<p>Like Calculus I-III, Linear Algebra, and Differential Equations?</p>
<p>I don't think I'm spending enough time in Calc I!</p>
<p>i spent a good time on calc 1, but i definatly spent more on calc 2, LA wasent to bad,</p>
<p>How many hours per week would you say? (This question goes to everyone of course).</p>
<p>Or even better question: If for Calc I-III you used the James Stewart text, how many hours per chapter?</p>
<p>Uh I don't exactly remember time spent, but in terms of difficulty:</p>
<p>Calc II
Diff Eq.
Calc III
Calc I</p>
<p>I haven't taken LA yet. I think Calc II really requires you to review the material after each class and do all of the homework...sometimes twice. So for me it was probably about 6 hrs./wk. The others were a big notch down though. Diff Eq. is only difficult in that it makes use of a lot of stuff from Calc II. ;)</p>
<p>I think we should spend enough time to understand the cores implicitly.</p>
<p>Stewart is awful, thats what my school uses, I say the best way to study that bs is to get the answers and just remember steps., thats what I do.</p>
<p>Tiberius, however long it takes for you to understand the material. Some people are going to take less or more time than others. You have to find your own time. In terms of difficulty, I would say it's:</p>
<p>Calc 2
Calc 3
Diff Eq.
Linear Algebra*</p>
<p>*Now the difficulty of LA depends on what course you take. At my school, there are two options for LA. One is a computational approach which is very easy and the other is a theoretical approach that is largely proof-based, taken by mostly math majors.</p>
<p>Is that list ascending or descending in terms of difficulty?</p>
<p>To answer the op, I spent about two-three hours doing the homework(assigned twice a week) and about two hours on each chapter of stewart studying and trying to grasp the steps taken. Overall, it was the most time consuming course because of the regular homeworks and weekly quizzes. This is for calc I</p>
<p>--->I was thinking about taking calc II honors next year, bur from your responses, this seems like the hardest course. According to the description, it involves much more theory than the regular course and te students are assigned more challenging problems that involve application of the concepts. Now, I am not an A calc student, would it be wise to take the course for the smaller classes and lack of tests (only quizzes are given out throughout the semester)?</p>
<p>i am a computer science major, btw, and am already taking honors general physics (mechanics) next year.</p>
<p>Calc II is awful because of two words: Taylor Series. Welcome to hell.</p>
<p>Shackeford, hard to easier from top to bottom.</p>
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<p>I know that obviously but I'm just wondering how much time others have spent.</p>
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<p>1 to 2 hours per homework assignment. 3 hours prior to each test (Calc 2 & 3)</p>
<p>Math is my strong point though so I tend to focus my studying on other classes.</p>
<p>i spend an hour or two per assignment in Cal2 and this is mostly because i like to sit and think about the problems for a while. the beginning of cal2 was a breeze (just lots of integration) and sequences/series aren't that bad either. i have to spend a lot more time to understand physics, though.</p>
<p>To me Taylor Series is one of the most interesting math topics I have seen so far. Too bad at the time when I took Calc2 I was busy with other classes so I spent very little time on this one. In the future if I have spare time I'll review Taylor Series just for fun.</p>
<p>They do taylor series as a optional topic on my school for calc 2.</p>
<p>Why? Taylor series is a critical topic to know for any engineering.</p>
<p>It's funny Zorz, you claim that your school is very hardcore, having you work 15 hours a day and what not, yet they would make an important topic like Taylor Series optional. Why?</p>
<p>We used the Stewart text, it was pretty decent. 1-2 hours per hw, which was just assorted problems. I would generally study 6-8 hours per test. I usually study less if I have previous tests from that prof - but I didn't.</p>
<p>to much and i still blow it</p>
<p>I used Stewart, but didn't touch the book much because I never did daily homework problems in Calc I or II (my prof didn't assign any.) We did have "Take home" problems for exams that the prof usually started in class and we had to finish. They were basically the stuff that would take way to long to include in an hour exam. I would study for two or three hours with a group before the day before an exam and then maybe two more hours on my own and that is it. I got an A in Calc I and should have an A or A- in Calc II. My final is tomorrow. I would say I was very lucky with these two classes and the amount of time I have had to put in. Oh, Taylor Series are amaizing! Mclauren series are even better.</p>