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NathanAnkomahMensah

April28th2014
MarilynFichman
Calculus

OnetopicIhavelearninCalculusisderivatives.Thisisthemostbasicprincipleof
Calculus.Derivativesisavariableinrespecttoanothervariable.Forexample,tofindvelocitywe
wouldhavetofindthederivativeofdistanceinrespecttotime.WithoutknowingwhatDerivatives
wasIusingitinalmostallofmyscienceclasses.NowthatIknowwhatitis,myunderstandof
Mathhasincreasedramaticallywhichmakesmeastrongermathstudent.

LikemanycourseinBlackstone,Calculusfeaturedtheflippedclassroommodel.
PersonallyIdontlikethismodelbecauseIfeelthatitlackstheengagementthatclassroom
lessonsgive.ThisisahugeproblemsformewhenitcometoMathbecauseIliketoask
questionsonceIlearnsomethingsoIcanhaveeverythingfreshinmymind.Howeverbecause
oftheflippedclassroomIwasforcetomoveatthefastpacethatCalculusclassrightatmaking
studyfortestandunderstandmaterialallthemorechallenging.HowevertheFlippedclassroom
doesmakeiteasytogetnotesImissedschoolsoIcouldcaughtup.

WhiletakingCalculusIlearnthatIshouldbemoreresourceful.Unlikeearlymathclasses
likeAlgebraI,II,GeometryandPreCalculusIcouldaskalmostanyonetohelpmewithmymath
homework.HoweverwithCalculusthatnotthecase,youhadtoreliedontheteacher,the
internetandmostimportantlyyourself.IfIcouldofstickmyheadoutmoreandlookformore
resourcemyexperiencewithCalculuscouldofchangebutitwasagoodlearningexperience.
Calculusistrulyachallengingclassbutnotbecauseofitscontentbutbecauseofthelackof
resourcethereistohelpinmyhonestopinion.

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