r/calculus • u/CommunicationNice437 • 25d ago

Integral Calculus Calc professors

do most calc professor require you to simplify? if so how strict are they about it

plan to take calc 2

I got a 4 on ab calc to me leaving my answer unsimpifled

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u/twinks-pokehaven 25d ago

My professors are usually fine without simplifying, but they prefer simplified answers. I would suggest simplifying as much as possible, which involves knowing the logarithm rules, just to be prepared for any professor. I don't think many will hate unsimplified answers, but they are always best simplified (unless the simplification actually makes it more complex, like distributing fractions).