<p>I took statistics instead of pre-calculus and calculus in high school. I'm planning on majoring in Human Resources Management and I need to take Differential Calculus and Optimization for Business. How difficult do you think it will be without any previous knowledge of calc?</p>
<p>kda, although the term"calculus" conjures up something hard and difficult to master, in practice , it isn’t that bad. Frankly, it depends on the skills of the student. You need to remember your intermediate and advanced algebra classes.</p>
<p>Thanks so much taxguy! I remember some of algebra, so I hope that what I remember is sufficient enough to help me through the class.</p>
<p>The calculus will not be difficult. However, if your algebra skills are poor you may struggle. Most introductory calculus problems involve a small amount of conceptual calculus and then a lot of algebraic computation.</p>