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Posted by: SRQ baller24

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In hindsight, that stuff looks easy. Try studying to be an engineer, there's a lot more calculus that makes a lot less sense.

The math is the easiest part of any engineering curriculum.


its still hard

  • 12.09.2012 8:32 PM PDT


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AP calc is easy. Now AP physics is another story.

AP Physics is so damn easy dude Wtf.
Ap calc is way harder.

Was yours calc and/or trig based.

Of course. So far.

What?

  • 12.09.2012 8:33 PM PDT


Posted by: rjd
Is an AP qualification the equivalent of an A-Level (British qualification)?
It's basically a course that is at the same level as a university class. Some universities/colleges will even give you credit at their school for getting a good grade on the test you take at the end of the course.

  • 12.09.2012 8:34 PM PDT

The funny thing is that calc is a lot easier than Algebra is. Once you get over the Algebra / Trig hump and truly master the basics, the rest of Math becomes rather straightforward.

  • 12.09.2012 8:34 PM PDT
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Posted by: rjd
Is an AP qualification the equivalent of an A-Level (British qualification)?
Not exactly. AP exams aren't required to graduate from high school and move on to college/university; but if you score high enough, they can be used as credit for certain college/university courses.

  • 12.09.2012 8:34 PM PDT


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Posted by: SRQ baller24

Posted by: CoffeeTunic
In hindsight, that stuff looks easy. Try studying to be an engineer, there's a lot more calculus that makes a lot less sense.

The math is the easiest part of any engineering curriculum.


its still hard

Not really unless you are bad at math in which case I would question why you are going for an engineering major.

  • 12.09.2012 8:35 PM PDT

"Two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe." -- Albert Einstein

Calculus is really easy, I've already taken Calculus III and Differential Equations. I am taking Abstract Algebra next semester.

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  • 12.09.2012 8:36 PM PDT

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Posted by: What Is This1
Not really unless you are bad at math in which case I would question why you are going for an engineering major.
I find math hard as hell to learn, but really easy to use once I've got it.
It's one of those "What the hell is this" things, then once I get it, "Oh, duh, makes perfect sense now".

  • 12.09.2012 8:37 PM PDT


Posted by: xyz4524
AP calc is easy. Now AP physics is another story.

Have to agree with this. I'm loving AP calc (BC, I took honors precal last year so it's all new to me), but AP physics is destroying me.

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I never took it. After College Algebra I had no desire to continue in mathematics.

  • 12.09.2012 8:39 PM PDT


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Posted by: CoffeeTunic
In hindsight, that stuff looks easy. Try studying to be an engineer, there's a lot more calculus that makes a lot less sense.

The math is the easiest part of any engineering curriculum.


its still hard

Not really unless you are bad at math in which case I would question why you are going for an engineering major.


Depends on your field. I currently take part in my schools TSA and PLTW programs and the math is usualy not hard except when we delve into quantum engineering.

[Edited on 12.09.2012 8:43 PM PST]

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Posted by: rjd
Is an AP qualification the equivalent of an A-Level (British qualification)?
It's basically a course that is at the same level as a university class. Some universities/colleges will even give you credit at their school for getting a good grade on the test you take at the end of the course.

That's very interesting as I just looked up a AP Calculus AB and BC exam, and all of the content appeared in my A-Level.

Not debating the difficulty of the exam, I just personally find it interesting.

  • 12.09.2012 8:41 PM PDT
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Posted by: SRQ baller24

Posted by: CoffeeTunic
In hindsight, that stuff looks easy. Try studying to be an engineer, there's a lot more calculus that makes a lot less sense.

The math is the easiest part of any engineering curriculum.


its still hard

Not really unless you are bad at math in which case I would question why you are going for an engineering major.


Im not bad at math, but some concepts take a whole lot of effort to understand.

True my main problem lies with my poor algebra skills, multivariate calculus was hard enough without having to do double and triple integrals.

But i digress, the core of an engineering course is the physics, which thankfully im good at. I can do great if its something that can be visualised. "thinking in 3d" is what they call it i think

  • 12.09.2012 8:44 PM PDT

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This is true. The problem I have with calculus is that the best way to learn is repetition, and I'm a bit too lazy for that currently.
Posted by: catman6
I find math hard as hell to learn, but really easy to use once I've got it.
It's one of those "What the hell is this" things, then once I get it, "Oh, duh, makes perfect sense now".

  • 12.09.2012 8:44 PM PDT


Posted by: CoffeeTunic
This is true. The problem I have with calculus is that the best way to learn is repetition, and I'm a bit too lazy for that currently.
Posted by: catman6
I find math hard as hell to learn, but really easy to use once I've got it.
It's one of those "What the hell is this" things, then once I get it, "Oh, duh, makes perfect sense now".

Actually, the best way to learn calculus is to understand where the equations come from. If you do that (which isn't hard) then you can derive anything you need to know.

  • 12.09.2012 8:50 PM PDT

Nothing can describe how concerned I am about taking that class in two years. The teacher who teaches it is my geometry teacher right now and she will be my pre calc teacher next year. She is known as being easily the hardest teacher in the school and she makes geometry harder for me than algebra 2 was.

  • 12.10.2012 8:28 AM PDT

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