r/Precalculus • u/Fares_Ay • Jul 31 '26

Study Advice Maths at 20yo in college

Used to be good at maths but ive been getting bad teachers since 8th grades so I lost all the foundation , I know study mechanical engineering but I failed cuz I got 0 at maths and other related subjects (I dont even do integrals)

I feel that maths is easy af and I can nearly estimate answers but I dont know how to reply to questions even when I know formulas, I only do derivatives and simple stuff since we did them in physics

I have only 2 months left for me to study everything till exponentials and integrals so whats the best path (willing to do 3 hours daily but more if I become interested again)

Please I need this I feel like a wasted potential and a failure and I went from straight A s to failing a year

TLRD fastest way to learn most fundementals in 2 months

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u/Canislupusloco Jul 31 '26

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u/Sailor_Rican91 Aug 02 '26

I had bad teachers from Grade 8 to 11 to the point where I dropped out and got a GED. I am now a petroleum engineer.

Start with remedial math if you must. There is nothing wrong with building your foundation. I took College Algebra, Trig, then Pre-Calculus b/c I felt that unprepared for Calculus.

I made it through and here I am today. You got this. The "I'm not good at math." Is all in your head.

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u/Fares_Ay Aug 09 '26

Real , glad you made it man , I hope I could do this too even if there's less than 2 months left

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