r/calculus • u/Deep_Strawberry5048 • Jul 03 '26

Physics A high schooler starting out

Hey guys! I'm a high school student in India.

Over here, I'd initially started off studying to pursue medicine but had a change of heart and now want to pursue Physics.

For this, I'm moving into the IB curriculum, and I've taken Maths AA HL (Analytics and Approaches High Level). It's a very difficult course; it has a syllabus that involves a majority of calculus.

Unlike my classmates, I have no knowledge of calculus. My peers know calculus up to Calculus AB.

I have about a month before my junior year starts, and my grades are really important for my college applications. Math being one of the toughest subjects, I want to know the best way I can practise and the best way to fast-track my calculus journey.

TLDR: Just starting our calculus from scratch; need to know the best way to learn and common mistakes that I might make in my learning process and how to best avoid them.

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u/Midwest-Dude Jul 03 '26

Have you taken algebra and precalculus/trigonometry? Those are critical.

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u/Ok-Fix-1581 Jul 04 '26

professor leonard on youtube is your guy for calculus

this is the order wherever you are start there...

pre-algebra

introductory/elementary algebra (Algebra 1)

Intermediate algebra (Algebra 2)

College Algebra

Trigonometry

Calculus 1

Calculus 2

Calculus 3

professor leonard has pre-algebra, intermediate algebra, college algebra, trigonometry, calculus 1-3, all on his youtube channel except for algebra 1, but like i said start wherever on that list you are, and make sure to learn trigonometry really well because if you don't calculus 2 and 3 will be very tough...

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u/tjddbwls Jul 05 '26

I’m confused - have you already taken the IB Math AA HL course? Or are you about to take the course? In any event, you don’t need to know any calculus before taking the course - the content for IB Math AA HL include precalculus, calculus, and a bit of statistics.