About me
Welcome to the homepage for Calc haters. Don't worry, there's help for people that suffer from Calc classes like us. There's even a 12 step program! There's no guarantee it'll work, but you've got to at least give it a try.
You probably noticed the sign that said "Name this page, win a fabulous prize!" Well, the fabulous prize is...umm... I don't know yet, but I'll figure something out, and make sure it's creative!! I'm just another frustrated Calc student who needs all the help she can get!
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What I'm interested in:
- 12 Step Recovery Program
1. Admit you have a problem. This is a crucial step in the process ... it's not hard to recognize that you have no clue what's going on in Calc class, but you must come to the realization that Yes, I admit that I'll never figure this out on my own! Trust me, I always used to think I could, and look at what happened to me ... I'm making a Calc hater's page!
2. Approach your teacher. They might have answers ... then again, they may not, but it's worth a try.
3. Throw your Calc book out the window. It'll never be more than a paperweight to you anyway. Get a nice CD instead.
4. Realize that you'll never use Calculus. It's true. No matter how much the teachers say you'll use it, you won't. Even those in high tech jobs! The only thing I can think of is being a Calc teacher.
5. Build a shrine in your room. Place pictures of Pythagorus, Newton, and Leibnitz up. Burn them.
6. Bargain. Go ahead and lower yourself just a little and beg the teacher for a better grade.
7. When all else fails, remember that once the school year is over, you will never use this again.
8. One word: calculator.
9. I repeat, beg!
10. y=f(x). Derive the rest on your own if you want to be certain of anything because, just between you and me, those proofs don't make any sense, do they?
11. Don't antidifferentiate and drive. Please.
12. Never underestimate the power of money.
Thank you.
- Calculus Class Update--hopefully updated weekly!
There are 5 members of the class: me, my friend Jessica, Dan the Tall who likes to skip, Ryan the Silent and Confused, and Bob the Valedictorian. We're quite a motley crew who would like nothing better than to see the end of calculus completely and can't wait to graduate. Our teacher is Mr. Bell, the short guy from Louisiana, which is quite a distinction since we're in rural Vermont.
AS OF 5/14/97:
We're doing a cumulative review of the derivative, antidifferentiation, area, volume, and most recently, intergration by parts. None of us really have a clue how to do that. Again.
I found some calc helper programs on the net (see links below), and I hope that I may actually understand some...but I'm not getting my hopes up.
There's only half of a quarter left of calc class! YAYAAAAYYAYAYAYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!! Unfortunately, I'll probably have to take it again in college since I didn't take the AP exam. Darnit.
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