<p>I am, or at least thought I was, a strong math student.</p>
<p>Then, this year (10th grade) I am taking Algebra II Pre-AP (Honors) and barely keeping a C.</p>
<p>I do not get C's.</p>
<p>I cannot have a C.</p>
<p>Or I will die.</p>
<p>Any advice? Has anyone else struggled with ALGII? Any tips?</p>
<p>:( :( :( :( :(</p>
<p>LOL. I have a 33 in multivar calc right now. Consider yourself lucky.</p>
<p>Wow, that is pretty low.</p>
<p>Is that like AP Calc? I heard that it was insane..</p>
<p>From what I've heard, multivar is like AP Calc on steroids and a sugar high.</p>
<p>Maybe you're just not that good at math. It's not the end of the world. With a little work you should be able to get that up to a B, and maybe that's something you should be proud of.</p>
<p>Wow, we're in the same exact situation. I've always been pretty good at math, but this year in 10th grade I have a low C in Honors Algebra II right now. Actually it's barely even a C, closer to a D. I've never gotten a C before and I have A's in all my other classes. I cannot learn from my teacher, so I'm getting a tutor and hopefully I can bring it up to at least a B by the end of the marking period. </p>
<p>I recommend that you get a tutor as well, they can be quite helpful. Make sure you get a good tutor though, someone like a math teacher who does part-time tutoring. Avoid college students and other high school students because they can be unprofessional and be unsure on certain topics and concepts. Sometimes they can take hours to figure out problems for themselves, which makes the whole thing a waste of money.</p>
<p>wow multivariable calculus?! dude, most kids don't even get to that in high school...</p>
<p>I second ThisCouldBeHeavn's post. One of my friends has gotten As in all her math subjects throughout high school and ended up with a C in AP Calc BC last semester. Similarly, several other friends who've had it great in previous math classes also suddenly found AP Calc BC more than a little trying (though not to the extent of getting Cs). They've mentioned that it was because they're good number crunchers, not good problem solvers or strong math students, if that makes any sense at all...</p>
<p>Advice: Try to understand the math rather than just memorizing the equations. Once you understand it, you can apply it to pretty much any problem your teacher throws at you.</p>
<p>^ well did they also do well in AP Calc AB before taking BC, or did they just not take AB? because if they did well in AB and then did poorly in BC that would be quite strange</p>
<p>I don't know. I'm in AP Calc BC and sometimes I feel like I've reached the limit (hahahahaha) of my comprehension. I have a C right now, I got a C for 2nd quarter (But a B for the semester, and that's what goes on the transcript and count for GPA). I think I can get a B but it's really stressing me out. Luckily, our final exam is making a video about calculus and we're basically guaranteed and A on that.
I know how you feel and it's really scary. I gave in and got a tutor. I think it's helpful, but I didn't get her until we were doing Ch 9 and Ch 10 is the last one, (we spend all of 4th quarter on review. Maybe have a couple of lessons in the first week or so) so who knows?</p>
<p>I always had a 100 in every math but next year Im going from Precalc to BC and hopefully Ill be able to keep doing well.
<em>crosses fingers</em></p>
<p>Sometimes getting the information given to you in class from multiple sources can help your understanding on the material. I don't want to seem like some kind of infomercial, but the Kahn Academy posts videos on youtube and from a website (Khan</a> Academy). I haven't used it per say to bring up my grade, but rather to look onto future chapters (and future years of math). The teacher (I believe his name is Sal) is fantastic, and although I can't know exactly where you're on in Algebra right now (my class just finished logarithms), I don't doubt he's posted something on your chapters.</p>
<p>Also, although I've never done this, when my dad was struggling in high school math back in the day, he simply bought another textbook used it alongside the class standard one; he told me it really helps.</p>
<p>Math requires good teachers and quite frankly, a lot of math teachers suck. Most don't know the proper way to teach.</p>
<p>The ones who do know are the true heros of the modern world... -_-</p>
<p>33 lol yeah I heard many people hit their wall at multivar. I'll be taking that next year, and am slightly worried haha.</p>
<p>But yeah, everybody hits their wall in math somewhere, I guess yours is just at AlgII.</p>
<p>I second KhanAcademy; it's really helped me.</p>
<p>I also agree about the math teachers thing. Most people who are good at explaining things in math don't go on to be teachers, which is sort of sad to be honest.</p>
<p>What chapter are you guys on?</p>
<p>I'm definately not a math person. I'm struggling with a bare A- now...
My teacher is SO picky on everything. Like every little detail, even on the graphs-- well math IS black & white, so I guess it shows. And the points for each question are a whole chunk.</p>
<p>It's your teacher, but it's to late to switch.
I'm taking Algebra 2 Honors
Example: My teacher, is nice (goofy, makes the whole class laugh), doesn't give to much homework, and gives great lessons and teaches until we all understand. Plus we do homework in class every other day which means no doing actual homework at home. The whole class has a high average and does very well on semester exams. For the kids who struggles he offers an optional end of the quarter test which will replace your lowest grade. My other friend who's amazing at Math has an evil teacher, gives a ton of homework, doesn't teach that well and he is getting B's and C's. It just depends on your teacher, which probably means if you study, and follow along with the work it's not you.</p>
<p>I'm in pre-calc. Doing okay. Maintaining an A, but like APUSH, it's in the 95-96...so...cutting it close. >< I had a 100 this six weeks, but it dropped a little because I got an 86 on the test, which happened to be the second highest in the class because she intentionally made it difficult...:( </p>
<p>Luckily, she was generous enough this go around to give us an extra point practice sheet. :) So, I got a few points back. Hopefully enough to pierce 90.</p>
<p>Lol wut? 95-96 is close to a B for you? Are you kidding?</p>
<p>gr-gr-gr-grade inflation</p>
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<p>Meh, not really.</p>