Yeah, I have to take the class this semester. I couldn’t take precal this semester and cal next semester. I’m trying to be done in four more semesters, and don’t want to spend an extra $1800 on an extra one.
I’m just… Sigh. The thing is, I’ve always been pretty exceptional at math, without trying very hard at all. But trying to do math without the proper building blocks makes me really understand what math must be like for most other people, who it doesn’t come as easily to as it always had for me.
In fact, I tutor teenagers who are struggling with math, and this has been a really humbling experience for me. It makes it a lot easier to be patient, and to not jump to the conclusion that a struggling student is simply not trying (though that’s still sometimes the case).
I am bigger than calculus. Thanks for the kind words though. :) I can do it.