I Got Into CAS, But Have A Question

Colleges and Universities A-Z Cornell University
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<p>Hey there. I got into the College of Arts and Sciences, but I have a question about taking courses over the summer at Cornell. I went here: <a href="http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/explorations/courses.php%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.sce.cornell.edu/sc/explorations/courses.php&lt;/a>, and found out which departments offer advanced-credit courses over the summer.</p>

<p>I was thinking about taking Calculus, because I'm not really a math person and I'm not taking AP Calculus this year. I wanted to take a sort of "preview" course, so that I could get a heads up on the material before the fall. Unfortunately, Cornell doesn't allow you take summer courses on a pass-fail basis, so the letter grade you get from the summer program goes on your transcript. </p>

<p>My question is this: would you suggest taking the Calculus course at Cornell (even though I might do poorly and the grade would go on the transcript,) or would I be better off purchasing an AP AB Calculus review book and just working with a tutor over the summer? Any advice would be most appreciated.</p>

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<p>Hmm... I'm thinking a tutor might be good. Take the summer to enjoy yourself before you head off to college, which will clearly be challenging (hey, it's Cornell after all!) Don't fret about what will come when you get there, just have fun during your last summer at home with your friends. So... yeah, get a tutor :)</p>

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<p>is there a community college in your area with summer classes, im sure you can take a calculus class there</p>

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<p><<so... yeah,="" get="" a="" tutor="" .="">></so...></p>

<p>See, the only problem with getting a tutor is that a bunch of people were saying here that Cornell teaches Calculus in a very theory-oriented way, and that for this reason lots of kids don't do well in the class. </p>

<p><<is there="" a="" community="" college="" in="" your="" area="" with="" summer="" classes,="" im="" sure="" you="" can="" take="" calculus="" class="">></is></p>

<p>There are. But, again, I've heard Cornell teaches Calculus in a "weird" way, and so even some kids who've taken BC Calculus don't do well in it. </p>

<p>Do any of you know if there is a way that I could obtain the textbook and/or syllabus that Cornell uses for Calc. 101? That way, if I got a tutor, we could review those things prior to the fall and I could do better in the class.</p>

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<p>that class isn't called calc 101, its called math 111 i think</p>