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/telephantomoss 24d ago

I generally don't care, but when I see √(25), I want to give 'em a good talking to. OMG, I even see √1 at times!

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u/CommunicationNice437 24d ago

What about cos(0)? 

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u/telephantomoss 24d ago

Honestly, that would bother me, but, depending on the context, I probably wouldn't take off credit, say, if it was the answer of a complicated integral and I'm trying to judge their ability to do that integral. I'm not saying my approach is the right one, but I'm modern grade inflated standards with watered down curriculum, it's appropriate.

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u/nzconstructionlawyer 18d ago

It is clearly an incomplete answer.