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Subject: Failed multi variable calculus

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what should I do, life is coming to an end it feels.

  • 12.28.2012 11:25 AM PDT

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  • 12.28.2012 11:26 AM PDT

Was there a particular part that you struggled with? How did you do in single variable Calculus?

  • 12.28.2012 11:27 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
Was there a particular part that you struggled with? How did you do in single variable Calculus?


I took it in HS, so it was much easier.

  • 12.28.2012 11:28 AM PDT
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I would say, probably get off the flood, and focus on school work. Yes you are more than likely on vacation but once school comes back around I would avoid this forum.

Also quit smoking Hookah.

[Edited on 12.28.2012 11:30 AM PST]

  • 12.28.2012 11:29 AM PDT

Life is coming to an end cause u failed a class?

Drama queen

  • 12.28.2012 11:30 AM PDT

Posted by: Billygoat456
I'll bring the tritium laser cutters if you bring the beer!

Funny story.

Cry yourself to sleep and continue procrastinating.

  • 12.28.2012 11:30 AM PDT

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Posted by: Oh so Lag
I would say, probably get off the flood, and focus on school work. Yes you are more than likely on vacation but once school comes back around I would avoid this forum.

Also quit smoking Hookah.


Hookah I didn't , I did other things though, but they aren't the reason I failed.

  • 12.28.2012 11:31 AM PDT

Posted by: masterchief200
Posted by: Hylebos
Was there a particular part that you struggled with? How did you do in single variable Calculus?


I took it in HS, so it was much easier.
At least at my college, single variable calulus was just about as easy as it was in highschool. The fact of the matter is once you have algebra down, Calculus is easy in comparison, it's mostly just algorithms and memorizing patterns afterall.

The difficulty with multivariable is simply wrapping your head around three dimensions instead of two, but once you do, everything is more or less the same, you're just adding an extra dimension.

What caused you to fail? Was it a particular test you did terrible on and you couldn't recover? A particular subject? I'm curious as a College Level Math Tutor, I could possibly offer some advice / suggestions.

  • 12.28.2012 11:34 AM PDT
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Posted by: masterchief200

Posted by: Oh so Lag
I would say, probably get off the flood, and focus on school work. Yes you are more than likely on vacation but once school comes back around I would avoid this forum.

Also quit smoking Hookah.


Hookah I didn't , I did other things though, but they aren't the reason I failed.


Please refer to your post on this page.



  • 12.28.2012 11:34 AM PDT

OP what is your point because if you want me to rub it in that I did well on both my Calc courses this semester I can easily do that?

  • 12.28.2012 11:38 AM PDT

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Posted by: Hylebos
Posted by: masterchief200
Posted by: Hylebos
Was there a particular part that you struggled with? How did you do in single variable Calculus?


I took it in HS, so it was much easier.
At least at my college, single variable calulus was just about as easy as it was in highschool. The fact of the matter is once you have algebra down, Calculus is easy in comparison, it's mostly just algorithms and memorizing patterns afterall.

The difficulty with multivariable is simply wrapping your head around three dimensions instead of two, but once you do, everything is more or less the same, you're just adding an extra dimension.

What caused you to fail? Was it a particular test you did terrible on and you couldn't recover? A particular subject? I'm curious as a College Level Math Tutor, I could possibly offer some advice / suggestions.


I nailed the concepts down pretty easily, it wasn't that . Part of the blame was this website my teacher pushed on us. It was supposed to replace a textbook for our class. It turned out the owner of the website was the teacher himself and the website was kind of buggy. The problems we had to do on it took too long to do and you had to account for the computers answer sensitivity. So even if I did all the problems we had to do, it just wasn't enough practice. Come the final, I knew the concepts but I didn't rehearse enough so I messed up on 77% of the problems.

But the blame falls on me too, I should have taken the initiative and bought a normal textbook and did problems in it. There is nothing I can do I guess but retake the class and practice daily.

  • 12.28.2012 11:39 AM PDT


Posted by: Oh so Lag
Please refer to your post on this page.

Lol well OP I think we found the problem.

  • 12.28.2012 11:40 AM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200

Posted by: Oh so Lag
I would say, probably get off the flood, and focus on school work. Yes you are more than likely on vacation but once school comes back around I would avoid this forum.

Also quit smoking Hookah.


Hookah I didn't , I did other things though, but they aren't the reason I failed.


Please refer to your post on this page.





That was HS me.

  • 12.28.2012 11:40 AM PDT


Posted by: masterchief200
I nailed the concepts down pretty easily, it wasn't that . Part of the blame was this website my teacher pushed on us. It was supposed to replace a textbook for our class. It turned out the owner of the website was the teacher himself and the website was kind of buggy. The problems we had to do on it took too long to do and you had to account for the computers answer sensitivity. So even if I did all the problems we had to do, it just wasn't enough practice. Come the final, I knew the concepts but I didn't rehearse enough so I messed up on 77% of the problems.

But the blame falls on me too, I should have taken the initiative and bought a normal textbook and did problems in it. There is nothing I can do I guess but retake the class and practice daily.

Nevermind I misread what you said. Still how did you get 77% of them wrong?

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  • 12.28.2012 11:42 AM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200
I nailed the concepts down pretty easily, it wasn't that . Part of the blame was this website my teacher pushed on us. It was supposed to replace a textbook for our class. It turned out the owner of the website was the teacher himself and the website was kind of buggy. The problems we had to do on it took too long to do and you had to account for the computers answer sensitivity. So even if I did all the problems we had to do, it just wasn't enough practice. Come the final, I knew the concepts but I didn't rehearse enough so I messed up on 77% of the problems.

But the blame falls on me too, I should have taken the initiative and bought a normal textbook and did problems in it. There is nothing I can do I guess but retake the class and practice daily.

Huh is a 77% failing at your school or did you need like a B or A going in?


No, I got a 33 on the final, I got 77 percent wrong.

  • 12.28.2012 11:43 AM PDT

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Posted by: Oh so Lag

Posted by: masterchief200

Posted by: Oh so Lag
I would say, probably get off the flood, and focus on school work. Yes you are more than likely on vacation but once school comes back around I would avoid this forum.

Also quit smoking Hookah.


Hookah I didn't , I did other things though, but they aren't the reason I failed.


Please refer to your post on this page.





That was HS me.

You. You never changes.

  • 12.28.2012 11:43 AM PDT


Posted by: masterchief200
No, I got a 33 on the final, I got 77 percent wrong.

Still how did you do that bad unless you didn't go to class or the average was like a 50%?

  • 12.28.2012 11:44 AM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200
No, I got a 33 on the final, I got 77 percent wrong.

Still how did you do that bad unless you didn't go to class or the average was like a 50%?


He didn't grade on a curve.

  • 12.28.2012 11:49 AM PDT


Posted by: masterchief200
He didn't grade on a curve.

Hence why I brought up the average. Most classes that don't grade on a curve have averages around 80. So unless everyone else failed it leads me to believe you didn't attend class and thought the program was enough to get you through the course.

  • 12.28.2012 11:52 AM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200
He didn't grade on a curve.

Hence why I brought up the average. Most classes that don't grade on a curve have averages around 80. So unless everyone else failed it leads me to believe you didn't attend class and thought the program was enough to get you through the course.


I admitted earlier that was part of the reason, but when I did go to class I always zoned out, I couldn't focus in his lectures I just youtubed the stuff. It comes down to the practice though, just not enough of it.

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  • 12.28.2012 11:53 AM PDT


Posted by: masterchief200
I admitted earlier that was part of the reason, but when I did go to class I always zoned out, I couldn't focus in his lectures I just youtubed the stuff. It comes down to the practice though, just not enough of it.

That depends on what material was on the test. If you did do well on the HW then you shouldn't have had an issue doing well on the test. Only time that isn't true is when the test is far different than the HW.

  • 12.28.2012 11:57 AM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200
I admitted earlier that was part of the reason, but when I did go to class I always zoned out, I couldn't focus in his lectures I just youtubed the stuff. It comes down to the practice though, just not enough of it.

That depends on what material was on the test. If you did do well on the HW then you shouldn't have had an issue doing well on the test. Only time that isn't true is when the test is far different than the HW.


One practice problem per topic isn't enough to reinforce the material. Especially when the problems are complicated and you just copy the listed procedure in the textbook methodologically.

  • 12.28.2012 12:01 PM PDT


Posted by: masterchief200
One practice problem per topic isn't enough to reinforce the material. Especially when the problems are complicated and you just copy the listed procedure in the textbook methodologically.

One practice problem per topic? You seriously thought that was enough to do well in the course.

  • 12.28.2012 12:02 PM PDT

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Posted by: masterchief200
One practice problem per topic isn't enough to reinforce the material. Especially when the problems are complicated and you just copy the listed procedure in the textbook methodologically.

One practice problem per topic? You seriously thought that was enough to do well in the course.


That's what the professor thought because he was the one who assigned the course work. It left me in a pickle, I can do his practice problems and end it with that or I could buy a real textbook for god knows how much money and do problems there on top of the mandatory website subscription that was required for the class.

  • 12.28.2012 12:04 PM PDT

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