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i have a calc II exam tomorrow. i'm hoping for a c, which means i'll pass the class with a c, which means i can move on and be one step closer to being done with math FOREVER MWAHAHAHA.

i don't mind stuff like i've done in chem. it's mostly algebra, which means it's doable for me. and simple derivative and integration? no big. we get along well.

but polar coordinates? convergence tests? trig substitution?

ohgodpleasekillmenow. gonk

and it doesn't help that i've never taken trig, and that my roommate had to explain the unit circle to me (it was the first time i'd ever heard of it xD).

the extent of my trig experience is a couple days i spent on sohcahtoa in algebra II my junior year of high school.

so yeah, i just spent three hours studying and i don't feel any more prepared than when i started because there's a ******** of different material, and it's all over my head. and i was talking to chem profs the other day, and they were all like, "yeah, you'll only use the basic stuff. never the advanced."

STUPID GODDAMN ******** MATH.



/endrant

How amusing.
I just used the unit circle yesterday.

Radians are stupid imo.

Just... how the hell did you make it TO Calc II, without knowing what a unit circle is?! O_O

Dear god, trig substitution must have been a b***h for ya... x_x I mean, not that it isn't for everyone who takes that damn class, but still, it'd be even more so! @_@

At least, well, let me tell you from experience, the trig and the unit circle only get worse... and it gets 3d in Calc 3... >_>

But Calc 2 is at least twice as hard as Calc 3 will ever be... o.o

And dE was just plain fun! n_n


and, so you know, everyone, and I mean EVERYONE who takes that damn class feels the exact same way as you... just so many different kinds of crap you gotta memorize for Calc II...

But, I am one of the odd ones that didn't have much trouble with the series... o_o

And if it makes you feel any better... "smart" Sibby only managed to get a C in that class as well... and just barely... x_x


However, it only gets easier from this class on, just remind yourself of that.... n_n (not a walk in the park easier, but at least somewhat easier)


Just, to scare ya.... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spherical_coordinates

that's just a taste of a little of the stuff you do in calc 3... oh, and did I mention that you get to do derivatives of said stuff...

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And hopefully you did well on said test! n_n

Edit: Oh, and I concur...

If you want a REALLY good site to study from, http://schools.spsd.sk.ca/mountroyal/Hoffman/index.htm is an amazing website to study from for anything math related. It belongs to my calculus teacher from highschool. The head of the city's math department. He's got university professors in the u.s. using his lesson plans o_O Anyway, he's by far the best math teacher i've ever seen, and his study notes are superb.

Ezzy had Math Teaching Methods course. And if I don't get an A on the final project, I fail the course.

Math Teaching Methods < Math

I can do math, I'm just not good at teaching it...