Is pre-calculus and calculus much harder than algebra?

Summer class Calculus I?

• I'm thinking about taking calculus I during the summer. Will it be too complicated? Have you ever tried it? if so, what was your final grade and most important do you recommend it? I find precalculus the same as college algebra (algebra II). Current semester is almost over and my precal professor is too slow! He's a good professor but always dismisses class 45 minutes before. We are about to start chapter 4!! and the book has like 12 chapters! Only a month left before semester ends. So far I've passed all my tests ( all A's). I believe I'm average math student and have a feeling that Calculus is a whole different story and I need to learn as much as possible from Precal class. All I've learned was functions and equation >.< and I know there is much more involved before Calculus I. Help!!

• Answer:

  If you enjoy Math and if Calculus is a course that you are required to take then the answer is yes You should also try to find what are the prerequisites for this Calculus course to see if you ready to take this class If you want to prepare yourself for taking Calculus then here are some resources that may help You can look in your local telephone book under a section like "tutoring" to see if you can hire a good tutor. You can use Google.com to find many free tutorials, ebooks, forums and other information Calculus Tutoring…some of these tutors or websites are free http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Calculus+tutoring&aq=f&aqi=g5g-m4g-ms1&oq= There are many online forums for many subjects…you can ask them for any advice and information Calculus forum http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Calculus+forum&aq=f&aqi=g2&oq= There are also many Math evaluators or calculators such as www.wolframalpha.com that will solve almost any mathematical equation or expression and has information for almost any subject or topic http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=Solve+Calculus HippoCampus.org has many good tutorials for Algebra, Biology, Calculus and etc...they also show which textbooks to get for certain subjects: http://www.hippocampus.org/Introductory%20Calculus%20I HomeSchoolMath.net has many tutorials for Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry and other math subjects: http://www.homeschoolmath.net/online/calculus.php You can go to your local library or store or an online store like Amazon.com to find many good books, DVDs, science kits and etc. for learning many things Forgotten Calculus is a good introductory book used in many Calculus classes http://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Calculus-Barbara-Ph-D-Bleau/dp/0764119982 http://www.amazon.com/gp/search/ref=sr_nr_i_0?rh=i%3Advd%2Ck%3Amathtutordvd&keywords=mathtutordvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1253999798 YouTube has videos for learning almost any subject or topic Khanacademy has many free tutorials for Calculus and other subjects on YouTube http://www.khanacademy.org/ I hope this helps!