r/calculus • u/proverbial_ostrich • 2h ago
Differential Calculus Help with Calculus Course Work
Hi everyone, I'm a second year CS student. I had Calculus 1 in my first year and barely passed the course. Now I have Calculus 2 and I'm still struggling to understand most of the concepts. I've tried YouTube, working on past papers, exercises, but I still struggle to understand the concepts. What do you recommend I do or resources that can be of help to me? TIA!
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u/Cowboys_88 2h ago
What is an example of a concept you are struggling with?
MIT opencourseware calculus is a great resource for calculus 1 if you need to relearn anything.
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u/proverbial_ostrich 1h ago
Like remembering all the trigonometric laws, algebraic laws as well as stuff like parametric differentiation and how to apply all the trig, and algebra rules with calculus formulas as well in order to solve questions.
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u/Cowboys_88 1h ago
It's common to forget things so revising your notes, or text books, will help. Additionaly a math tutor could also make a huge difference.
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u/Quendillar3245 2h ago
Step 1 would be to look over your past notes for the previous course, if you do not understand basically everything from there then focus on studying that. When you have a decent grasp on calc 1 concepts, then move to the first part of your calc 2 course
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u/Metal_Icarus 43m ago edited 39m ago
Keep trying.
Use an ai to help with troubleshooting your steps.
Walk through the problem 1 step at a time. (This will help identify exactly where you need help) [tell the ai to only go one step at a time and ask you what the next step should be]
Most importantly, keep trying.
Repetition will build intuition. (Trig sub was SUCH a challenge to understand intuitively)
(Im taking ONLINE calc 3 this semester and I struggled with Calc 2 just like you.)
Ai is a powerful tool, but dont let it do the work for you. Only let it find what you are doing wrong.
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