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<p>I second that statement. I found manipulating expressions algebraically to be integrable in Calculus 1 and 2 to be one of the most difficult parts.
Also, if you’re interested in starting ahead, you could check and see if your college accepts CLEP credit. if they do, you could attempt to teach yourself Calculus 1 during the summer so that you could place into calculus 2</p>
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<p>Yes. (But you must have good knowledge of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry that is normally expected of students who complete precalculus.)</p>
<p>You will have less schedule flexibility compared to those who can start in a math course more advanced than calculus 1, but you should be able to finish in eight semesters if you carefully follow the course plan for your major.</p>
<p>It’s better if you have a thorough understanding of precalc when you start Calculus 1. Half the students in your engineering group will be in the same boat as you and some will not even have taken honors precalc, just precalc. It’ll be tough but it’s not impossible.
However, buying a book and starting on your own to work on the concepts will help you, because half the class in Calc1 will have taken calculus before and you’ll be compared to them. So study on your own until you’re comfortable.
Regardless of how comfortable you feel, go to office hourse every week your first month - just make yourself go and ask questions.
To find questions: put an asterix next to any problem you didn’t feel totally sure about, or any part of the lecture you think would benefit from being explained again.
I STRONGLY recommend you do not try to self teach then skip Calc1. Study calc1 on your own, then take the class.
Your first semester, take one class just for fun, in which you know you’re good. An art class can be cool to have :)</p>