<p>So im currently depressed about differential equations i got a 23% for a midterm worth 22.5% of my grade and i have another midterm. Do i even have a chance to pass it :/ i did calculations again and again. I've ignored my other courses focusing on this course like crazy. My homework grade has improved my quizzes are kind of alright but that midterm was beyond a blow i was so nervous i had a breakdown. I dont want to repeat or drop i have quizzes and homework and a midterm also worth 22.5% my class average was like a 49% yes its that bad. I just need success stories or advice because im drowing in my sweat and fear.
I want to love this subject but not when it kicks my butt!</p>
<p>*as in the classes average was a 49%…</p>
<p>What topics in it are tough for you?</p>
<p>Linear modeling is the toughest for me and some minor problems but i studied for them like for weeks. I have to buckle down and study like crazy im actually suicidal over this i cant believe ive done this terrible 
and my professor doesnt even care he just said better next time. I have no idea where to turn other than my textbook and it depresses me daily. </p>
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<p>Get schaums outlines and practice practice practice. Check out another book in the schools library and do problems out of there. You should be able to do most of the homework problems correctly just by following the book examples. </p>
<p>Setting up the problems should be the easy part. There is no reason why you should get a 23%. I can understand calculating trig integrals, but a 23% on an exam while “studying for weeks” doesn’t sound right. Just by listing correct equations should net you 50%. </p>
<p>Whats the name of your textbook? If you want to pm homework questions I can try to help you.</p>
<p>Dont feel too bad if the class average was 49% though. </p>
<p>Talk to you professor during office hours to figure out what you are not getting right.</p>
<p>Hey! My text book is by Dennis G.Zill “first course in Differential equations with modeling applications” i went to my professor so many times he told me i shouldnt drop because i have a chance in the next midterm. I have horrible anxities for midterms i ruin my life because of it. im studying for my 2nd midterm this weekend. Oh please that would be so awesome im checking out other d.e textbooks at the library tomorrow too. i just feel discouraged by all of it im in engineering math shouldnt be that dreadful to me but since college started its been so weird for me.</p>
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<p>But i dont buy it my prof just said that to keep me from getting a breakdown about the course i dont want to give up but i feel so defeated </p>
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<p>Hey, a friend of mine usually gets very low exam scores (had a 3.0gpa) but he worked for great engineering companies. Dont get discouraged, grades are not everything. Bust your ass off tho to get above a C</p>
<p>I have the same book :)</p>
<p>I’m taking the same class and I’m getting an A. Pm me if you want to see my homework and I can email it to you.</p>
<p>Don’t give up vulcan. I used that same book while I was in Undergrad and I believe I purchased the solutions manual (I found the book to be pretty good). Visit the professor ask about things you can do to make up your grade. Is this the only math class you have not done too well in? If you have been doing poorly in other math classes, maybe engineering is not for you (hate to say it). If you have been doing well in other math classes maybe you just need to drop Diff Eqns and try it again another time.</p>
<p>Differential equations is a really nasty one, and there’s no getting around that. But it’s pretty clear that the problem here isn’t the class, but rather the mentality you have right now.</p>
<p>Want to know whether or not you can pass the class? Do the math on it; numbers don’t lie. If you need something like a B average to make it, you still have a chance. If not, then you probably won’t be able to do it unless you’re particularly gifted at ramping up your performance. If you can’t do it, no point in trying.</p>
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That’s just how it is. Differential equations is a real monster when it comes to math, and there’s hardly a thing you can do about it. I’ve never had trouble with math before or after DiffEq’s, but that one class really got the better of me in a lot of ways. Working engineers spend a whole lot of time figuring out ways not to have to use the can of worms that is differential equations.
What can I say, it’s really quite a nasty can of worms. </p>
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But the class itself isn’t actually the problem here. This is. See, just grinding through material like that is just going to lead to stress, and maybe even depression if you’re not very good at managing stress. The one thing it won’t do is improve your performance in any way.
You might say that this problem doesn’t just go away, and you’d be right. As it stands, I don’t think you’ll be able to get through the class simply because you’re not really mentally up for it. My suggestion: drop the class and worry about it later. It’s important to learn how to choose your battles, and this isn’t a battle worth fighting. Take the class again when you’re more mentally prepared for it.
If I’m wrong and you manage to do well on this coming midterm, all the better for you. But I don’t think I’m wrong simply because a destructive mentality really takes a toll on you more than any lack of preparation ever can.</p>
<p>nope i did alright in my other math courses and excelled in math in high school.
So engineering is for me. I do better in my other engineering courses [like statics.]
I can’t drop this course at all-the deadline is in a week i can’t drop it for multiple reasons.
I’m really plagued with that mentality and it really ruins my grades and my life.
Is there a cure for it or whatever because it truly sucks.
I can’t drop the course at all.
I did the math for I can get a B and with a slight curve at the end of the semester i never know.</p>
<p>Can i find the solution manual online?</p>
<p>I can’t even send a PM i lost my old account so i’m using this newer one its so weird…</p>
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Quite simply, learn not to worry about it so much. Getting enough sleep is almost always the most important factor for this, and if you can’t sleep then you need to find a way (tea and/or warm milk works 90% of the time for me). Spend some time studying, but don’t spend every single moment of your life studying - not only do you not have to, but also it doesn’t help anyways.</p>
<p>Try <a href=“https://www.khanacademy.org/math/differential-equations[/url]”>https://www.khanacademy.org/math/differential-equations</a> for studying - it’s a decent tool for studying because you can use it while being relatively relaxed.</p>
<p>Thanks so much :)</p>
<p>First of all, at some point you’ll have to stop letting these things bother you so much. A class with an exam average that low is common in engineering. I see seniors freaking out about it, and I wonder if they learn anything from past experience. Several classes I’ve made A’s in have had averages as low as 60%. What’s your GPA exactly? How many credit hours do you have?</p>
<p>The type of math and the extent to which you’ll use it later on is going to depend on what engineering program you’re in. Algebra is the most essential and universal among all engineering, that may sound trivial and elementary but that’s honestly where most people make mistakes later on. Differential equations seems to be the second most utilized math in MOST engineering. That being said, complete mastery of a Differential Equation course itself is not necessary to be very successful in a future engineering course. Understanding elementary ODEs is not usually a problem, even if you need to review it some. It’s when you encounter some nasty partial differential equations that you’ll understand stressing about this course is silly. You’ll basically be learning to solve PDEs on a case by case basis, and the approach you take in doing so is not going to be as mathematical as a pure math course is going to try to teach you. Some of my friends don’t even solve them algebraically. </p>
<p>Since you wanted a specific case, your situation is pretty much identical to mine Fall of my Sophomore semester. I had a 24 homework average and a 32 on my first midterm. That was a combination of not giving a crap and an awful professor. Dropped it, took it again in the Spring with a much better professor, made a B. Had I worked harder, an A would have been easily obtainable, but I always took a very carefree approach to my math classes. Made C’s in Calc 2 and 3, yet pumping out As and the occasional B in my upper level engineering courses, and the Bs have nothing to do with me not busting my ass in my early math classes.</p>
<p>Everyone in engineering has classes like this. I vaguely remember 30% was an A in my data structures class.</p>
<p>What’s important is where your scores stand in relation to the other students.</p>
<p>My homework average is alright at least a B and my quizzes are around C±B- range (so far tho…)its just my midterm that i did so badly D: a huge blow to me and im relaxed now. Will take control more often.
but thanks for the reply so much.
I hope i do well th coming midterm.
And thanks! !!
Ive done 26 credits so far.</p>
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