[TESU] BA in Computer Science - Jan 2021

[rachel83az]

Thanks! That is very useful. I'm considering trying to CLEP Calculus and then going with SL if I can't pass the CLEP.

Calculus is a serious course.  This isn't like a history course where you just memorize a bunch of facts. 

Colleges use calculus as a filter to weed out students.  It's a landmine, and you need to avoid getting your leg blown off.

To put this in perspective, colleges report a 50% dropout rate related to Calculus
https://studyplaces.com/how-hard-is-calc...t-answers/

I forget the exact number but at least 25% of engineering students drop out because of this one class.  One-half of WGU's math department is devoted just to helping students get through that one Calculus class. 

That SL Calculus course expires July 31st.  If you want to take any chance of that course going away and you becoming fked than be my guest but don't say we didn't warn you.

Taking calculus in Study.com, CLEP, whatever is wasting your time in my opinion.  Get through the SL Calculus course, save your sanity and move on with life.

Take notes & write down every single formula you do.  Break it down into little steps and you get through it with a 90%+ success rate.  Follow the proven path, don't go wandering in the woods in random directions hoping to get somewhere.

Get a Nspire CAS calculator

Get a Nspire CAS calculator

Get a Nspire CAS calculator  (yes I said it 3 times)

A few of these courses I'm a bit emotional about as I went through literally hell to get through them.

End of rant and 755 of 1000 analogies completed.

I'm not worried about the SL course going away. They've been pretty good about renewing things. 

I'm actually fairly confident about my ability to pass a calculus exam from somewhere else. But my calculus tutor and I have been too busy to do any studying, so I haven't been able to take the Saylor exam (which was my first plan before CLEP was available remotely). I do already have a similar calculator from Casio (I think it's Casio), I just need to find it.