Cascade Failure
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Who has a good source for a Calculus I refresher? I've got Calc II and Calc based Physics in the fall and Calc I didn't go so well. Thanks.
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Robin Hood
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The University of Phoenix has on line courses that will be self programed as a refresher for calc I. A friend of mine taught an on line calc course for them and I think the courses run for about 8 weeks. You could try a local community college for a refresher course as well. You could also try a peer tutor to get some of the missed concepts straightened out. Finally when you take your fall courses, get in with a group of other students in your class to help your way through it.
Hope some of this helped.
rh
Hope some of this helped.
rh
Turnpike Jim
Inactive
I'm sorry. What was the question?
JIm
JIm
LoupGarou
Ancient Fuzzball
michaelteever
Deceased
As with virtually ANY query I have nowadays that doesn't require someone's advice or insight to guide me, I go to Google.
Ask a question and use keywords which make sense, and because they have done an amazing job with their spybots and the software created to scan the websites, you can almost always get relevent info.
For example, all I did was use some of the words in the 'Cascade Failure' inquiry request.
Typed in "Calculus I refresher" and the very 1st link on the first page is a free PDF format 21 page calculous refresher document.
The link: http://www.stat.wisc.edu/~ifischer/calculus.pdf
The second link provides a 47 page doc. in embeded pdf can be found. (in other words, no PDF reader needed.)
The link: http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/resources.php/1
Further down the page is this 78 page PDF doc. calculus refresher which I personally thought was the easiest to digest from my short perusal of it.
The link: http://www.math.umn.edu/~garrett/calculus/first_year/notes.pdf
JMHO, as always.
Michael
Good luck in your course.
Ask a question and use keywords which make sense, and because they have done an amazing job with their spybots and the software created to scan the websites, you can almost always get relevent info.
For example, all I did was use some of the words in the 'Cascade Failure' inquiry request.
Typed in "Calculus I refresher" and the very 1st link on the first page is a free PDF format 21 page calculous refresher document.
The link: http://www.stat.wisc.edu/~ifischer/calculus.pdf
The second link provides a 47 page doc. in embeded pdf can be found. (in other words, no PDF reader needed.)
The link: http://www.mathcentre.ac.uk/resources.php/1
Further down the page is this 78 page PDF doc. calculus refresher which I personally thought was the easiest to digest from my short perusal of it.
The link: http://www.math.umn.edu/~garrett/calculus/first_year/notes.pdf
JMHO, as always.
Michael
Good luck in your course.
I know this won't help at all...but some people just don't "get" calculus. I was one of 'em. At my college, Calculus classes were labeled along the lines of "Math 151, 152, 153, 154," supposedly alluding that they were freshmen level courses. Well...holy crap, those were the worst classes I've ever taken. I got a C+ in each of them...and ALL my other science/math/engineering courses, were mostly A's with some B's.
Luckily, I never need Calc in daily life. =)
Luckily, I never need Calc in daily life. =)
ParanoidNot
Veteran Member
Algebra
Hello Cascade Failure (Great handle by the way),
go to www.aleks.com and try their free three hour introduction. Among other degrees I am an engineer, and a homeschooler. This is the BEST mathamatics education program I have ever used or seen. Period. Hands Down.
It will first do an assessment of what you know. It will then start teaching you the next things to learn which you are weak in. It then starts teaching you the new material.
This program starts at first grade and goes to post doctoral mathematics.
You probably want to start at the College level Calculus I level, and then move on up through the Analytic Geometry and Calculus II.
My 16 year old daughter just completed the full HS math program, and is getting straight A's at her public high school. Her teachers are all recommending her to other students as a tutor. 2 years ago she was getting D's in math and falling behind. My son is a homeschooler, and at 12 is halfway through the HS Math program.
Hope this helps,
PN
Hello Cascade Failure (Great handle by the way),
go to www.aleks.com and try their free three hour introduction. Among other degrees I am an engineer, and a homeschooler. This is the BEST mathamatics education program I have ever used or seen. Period. Hands Down.
It will first do an assessment of what you know. It will then start teaching you the next things to learn which you are weak in. It then starts teaching you the new material.
This program starts at first grade and goes to post doctoral mathematics.
You probably want to start at the College level Calculus I level, and then move on up through the Analytic Geometry and Calculus II.
My 16 year old daughter just completed the full HS math program, and is getting straight A's at her public high school. Her teachers are all recommending her to other students as a tutor. 2 years ago she was getting D's in math and falling behind. My son is a homeschooler, and at 12 is halfway through the HS Math program.
Hope this helps,
PN
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twincougars
Deceased
Just go to the library and pick up several Calculus text books (because, like me, you might not understand the way one author explains a concept, but between several, you will get the idea), read and do a few problems from each chapter to be sure you understand. Today, some colleges are teaching a "pre-calculus" class, and I presume there are text books associated with that. If you have a weak math background in general, you might start with that.
I used to hate math, but now I love to teach it. Taught in a homelink program for a few years to high school and jr. high kids. Now I am writing a book on Algebra made Easy.