Calculus class-will i struggle?

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Ok, its not exactly related to this section but I need your help!
I want to do maths as minor at university. My major is in science as I started doing a sport science degree and didn't want to waste all the units I had done.


My university only has 3 maths units so I have to do them all. I am told that 2 are fairly easy but the third is calculus and is hard. As its my minor I will never have to teach calculus but there just aren't enough maths units offered. Do you think I will stuggle??

When I was at school I did top maths until yeat 11, so I started geometry and trig. I left school in 2005.

Let me know what you think
 
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Yes, if it has been 5 years since you took math, you will really struggle. To do calculus, you will need to be really good at algebra and trig. Of course, I can't say how fast you will pick it up again.
 
thanks for you opinion. i have been told that the lecturer for the class is the same guy we had for our physics/chem classes and he was really good with those. I was able to pick-up chemistry which i dropped in my final year at school! thanks again
 
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