<p>I'm currently a senior enrolled in AP Calculus BC, and I don't think I've ever struggled with math before I came to calc. I breezed through both Geometry and Algebra II/Trig Honors freshman year with A's in both classes, and Pre-Calc Honors in 10th grade was also very easy (got an A first semester, B second semester due to hospitalization and missing out on a few important classes). Then junior year rolled around, and I scraped past with an A- as a final grade for Calc AB (got a 4 on the AP test in May). I had to really study hard in order just to grasp the concepts that were presented (got mid- to high B's on tests more often than not), whereas it seemed as though other people were falling asleep in class and still getting easy A's. </p>
<p>I honestly don't understand what I'm doing wrong. I'm clearly not a bad math student, since I scored an 800 on the math section of the SAT twice, and a 760 on the Math II subject test as a sophomore (considering a retake), but it seems that when I apply the same study strategies that I've always used, they don't work. Ironically, I've heard a lot of people claim that calculus is a lot easier than pre-calc, but for me this is clearly not the case.</p>
<p>Is anyone else experiencing the same problems as I am, or better yet, do you have any tips as to how I should study? Calc BC has only just begun and our first unit test is in two weeks. We don't get a lot of them (probably only three each semester), so each one counts for a lot and I want to make sure I don't mess up. </p>
<p>Thanks in advance for the advice :)</p>