Question

how should I start learning calculus

Answer 1

know trig already?

Answer 2

No I am very weak in trig

Answer 3

I have no choice as I am studying BS.Cs and have a lot oof difficulty in passing exams

Answer 4

And to my best have not been able to be efficient even with an effort of 5 hours a day for long while

Answer 5

This probably means you didn't fully understand something. How much trig exposure do you have? Can you solve triangles? Calculus is actually very easy. It is the algebra that makes it really hard! i know it sounds crazy, but calculus brings out the WORST in algebra

Answer 6

I am weak in trig , have basic idea, am not relay good at algebra. But I have to do it, That is the only choice ,

Answer 7

I get stuck with trig and Ln while solving or understanding calculus problems, Have never grasped an Idea of Domain and range, Like cats can not enjoy vegetables I fail to get juice out of Calculus. May be I am Dumm :)

Answer 8

Well, I highly recommend spending some free time at khanacademy.com and work on your basic algebra up to trig. When you come across questions, i have found that this website is extremely useful in helping explain things!

Answer 9

Algebra is just fancy adding. Usually keeping both sides of an equal sign the same, but more often trying to make one side of the equal sign become something specific.

Answer 10

heheh! no no. you just must have missed out on key things when learning about graphs. it is all simple, if you can just get it explained the right way! have no fear

Answer 11

Calculus is just finding two things
1. instantaneous rate of change
2. the area under a curve

Answer 12

A domain is how far across the x axis a line will go. a range is how high! illl draw an example