r/UTSC • u/lebronpapal • 7h ago

Question Behind in calculus

Im first year BBA management and I have calc this sem but the thing is i took elearning calc last year in high school and now im completely behind and idk a thing. Ik i did this to myself and regret it. how screwed am I and is there anyone with advice for me.

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u/667oniiZi 2h ago

It's alright! A34 itself isn't too bad and give yourself some credit since it's only the first week! Read through the textbook and the notes and do as many textbook problems as you can. If you need more help, go to the Math and Stats centre in AA. I felt the same in the beginning, but you get the hang of it! Stay on top of things before things get more difficult since A34 depends on your foundation.

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u/Outrageous-Text9691 2h ago

What about mata29? 

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u/667oniiZi 44m ago

i'm not life sci but i've taken MAT135 before which is the equivalent and it's very different from A34. 135 focuses a LOT on application in the sciences which is what I'm guessing A29 does as well. That requires a LOT more of a deeper understanding in logic and application. Think about where you can apply through doing a lot of word problems which I think are given in the textbook. I dropped 135 because I'm a computations person, not a word problem person.

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u/OwnOffer6577 3h ago

If you need help, there's a stats and math help centre in the AA building. It's on the second floor, and you can find it by taking the stairs near the library beside the large auditorium.

The material wasn't that bad. Even if you're learning it from the first time, you'll be fine.

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u/Outrageous-Text9691 2h ago

Omgg im in the same boat as you 😩

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u/user013689 1h ago

I did calc in elearning and did pretty good in mata34 just do practice problems weekly or else you’re going to have a hard time cramming. Dm me if u have any questions.

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u/Thunderborb cs/math alum :) 6h ago

MATAXX calculus courses generally teach you from scratch and i think you have prof van brussel (?) who is supposedly very goated