I don’t have to take Calc 1 due to AP scores so I have not taken any math classes in college yet. I was wondering what a Calc 2 class will be like and how different it is from high school? Is it just straight lecture for an hour 3 times a week?
Like in high school the teacher would teach half the time then the other half we would work on an assignment. Is isn’t like that in college right?
Depends on where you go and your professor.
All my college math classes have been straight lecture three days a week with a one hour TA discussion section (either a supplementary lecture or a Q&A session).
@Elwardthesecond Typical college calculus classes are primarily lecture-based (i.e. no set time to work on HW) although as saif235 pointed out, they may include one or two recitations/discussion sections that may involve solving practice problems or going over additional material.
If you’re familiar with the “flipped classroom” method, then it’ll be entirely problem solving in class although I doubt most calculus classes use that style.
If you took calculus AB in high school to cover a semester of material (calculus 1) over a year, be prepared for college math courses to cover material at a faster pace.
You may want to try your college’s old calculus 1 final exams to see if you need to review anything before taking calculus 2.
@ucbalumnus is that all Calc AB is? My Calc teacher told us that we go over all of Calc 1 and the majority of Calc II
AB does cover somewhat more than typical calculus 1 courses, but not enough for colleges to allow it to substitute for calculus 2.
A student who learned the AB material well may find the first few weeks of a calculus 2 course to be mostly review before getting to new material.
calc 2 was a really fast paced jam packed course for me - you can do it but make sure you get a good professor imho that is most important.
You go over integrals to start off, and different integration techniques.
Then you go over integration applications like surface areas, 3d shape volumes, etc.
then you may do a little physics with integration.
Then you will completely switch gears and go over series, power series, taylor/ mclaurin series etc.
and then calculus of those.
I loved the math, hated my professor…
if you need help watch professor Leonard on youtube
actually if you want to know what a good college calc course should look and feel like I recommend watching one of his videos - that’s pretty much how it should go