<p>Okay, so I am very bad at math...having taken Pre-calculus 2 times in high school. I need Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 for my planned major and was wondering if I should take an online calc 1 this summer and then take calc 2 at UCLA or if I should just take Calculus 1 and 2 at UCLA. </p>
<p>Are these classes difficult if you have bad factoring skills? (Factoring has always been so difficult to me, and fractions).
Should I take both of them at UCLA or start with Calc 1 at a CC?
What are some tips to succeeding in Calculus, and what are the courses like? </p>
<p>@ivelosthope if they’re required you need to take them before you get to UC or risk not getting in. There are plusses to that: CCC is usually easier, and you might think, well the bad grade may hurt me but once I’m in the UC, I’m in so it won’t matter as much. But it’ll be a harder class and if you get a D you won’t be accepted into the major. So I suggest for sure either taking online, or in summer or evening. Summer and evening classes are notoriously easier and the best way to take tough classes.</p>
<p>Also, use rate my professor to find the easiest teacher.</p>
<p>@lindyk8 Forgot to mention I already got accepted to UCLA, and i’ll have to take them either here this summer (it’s a 6 wk course at my CC) or at UCLA. I’m worried that if I take it here and I’m rushed during the summer, I won’t have a good solid foundation for Calc 2 at UCLA. </p>
<p>Well first, congrats on getting in! If you can take it at UCLA that might be better because otherwise you’ll probably be a basket case all summer. You can always get a tutor at UCLA.</p>
<p>Although 6 weeks is nice and if you think you’ll pass, one class out of the way. And you can study online before school starts. Calc is not my area of expertise, so I defer to the experts…</p>
<p>If you do decide to take your calc courses at UCLA, you can always get a head start this summer and familiarize yourself with some basic concepts like limits, derivatives, integrals and the like. I really suggest watching PatrickJMT on youtube, he helped me through the calc series. Best of luck!</p>
<p>@calbro, Provisional contract just says maintain GPA. I don’t need to take Calc before transferring, but because i’m not good at math I fear I’ll fail out at UCLA.</p>
<p>@nowworried I am just worried that if I take Calc 1 and dont have a good foundation bc I rushed or crammed it in the 6 weeks, Calc 2 will be absolute hell at UCLA. I checked out PatrickJMT when I was having trouble with Precalc </p>
<p>@CSB111, Is there a crazy curve in UCLA Calc classes? If they’re weeder classes that really sucks, especially since I need to take 31A and 31B instead of the 3 series.</p>
<p>@ivelosthope I don’t think the curve is anything out of the ordinary (that I know of), but you have to consider that most taking 31A probably had a 4 on the AP Calc AB test, and still have trouble. Calc, especially Calc I, is something that connects all the dots and takes a lot of exposure to get good at and Calc 2 builds off it. If you take it at CC and get a C it isn’t a big deal because your GPA will start over. </p>
<p>@CSB111, Do you think I could take it at CC, and if I pass with a B or C, could I also take it at UCLA?
So basically, take it at my CC for some exposure to it, then take it at UCLA to get used to the difficulty and adjust, which will help me in 31B. </p>
<p>I’d talk to the professor and see if you can just audit the class if you don’t want a grade. I don’t think you could retake it if you got a B or C at UCLA since you already have credit for it. </p>
<p>Auditing means just sitting in on a class without registering for it. You ask the professor. They usually say yes. That could be a good way. Take in summer - get a least a C, then refresh through audit.</p>
Best of luck!</p>