I'm a college student who is having some issues really understanding Calculus II, which is a problem as A) I am a Comp Sci major, and B) I need to take Calc III as well, and an advanced math elective as well. I've not heard good things about the school provided tutors, (IE, one is not too skilled at math, and the other is really smug and poor pedagogically) and while I could get a private tutor to help me, I was wondering if there are any good resources for online math tutors, like there are for online language tutoring over Skype. Does a directory of such tutors exist, has anyone had a good experience doing this (maybe even with names?), and how much can I expect to pay?
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posted by mccarty.tim
on Jan 14, 2013 -
11 answers
My math skills are no where near where I'd like them to be. Can you recommend a self-paced math learning site? Pretty much any branch of math can apply.
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posted by Ookseer
on Aug 13, 2012 -
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I'm teaching myself to code (Python, mainly), and it's going well, except I keep on running into one big problem: I haven't done any math since high school (6 years ago). I used to be top of my class, and now I can't do simple word problems anymore. This gets tough because they inevitably pop up in the books I'm using, and then I stop dead in my tracks. Could anyone recommend a couple of books or web resources to help me get back up to speed? I never took Calculus, so a good Calculus book would help, too.
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posted by flibbertigibbet
on Dec 10, 2011 -
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Calculusfilter. A man is led to the center of a valuable field which he does not own. He coats his feet in blue paint so that his path can be traced. At dawn he begins walking. At a randomly selected time he will be told to stop walking, whereupon he will walk in a perfectly straight line back to the starting point. Then he will be given all the land that has been circumscribed by his blue path.
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posted by foursentences
on Aug 30, 2011 -
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Please help me evaluate integrals more accurately. Sloppy calculus is killing me.
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posted by PFL
on Jan 24, 2011 -
14 answers
The area between f(x), the x-axis and the lines x=a and x=b is revolved around the x-axis. The volume of this solid of revolution is b^3-a*b^2
for any a,b. What is f(x)?
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posted by stuart_s
on Sep 29, 2010 -
27 answers
I'm taking a calc-based physics class as well as a calculus class. The last time I took a math class was 5 years ago and I would love some refresher resources - or even better, an intensive algebra-trig-precalc course. Are there any online or in the DC area?
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posted by alaijmw
on Sep 2, 2010 -
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I need help understanding the "principle domain" (a term only my professor seems to use) of a polar function. That is, how do I find the smallest value delta such that [0,delta] plots all of the unique points on the curve; any values greater than delta re-trace points. I suspect that if MeFi could identify the more common name for this, uh, procedure, I'd be set.
posted by phrontist
on Aug 4, 2010 -
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I want to eventually publish a high school / college level math textbook, but I have no idea what I'm doing.
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posted by anonymous
on May 19, 2010 -
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I have always had difficulty with mathematics. Now I'm in my mid-thirties and have gone back to school to study engineering. Things are not going appreciably better than they did the first time I went to university. What can I do to fill the gaps I have and become a skilled problem-solver? I want to go from being a C to being an A student.
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posted by rhombus
on Mar 24, 2010 -
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I want to figure out how much a bunch of snow weighs. If I have a relatively even distribution of snow two-feet high and spread evenly across a twenty-four foot circle, where do I start?
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posted by bode well carapace
on Jan 13, 2010 -
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I'm looking for an example of an alternating series: the terms of which are (-1)^n b_n, where b_n -> 0 as n -> infinity, but the sequence {b_n} is
not decreasing, and the sum from n=1 to infinity
diverges.
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posted by evinrude
on Apr 15, 2009 -
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In need of some daily source of random math problems (upto basic calculus) that will reinforce or (if necessary) re-establish some real fundamental concepts in the algebra portions of calculus, unless something else might work.
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posted by JoeXIII007
on Feb 11, 2009 -
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Someone explain to me, or show me where I can go to grasp better, the Fundamental Theorem of Calculus.
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posted by Precision
on Nov 24, 2008 -
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Planning on teaching myself Calculus I and II in order to take the AP Calculus BC exam this May. If you've taught or taken either class, at a high school, university, or independently, read on.
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posted by Precision
on Aug 16, 2008 -
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Applied Math Filter: Help me use math!
I'd like to learn more about mathematics and it's practical applications - particularly in Computer Science
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posted by dcbarker
on Aug 1, 2008 -
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Calculus II filter: I have trouble setting up the integral for the volume of a solid of revolution when it is being revolved around a horizontal or vertical line other than the x- or y- axis. Does anybody know a trick or mnemonic for these types of problems?
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posted by wittgenstein
on Dec 28, 2007 -
5 answers
Where am I going wrong with this (very simple) implicit derivative?
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posted by PuGZ
on Nov 3, 2007 -
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Where can I take (or simulate taking) a basic calculus course for free or cheap. I don't care about credits or anything, I just need to defeat calculus. This time, it's personal.
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posted by dumbledore69
on Oct 25, 2007 -
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I remember reading an anecdote about Feynman, written by Feynman either in Surely, You're Joking or What Do You Care What Other People Think. He was describing how in his undergraduate years people were really impressed by his ability to do integrals, all because he knew this integration technique that wasn't taught very often. What was that technique?
posted by phrontist
on Dec 4, 2006 -
10 answers
Could someone suggest book(s) that deal with tips/tricks/methods of performing mathematical calulations faster. I mean higher mathematics and not just elementary operations like addition/multiplication/finding the root etc.
What I am looking for are hints and shortcuts that would help me with stuff like calculus, linear albegra, vectors and such.
Thanks!
posted by sk381
on Sep 20, 2006 -
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I need more examples of "interesting" calculus (or other mathy) trivia like this one factoid I mention in here...
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posted by evinrude
on Aug 10, 2006 -
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"Math 51H provides a rigorous, proof-based introduction to linear algebra and differential calculus in several variables." Recommend a book to catch me up to the starting point for this course!
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posted by devilsbrigade
on Jul 8, 2006 -
20 answers
Are there any calculus-question-of-the-day sites out there?
posted by nomad
on Apr 4, 2006 -
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I need a crash course in calculus. Something easy to understand, but decently thorough. It can assume some basic knowledge of the subject (I'm talking went-to-class-for-two-months-then-decided-to-sleep-in basic).
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posted by billybunny
on Dec 16, 2004 -
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I'd like to learn Math. I'm particularly interested in learning trig and calculus. I'm don't need to learn these disciplines for any purpose. I'm just interested. I'm a reasonably bright guy, with a logical mind (I've worked as a programmer), and I'm a good self-learner. I'm not in a rush (don't mind working at this for a few years). What books/resources would you recommend? I should probably go all the way back to Algebra, which is pretty much where I left off in High School years ago.
posted by grumblebee
on Dec 27, 2003 -
12 answers
