Overcoming Obstacles In AP Calculus

I think it is safe to say math has always been a passion of mine. I remember learning to count to 1000 in first grade. When I was finally able to do it without any help, it was like swimming for the first time, eating the ripe tomatoes I grew myself, or putting together a new song on the guitar. The feeling of accomplishment cannot be recreated. As we get older, this feeling becomes more difficult to achieve. This only increases my motivation and determination to learn something new. AP calculus has been a roller coaster of learning. Despite the struggle and rigor, I learned valuable skills that will help me in my future aspirations. Taking the AP Calculus exam gave me a rush of accomplishment. I have built a knowledge base because I am constantly

You might be wondering, "Wow! Stacy must be studious!" I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but you are wrong. Although it is true that in the picture I'm seen studying or doing my homework, in reality I'm not actually the type of person who is outstanding student, or someone with a lot of awards. But there is, in fact, one subject I am good at (and one subject I actually only care about), and that is math.

I have been placed into Accelerated Intro to Calc, but after looking at the course catalog, I would feel much more comfortable taking Honors Intro to Calc this year. This is because I have never taken a formal Precalculus class (although I did learn it casually by myself), and the course description of the Accelerated course included topics that I have never heard before.

Throughout many of the arduous AP courses I took in high school I was pushed to my limits, but I accomplished my goals through hard work. One example of this would be my AP United States History class. This class was one of the most difficult courses I had taken, mostly due to the sheer amount of information being presented and needed to be memorized. Even though the basics of U.S. history had been taught to me in one way shape or form every school year, there was brand new information on people and important dates. At first I struggled with the work load and text, but I eventually made it through and succeeded by diving

In my writing, my goal was to portray my experiences with the online AP Calculus AB course I took last year (sophomore year), in order to demonstrate when I learned some of the most important lessons in my life. Furthermore, through the use of different parts of my personal experiences, I also wished to address the different lessons that I learned; hopefully using the contributions of all of these lessons to arrive at a “final” lesson. To do this, I decided to focus on three main parts: giving the reader context and information behind my initial character/mindset, demonstrating how the AP Calculus AB course influenced that character/mindset, and showing what I learned from the AP Calculus AB Exam. Moreover, I wanted to have a different tone in each of these parts, both demonstrating my different feelings as well as portraying very different “aspects” of myself . For the first part, I decided that I wanted to have a “lighter” tone and focus on how I was excelling at school with ease, because this would contrast clearly with the next part. For the second part, I decided that I wanted to have a deeper mood while seeming confused, because this would further show the contrast between the first and second parts, as well as demonstrating how this truly was the first time I truly learned that lesson. For the third part, I decided that I wanted to begin with a more positive tone, as I had just learned my lesson, but transition into the same tone as the previous

The first obstacle had to face are my parent divorce. When this obstacle happened I was depressed and not do that good in school. My aunt had to take to with her friend that was an therapist I only went for one day, when it finish the therapy I realized that my life is not over just for a dilema. I was more relief and more ambitious to do all my work and pass all of my classes. The second obstacle is that I would struggle at school is turning in my work late when it was due the next day. Then, I had to overcome it by, making an agenda to keep my work on track and test to study for the agenda really helped me alot. My last dilemma is that I would work during school because me and my family depend on my dad sending money when sometime he wouldn't send us money. Me and my bigger sister would always try to find a job to help my mom to pay bills etc. Another obstacle is trying my best to have good grade and study in a correct way. I try to keep up my grade but sometimes it's hard. I sometimes

I experienced by middle and high school math classes not truly recognizing the intrinsic value of them and arrived at AP Calculus AB my junior year of high school holding the same apathy for them. The popular culture and ideology regarding mathematics is that unless a student is going to study engineering, s/he will never use trigonometry, algebra, or geometry. The actual subject matter didn’t matter, only the numerical stamp of progress and success did. I let myself get caught in that train of thinking, and quickly considered mathematics another obstacle I had to grudgingly hurdle to continue my studies.

I won’t accept failure. 2% was how close I was from failing AP Calculus. Calculus class was the only class where I squandered time because I stopped caring. I was willing to accept a D because that was the easiest option. In the end I did not want to accept that because I had something to prove for myself. If I start giving up for a class then that could have an effect on other things that I deem “difficult.”

I learned a lot in AP Calculus BC. It was a challenging class, but it was also fun and helpful. I am glad that I chose to take AP Calculus BC instead of another math class. The class was a rewarding experience for me.

An obstacle I have overcome in my life is school. In school I have to work a little bit harder than others so i don’t fall behind. My choice to try harder helped me to keep going.If I didnt choose to work harder and keep going i would never get anywhere in life. I think having to work harder than others pushes me to be my best and makes me a stronger person.

As stated previously throughout my three years in high school I have taken a lot of math classes. This school year I took probably one of the hardest math classes I ever had. That class is AP Calculus. After taking Algebra 2/Trig and passing the state exam I was so excited because I knew the next math class I'll be taking is AP Calculus. That summer I received a pre calculus packet that I needed to complete in order to take AP Calculus in the fall. Completing the pre calculus packet wasn't any easy task for me, especially do to the fact that I was unfamiliar with the content. At the time I didn't know what a piecewise functions was or even a limit. However I used all my resources mostly the internet, and completed the pre calculus packet.

A bright red 68 loomed at the top of my test, taunting me. I stared at the number, hubbub erupting in the class around me, attempting to dissect what went wrong. The night before I had meticulously studied my notes and done countless practice problems, analyzing how to properly do them. Had I reviewed the wrong material? What had gone wrong?

Last year as a junior, my AP Calculus class and I received the opportunity to paint a mural on a wall to demonstrate our hard work throughout the year. The one catch, however, was we had to design and paint it all within fifteen days. My class and I were very motivated and began work as soon as possible. We brainstormed ideas for the design of the mural to incorporate as many calculus concepts as possible while also combining it with hidden messages that had special meaning to our class. At the same time, our goal was to make the mural fun and appealing to all by-passers. Now it was time to take our concepts, and begin the process of painting the mural. Initially, we had roughly seventeen students who could paint and help out but that number

The most difficult challenge for the ap test was pacing myself during the 40 mins for each essay. Especially since some of the passages were difficult to read and comprehend. The comprehension of each passage was what took up most of my time. Trying to understand and form a thesis based on what i read took at least 15+ minutes.

From the beginning of my academic career, math-from Intro to Algebra One to AP Calculus-has always been a subject I’ve gravitated towards. Utilizing my passion for this subject combined with the innovative future of technology, I plan to strive for academic excellence and a successful career out of college. I’m interested in pursuing a degree in Computer Science or Intelligent Systems Engineering. Currently, maintaining my studies are a top priority in my life, and attending college to earn these types of degree would only make my desire to succeed stronger. An exciting aspect of college is the internships and abroad studies that are offered to students; I aim to fully make use of these opportunities supplied to students and intern at a large