TESC Calculus Sequence

[jdsdog10]

I am currently taking calc 3 at TESC. I was expecting it to have some kind of a lecture format, which I found out none of TESC courses do. For calc three, there are five units covered. Each unit will have a hw assignment of about 20 or questions. This is 30% of the grade. Each unit also will have two problems that you have to solve and post in a forum as a kind of "group assignment". It really is just everyman for himself for the questions, the only thing that makes it a group assignment is that you post it to the forum and can use the forum for helping one another out(which there isn't much need and isn't used). this is 20% of the grade. The last 50% of the grade comes from 2 proctored tests(midterm and final exam), which are multiple choice, 2 hrs with 30 questions. I am pretty sure the other calc courses are the same. The hw you should be able to easily get 90% even if you answer some incorrectly, the group portion is practically free points, so really if you can get in the low 80's for a test, you should get an a in the course (TESC does use "a-" for 90-92%).
For calc 1&2 I used straighterline. They have very good video lectures. Those courses are just 6 exams and nothing else (4 1 hour long exams, midterm and final both 1.5 hours long with the final being proctored).
I would reccomend SL for the first two courses. It is far cheaper and you can get far more out of it since TESC is practically teach yourself with the book anyway (SL gives you a little bit of guidance with video's)