goldenratiophi Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 On January 18, my Calculus 1 class starts! I can't wait!I've already studied a bit of calculus (1 and 2) for a while, but I have to actually take the courses before I can take diff. equations. Oh well.My (approx 90 lb. ) calculus book: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 4, 2005 Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Here *Hands business card for psychiatrist*Goddarn... You actually know all that crap?Goddarn... he's excited about taking calc?<<Finds calc to be boring and semi-pointless. Not to mention tedious as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenratiophi Posted January 4, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 4, 2005 Calc isn't boring! I had lots of fun studying it on my own... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted January 5, 2005 Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Calc is the math subject I find the most interesting by far... where else do you get to deal with infinity and do such previously unimaginable things as finding the areas under curves, and that sort of stuff? If you're gonna get excited about math, get excited about calculus.Good luck in your course Carlos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenratiophi Posted January 5, 2005 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2005 Yep. It will be different being the shortest and youngest in the class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
av_nefardec Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Yes, calc should be great fun. It is definitely a gateway to higher forms of knowledge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCobra1 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Wow, can't keep up with all these newcomers... Anyway, awsome keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeru Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 Calculus is definitely the most interesting branch of mathematics I've studied. It doesn't get much more beautiful than that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_08 Posted January 7, 2005 Report Share Posted January 7, 2005 I have done a limited amount of calculus, it's not that bad.I think this belongs in the Homework Discussion.*moves topic* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 Oh well....I suppose calc is the most interesting of all math subjects.But learning to add was so much fun!!One balloon... and 8 balloons... make 9 balloons.Anyway...We're doing Logarithmic Integration and Differentiation. Joy. This might get somewhat exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Thug AMish Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 The feeling after differentiating for the first time... all that worthless pre-cal suddenly made sense I am probably a calc noob though, since my IB math course has to be more rounded than a typical AP calc class (I need to know probability, stats, vectors, etc for my final).The new TI 89 Titanium calculator is sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 17, 2005 Report Share Posted January 17, 2005 I knew derivatives before precalc... and most algebra.Just learned the power rule : N*X^(N-1)Of course, it helps understanding how that works, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 I failed math 2 years and I'm still in Geometry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted January 19, 2005 Report Share Posted January 19, 2005 Calc is for me the hardest math even though I enjoy it the most.I just got handed back a test today with a 40% The test was so notorious it had a nickname: "The Dirty Dozen"Ouch! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_08 Posted January 22, 2005 Report Share Posted January 22, 2005 "The Dirty Dozen"? Must have been super hard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Thug AMish Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 Just learned the power rule : N*X^(N-1)←Ah... the beautiful power rule I hate the quotient rule, which is much messier, especially when you have to find the 2nd derivative with it I am currently doing integration, which I find better than reviewing for midterms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted January 25, 2005 Report Share Posted January 25, 2005 I'm afraid you misunderstand, mon ami.I just learned hte power rule when I first brushed up on calc, in about sixth grade, as in it was the only thing I knew to use.Right now in Calc we're doing exponential functions and solving differentual equations that involve exponents and logs and separation of variables. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 Andy, as you and I both know, no real calc student would even think of using that uncouth quotient rule- negative exponents or bust!I managed to pull off an A on my final; it's much better news than that awful "dirty dozen" test.On the the physics teachers at my school taught finding the derivatives of polynomials to his second grade daughter: "just make this exponent fly down here, subtract one and voila!" Also worth noting is the fact that I have 3 math quizzes or tests in the period of 2 days- sadly, none of this is even makeup work.Today we had some math exam- I'm sure some of you high schoolers will or have taken it- 25 questions worth 6 points each. And less than one percent of everyone who takes it gets 120 points or more! AMSE or some acronym like that.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Thug AMish Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 I... hate... the AMC..Last year I missed out advancing because of question #1 (the easiest). This year, I only answered 9 and still feel bitter. That test has my number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted February 2, 2005 Report Share Posted February 2, 2005 127.5 on the AMC 12 for me!! Yay!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EKen132 Posted February 5, 2005 Report Share Posted February 5, 2005 Wow, I didn't even get 100 . Alas, there will be more competitions in the future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenratiophi Posted February 6, 2005 Author Report Share Posted February 6, 2005 I have no clue when I'm going to get my score back... the teacher wouldn't let us take out test booklets back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakayaro Posted March 9, 2005 Report Share Posted March 9, 2005 I totally got killed on the AIME. Sigh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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