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[iMAGINATION]

I felt the same way after diff eq. I now officially hate math after loving it for many years

 

[Epsilon-delta]

I took business calc 1 (Calculus for dum-dums) at UW-Madison, got a 42% on the final, which was a low 'A' on the curve, letting me pass with a 'B' for the semester. I just can't even imagine going further.

You're too hard on yourself. You did what you needed to do for your major.

You have to remember us math majors, and I'll include physics majors as well, are masochists lol.

 

[Qurupeke]

Oh lol, I hate that with a passion too. It's Calculus 2 for me though. I was fine until stuff like the surface integrals and the theorems like Green, Stokes etc. showed up. I aced Calculus I and ODE and I got an average score on that class. The worst thing is that it's kind of necessary for Electromagnetics Fields that I'm taking this semester. It's taking extra time to get more accustomed to this type of integrals right now...

 

[jotun?]

I actually hate Calc III because it's so NON proof based. It just feels like we're given tons of instructions to memorize at a blisteringly fast pace, without really having the time to go in depth on WHY things are the way they are. We did a little proof stuff with vectors, and I enjoyed that, but as the pace picks up, the strategy seems to be shifting to "memorize how to do it, don't worry about why."

it's usually because some guy spent his whole career figuring out that method, and proving/deriving it would be a class on its own

 

[loaf of bread]

Calc III isn't too bad. Calc II on the other hand is hell on earth.

 

[PlatypusDude]

Calc 1-3 weren't too bad, 3 was the easiest just because I had the best Math Professor at my school. Now wait till you get to Advanced Calculus that's where it gets hard

Spoiler

Currently in it and failing woohoo.

 

[low-G]

I'm in Linear Algebra, some overlap with Calc 3. Getting into transformations. I'm bored out of my skull. I enjoy the proofs & logic though, when it comes up. I'm a CS major so this is fine.

 

[CronoShot]

Calc 2 remains to this day the only class I've ever failed. And I failed it twice.

Luckily I took it this past fall and got a B, but it was hell getting there.

 

[GrizzNKev]

I was done with math after Calc 2 and stats. Kinda happy about that.

 

[Tesseract]

OP, try watching through this Youtube series and see if it clicks better for you, assuming you're talking about primarily vector stuff, partial derivatives, etc:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDesaqWTN6ESk16YRmzuJ8f6-rnuy0Ry7

He has playlists covering Calc 1 and 2 as well.

not a bad teacher, but he asks awful questions to reinforce old concepts

 

[ant_]

If you understand Calc I and Calc II, Calc III should be a breeze.

Calc III is just applying the fundamentals to three dimensions.

Calc II is by far the hardest of the series.

 

[theepicoftyler]

I was always told Calc II was the hardest of the calculus classes. I have no idea how I passed it.

I've retained so little from Calc II.

 

[jchap]

Multivariable everything. We started with vectors, planes, simple volumes of straight sided shapes, spheres, etc.

Then moved onto gradients and partial derivatives, now it's onto double integrals and volumes of shapes bounded by functions.

So the most useful form of calculus. Pay attention and you know everything there is to know about electromagnetism.

 

[Tom Nook]

Good luck. I forgot what I did in Calculus II. That was eight years ago.

 

[AnathemicOne]

So glad I only had to take Calc 1 and I did it twice

 

[PeskyToaster]

I was good at it but didn't do much as a Comouter Science major. Love physics though. They should just teach math through physics then kids would get it.

 

[darksunpr]

Fuck Calc III. Fuck it. I hated it so much, most people hate calc II, but I loved it.

 

[Pau]

I really enjoyed Calc III. But I had a great instructor who was more focused on us understanding what was happening than memorizing steps or whatever.

I use it a lot in my probability classes. It can get a bit annoying especially when you make stupid computation errors, but it's fine.

 

[Fj0823]

I survived Calc 3 and learned to love it....the third fucking time

for reference I aced Calc 1 & 2 on my first try.

 

[ghostofsparta]

am dum, only took up to linear algebra.

good luck tho

 

[Tater Tot]

Calc III is just Calc I with 3 dimensions.

Calc II was the hardest. Taylor series hurts my brain.

I dunno how I got B in calc/ A in calc II and A in calc III

 

[orochi91]

tfw only artist in the class

im taking calculus 3 right now and i love to draw and think in terms of 3D so im enjoying this class

Fantastic visualization.

 

[Regiruler]

Calc 3 is easier than Calc 2 by miles.

So much crap in Calc 2 that is impossible to remember. hell, sequences and series are actually put in Calc 4 at my current school.

 

[Machine]

Wait till you get to differential equations. (Calc IV)

SEVEN-TEN PAGE EQUATIONS!!!!!!

Differential equations are the devil. I still don't know how I passed that class.

 

[N.Domixis]

I had calc 1, calc 2, calc 3 and DE. Breezed through it and straight Aed all of them. I was one of the few getting 100 on the exams throughout all 4 classes.

 

[ssharm02]

I was done with math after Calc 2 and stats. Kinda happy about that.

tfw only artist in the class

im taking calculus 3 right now and i love to draw and think in terms of 3D so im enjoying this class

Looks excellent. Nice drawing

 

[triplestation]

I remember one of my calc professors being this super angry Canadian (from Quebec I think) who enjoyed going off on tangents about how the states were squandering our potential by not allocating enough funds for education. Just lots of vitriol for the US in general. I just remember him fuming before a lecture about it. All the time. I thought Canadians were supposed to be cheery folk.



Shit dude nice.

Fantastic visualization.

Looks excellent. Nice drawing

thank you

 

[SRG01]

OP, it gets much better once you learn a practical application for it. Look up Maxwell/Heaviside's EM equations and it'll immediately make more sense.

 

[smokeandmirrors]

Calc III >>>>>>>>> Calc II

 

[The_Inquisitor]

Man I actually thought cal 3 was easier than 2.

 

[Manifest Destiny]

tfw only artist in the class

im taking calculus 3 right now and i love to draw and think in terms of 3D so im enjoying this class

I have no idea what the heal I am looking at, I am glad my business administration degree didn't require this type of math.

 

[nicoga3000]

I remember Clac 3. We had to prove Green's Theorem on one of our exams. It starts to turn into math for the sake of math. While I appreciate the beauty of it, I could never do anything related to that shit for a living. That's one reason I became an engineer - applied physics and math are more fun (to me) than theoretical everything.

Good luck OP. You know what's more fun than Calc 3? DiffEQ

 

[Angelus Errare]

Every time I scroll past this thread title I keep seeing as "cannabis III sucks ass"

 

[FriedConsole]

Calc 3 was the easiest for me. Maybe because I took it a community college instead of my state school.

 

[The Lamp]

Calc III isn't too bad. Calc II on the other hand is hell on earth.

Nah. Calc 3 is full of abstract shit that is hard to conceptualize.

 

[Lumination]

The hardest part of Calc 3 for me was visualizing 3d objects. It's easy with plain cylinders and stuff, but once you got to gradients and whatnot... I really didn't want to just follow the steps without being able to SEE what I was doing.

 

[firebricks3]

Calc 3 is definitely easier than calc 2, but how much is predicated by how well you can see 3D curves and shapes in your head or draw them on paper.

 

[Laevateinn]

What? Multivariable was my favorite. Easiest math class I had. Series and sequences can die though.

 

[twobear]

OP, try watching through this Youtube series and see if it clicks better for you, assuming you're talking about primarily vector stuff, partial derivatives, etc:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLDesaqWTN6ESk16YRmzuJ8f6-rnuy0Ry7

He has playlists covering Calc 1 and 2 as well.

damn

this dude is

let me learn vector calculus, daddy

 

[YoungOne]

I found Cal 3 easier than Cal 2

 

[The Lamp]

I have no idea what the heal I am looking at, I am glad my business administration degree didn't require this type of math.

You're looking at a 3D extruded graph of basically one line curving up and one line curving down (y = 1/x)

 

[Dosia]

Depends entirely on the professor. Mine was an asshole. Started with about 35 classmates and only 5 of us made the final with only me and 1 other passing. I got a C too was straight BS.

 

[GamerSoul]

It really depends on the professor but I found Calc 3 a bit easier.

 

[rezn0r]

It's been more than 10 years but I had to take up to calc5 and i remember 3 being the worst. It honestly got better. Of course this depends on school, professor, attitude, life, alcoholism, etc. Good luck

 

[Macattk15]

Have a master's in electrical engineering. Been working for 10 years.

Remember college being the last time I used any of the calculus I had to learn.

Thanks finely tuned real world computer programs!

I hated learning Calculus at the time ....

 

[ChetWilson]

Calc 3 for me was so much easier then Calc 2.

Man I actually thought cal 3 was easier than 2.

I agree, but it depends as to how deep into Calc 3 your professor goes. I think I just remember conics, vectors, partials, double/triple integrals. We didn't get to Green's.

 

[Lion Heart]

I remember one of my calc professors being this super angry Canadian (from Quebec I think) who enjoyed going off on tangents about how the states were squandering our potential by not allocating enough funds for education. Just lots of vitriol for the US in general. I just remember him fuming before a lecture about it. All the time. I thought Canadians were supposed to be cheery folk.

Just like everything else in Canada*

*Quebec not included

 

[Baron Aloha]

I honestly found Calc 1 to be harder than Calc 2 and Calc 2 to be harder than Calc 3.

 

[Kama_1082]

Cal 3 was the easiest of them all. Cal 2 was the bitch

 

[quesalupa]

I'm just trying to finish business Calc then I'm never going to touch a traditional math class again. Best of luck with your boredom OP.