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Now, now, let’s try not to psyche people out. :rolleyes:</p>
<p>TomServo described Calculus rather well. Similar to the way I described Calculus- it takes practice, lots of practice and it is not something that can be mastered simply by cramming like other subjects. Just disregard the immature, tactless comments! :)</p>
<p>@TomServo</p>
<p>Great comparison. Simple but very insightful!</p>
<p>Similarly to you, I was worried about calc I also. I never had calc in high school, am also underrepresented (Hispanic), and wanted to do engineering. About a month before the semester started, I found a cheap calc book online and began going through the topics. I covered about 2/3 of the material before the class even started and it helped me immensely just being familiar with the topics. I ended up REALLY enjoying calculus and switched my major to physics by the end of the calc sequence. My love for the subject is a large part of the reason why I didn’t mind spending hours on it. Anyone can learn calculus if they put in the effort. My biggest piece of advice would be to read the section BEFORE going to lecture. You’ll find that you are able to teach yourself a lot more than you might think… and lecture turns into a sort of question and answer session. Looking back, I don’t think I would have been able to get A+ in calc I-III had I not taken initiative in and actually read the book. You can do it if you put in the hours.</p>
<p>good luck!</p>