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Once I got to calc2 and 3. I was so mad. I realized I had spent nearly a decade memorizing things. When I could use calculus to have a factory that made form
by sumtechguy 2y ago
Once I got to calc2 and 3. I was so mad. I realized I had spent nearly a decade memorizing things. When I could use calculus to have a factory that made formulas and the rules were on a whole simpler to remember and apply.
- Izkata 2y agoSimilar here: There were all sorts of volume and area equations I could never remember, then one slow day at work I decided to try and derive the volume of a spehere using what I'd just learned in calculus. After doing so each part of the equation made sense instead of appearing random, and two decades later I still remember it without having to derive it again.
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- rcxdude 2y agoDid you not get to doing lots of integrals? A whole new field of patterns to memorise, which I hated.
- epicureanideal 2y agoGood point, but there are probably plenty of formulas that can be derived with simple integrals, as a backup for if those formulas are forgotten.
- Almondsetat 2y agoUnfortunately, integration, as opposed to derivation, is made of pattern recognition. It's simply that way, like differential equations.
- Nihilartikel 2y agoI had a lucky experience taking HS calculus the semester before as physics. I saw other students torturing themselves memorizing the formulae from the physics text and even then struggling to apply it to novel problems. For the most part, knowing basic calc, it was possible to just draw a free body diagram and either integrate or take a derivative to get the answer. Didn't memorize much beyond f=ma and v=IR, for better or worse. I still firmly believe that physics and calculus should be introduced together to provide a tangible and practical base to understand the mathematical theory.