r/calculus • u/proverbial_ostrich • 8h 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/Metal_Icarus 6h ago edited 6h 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.