Recent content by MarcZZ

My professor does not curve, he says the math department doesn't believe in curving. He says it isn't unprecedented that he could fail 70% of us. :/

Most of the people I've talked to who are passing this course are taking it for the second time. So... I'm kind of at a loss.

@symboli: No I'm pretty confident with my Calculus I abilities. I still know practically all the material from that course, and it isn't giving me issues in Calc II, I thought I was doing well in Calc II until the first midterm, as I was performing well on all the assignments and such and...

Hi folks, long story short I failed my first Calculus II exam back in October, but since I couldn't get my money back, or get to drop the course, I've decided to stick with it at least to see the material and perhaps pass it on the final. However, I'm likely to fail the second midterm tomorrow...

Do you have co-op experience? If so go to Alberta... supposedly they are crying for engineers out there.

In the same boat as you Raid. I am also planning to major in Chemistry, doing absolutely fantastic in Physics and Chemistry, but getting destroyed by Calculus/Math. I am also hoping someone has some good pointers for what to do, to help improve math skills, for those of us who like it's...

Yes it also depends on your profs, I can survive a bad prof in Chem or Physics and still do well because I love those subjects, but I've had two bad math profs in a row, and I don't love math and I am really struggling. Judge your own strengths honestly before you make a decision. I know I am...

Doing what you are wanting to do right now and getting A's in Physics II and Chem II and an F in Calculus II, go figure. Moral of my story is depends, if you like Physics and Calculus II you may be ok (be warned Calculus II is very nasty for a lot of people, I found Calculus I a cakewalk in...

I understand that 1 / 1 + x^2 is tan^-1(x), however I don't see where you got all these other (sqrt S) tan inverse (sqrt S * x) and so forth.

And where could I learn this, as I sure as heck don't have anything on this in my notes or textbook...

Homework Statement Hi I need help with the following integral. \int_0^2 \! \frac{1}{(x^2+4)} \, dx Homework Equations I believe that these are both trigonometric substitutions. However, these are the simplest in my textbook and I can't even understand them. :-( The Attempt at a Solution...

I'm aware, that after you get into the workforce that your grades become irrelevant. However, getting into the workforce is a major challenge especially if you don't have stellar academics behind you. The constant beating I'm taking in my math courses is making me question whether I should...

If you're really bored and want to try some college intro level stuff so you are aware of what you are getting into beforehand than you could try: https://www.edx.org/

I also should mention that when I study it seems to take me forever to do assigned problems, or get answers and I don't feel like I'm very time efficient when I study. Many of my recent assignments of my course I can't even do and have to go in for my profs help lol...

I suppose you could say that my aptitude is gone because of stress and loss of confidence. :/ Do you think I should just focus on my Physics and Chem whilst trying to pick up what I can from Calc II to have another go at it, or should I just try to pass it right now. I know I will probably...