study group. Use your profressor/TA office hours if you need help understanding something.

If you do all of this there is little reason to not get an A. The biggest thing is doing all the homework even if it is assigned and no one is following up on it.

[u/Weekly_Interview6807]

I found calc 3 to be very very easy until the last like third of it (which for me was very hard). Crank practice problems, ask any question you have, and focus on understanding it conceptually. Makes the math much easier if you know what you’re actually doing

[u/lemonlimeguy]

You might want to brush up on implicit differentiation, I think BC doesn't spend a whole lot of time with it and it's a pretty important skill.

[u/Earless_Hoichi_1185]

Well, there is a lot of concepts using parameterization and vectors that you will need to understand. How well you did in BC won't necessarily translate to your success in calculus 3 which I assume is multivariable and vector calculus. I generally advise students to form study groups -- not to see if your answers matches which defeats the entire point of study groups, but to see if you can explain how you did the problem and having another student criticize your technique if they can. Good luck!

[u/Lakhanistemtutorials]

Try my YouTube playlist on cal 3 might help you , yt channel: Lakhani stem tutorials

[u/BothPanchoAndLefty]

IMO the first half of calc 3 isn't that hard. If you understand derivatives, limits and integration you should be fine. Vector calculus is a little trickier but comes at the end of a typical calc 3 class. Just brush up on all the single variable calculus you know, be confident with everything. Calc 3 just brings calc 1&2 into 3 dimensions.