<p>I am presently a sophmore in college studying civil engineering with a concentration in either structural or enviromental. Truth be told, i've never attended a really good school prior to college. Having stated this, i'm learning mostly from being in collegewhen it comes mostly to the math. My question thus far is how can i fully understand calculus. i understand it enough to do the problems, follow my professor's lectures, and even help others. But come test time, i freeze up. Some people even suggested that i get checked for test anxiety. But in a nut shell, i was told that you can understand math just enough to do the problem one way or anouther. But how would i go about understanding every aspect of that problem where i could dissect it completely and also relate it to my field of engineering study?</p>
<p>Have you gotten a tutor? Even though I was a good student, I struggled in physics and EE. I hired a tutor who would go through the problems with me, and it really helped. </p>
<p>Now I like to tutor high school kids (especially girls who think they “aren’t good at math”). One of them was just like you, and with a little individual attention she did great! We spent a lot of time dissecting problems and practicing them.</p>