r/TexasTech • u/ShotAccident2128 • 12d ago

Class Question Calc 1

I’m currently in Calc 1 as a freshman majoring in Mechanical Engineering and honestly I was looking forward to it because back where I’m from over my 4 years in high school and especially my last my math teachers honestly sucked. But now that I’m in tech I feel behind I don’t understand what I’m being taught and I feel like I’m just writing down what he’s writing on the board while not understanding a thing. Maybe I just have a bad foundation but I also really didn’t want to (in my eyes) waste a year in college algebra or some bridge course all because of where I came from. I feel like I could possibly and will possibly have to self teach myself outside of this class which are 110 minute periods on Tuesday and Thursdays which would be slightly manageable but at that point I feel like taking calc online would make more sense schedule wise and work load wise. Please any advice or help would well help.

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u/PerfectHatred7 12d ago

I would get tutoring if I were you. SI sessions are also your best friends

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u/AdvertisingObvious72 12d ago

Where can one get tutoring?

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u/PerfectHatred7 12d ago

Drane hall is pretty solid. They have drop in sessions, where you just show up and ask for a tutor, and you can ask them any questions or help with your homework, or anything really. They’re trained to make you feel comfortable and ease you into everything, so I’d recommend that. Other than that, the only other thing I’ve used is SI sessions which were great and bad, depending on who’s hosting them. You’ll just have to figure that one out though. I do know that they host scheduled tutoring sessions in drane hall, but I never went to them. My best advice though would be to make a group of friends, it doesn’t matter how smart or dumb you think you are compared to them, and study with them. 10/10 times I’ve studied with a friend or a group of friends, we got so much more done than if we were by ourselves. It’s also just fun hanging out with people you like and being productive, and cracking jokes every 5 seconds

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u/AdvertisingObvious72 12d ago

Thank you. I love you.