<p>I'm sitting at a 77 average on a section that is 20% of my grade and we are moving on. It's my second semester as senior and I don't feel like putting in the effort to get an A and will be getting a B but is there a better way to approach this subject.</p>
<p>"I don’t feel like putting in the effort to get an A and will be getting a B but is there a better way to approach this subject. "</p>
<p>I think you answered your own question.</p>
<p>As the above poster said: “I don’t feel like putting in the effort to get an A” <– That’s your problem.</p>
<p>Good luck. ;)</p>
<p>I guess, we are doing derivatives and they are way easier than limits.</p>
<p>This thread is hilarious. You answered your question within your question. It’s calculus.</p>
<p>It’s better to learn calculus in high school where it’s simplified than in a college setting. If your major requires more in-depth calculus, you may have a professor with poor English and you’re rushed to learn all the material in one semester. It’s best to get the basics down before you’re SOL. But anyways, good luck!</p>
<p>If you want a better grade, then you are going to have to put in effort. Otherwise just deal with your C. </p>
<p>At least make an effort to study for 1 hour the day before a test if you actually want to raise your grade. If you don’t understand some concepts, then ask a teacher or friend to go through a problem step by step one on one with you.</p>
<p>Different aspects of calculus are harder to different people. It’s impossible to say how to make it easier if you don’t clarify what’s difficult. It’s hard to suggest a better approach without knowing how you approach it in the first place.</p>
<p>Okay and the concept is different from what I’m used to.</p>
<p>Calculus is easy. Oh, try working harder… that might help. :)</p>
<p>Calculus is proof that math is a man made invention, which makes it even dumber than it is since it claims to be natural and “beautiful.”</p>
<p>i love calculus. but thats majorly due to having the first math teacher that has actually taught me anything.</p>
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<p>Absolutely agreed.</p>
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<p>No way, calc is awesome. Math is natural; the principles of science and calculus aren’t created, they’re discovered and then described in a language we can understand. Calculus explains most of what we see (in the form of the hard sciences, which are quantitatively described through mathematics). Calculus is beautiful in that it can simplistically and concisely describe much of the natural world in a very consummate and powerful way.</p>
<p>Your point is considered, but I still stand by my stance. I’ll take it further and state that math is a religion, in the sense that it requires faith in its inventors (Newton comes to mind, not big on math history) to have gotten it right.</p>
<p>What makes math and science unique is that both require consistent evidence to prove themselves substantial. Unlike religion, which does require faith and belief, calculus is based on numerous proofs and experiments. In math, everything is assumed incorrect until proven otherwise (whether directly or indirectly). </p>
<p>We know that Newton and Leibniz were on the right track with calculus because they’re findings have either been confirmed again and again or updated with more accurate definitions, parameters, etc.</p>
<p>Math will always be boring.</p>
<p>^for some people.</p>
<p>I like to be cultured by the stuff I learn.</p>
<p><----Psychology and (most likely) Anthro major 
+ film nerd</p>
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Not exactly. Like Aeroengineer already stated, math is simply a way to represent our world in a universal language, in a sense that is both logical and pure. Your description of math as a man-made invention seem entirely unqualified, seeing that math isn’t an “invention” as much as it a representation of an observation. It has the ability to recognize patterns in our world, and make things not appear as random as they outwardly may appear. In that sense, it makes math appear “beautiful” since it shows that world can all eventually be simplified in to something simple and elegant, filled with patterns and predictability.
Calculus is very cool in my opinion, because it shows the ingenuity displayed by both Newton and Leibinz, to be able to develop such clever techniques, which end up having a great many application like in the area of physics. The so-called beauty in math can only be evident if one goes beyond the routine techniques and formulas. One would need to have a large exposure to such a subject and only then would it become clearer. Everyone has something they find beautiful, whether it be music, art, or sports. But how does one distinguish the truly “good” music, from all the other trash out there? One one way, it’s by sheer exposure to large amount of composer or musicians in the respective genre and listening to them. In another way, it’s by actually trying to play the music itself and then understanding all the difficulties the composer probably had to go through to develop the song or play it. The parallels can be drawn to art and clever sports plays as well.</p>
<p>So essentially all that ramble is saying is that the only way to understand the true “beauty” of a subject is by sheer exposure and first-hand experience. And if you haven’t digged deep enough, you simply wouldn’t be able to realize it.</p>
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Once again this seems a bit inaccurate. Due to laziness I’ll post a lovely flowchart that illustrates what I would have stated in words to prove the primary differences between math/science and religion. Take it for what it’s worth. <a href=“http://splendidelles.files.■■■■■■■■■■■■■/2007/11/science-vs-faith.png[/url]”>Elles the Vampire Slayer: Image;
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<p>Yes I know this all may sound a little pretentious coming from a measly high school student, but it’s simply a result of my own experiences with math and a certain other subject I love very dearly :)</p>