Should I take differential equations?

[Aba_juggin]

How hard is it?


Ive taken multivariate calculus 3 years ago and I got a low b

Calc 2 was c ( professor was old af and trash)

Trying to see where my strengths lay ..... Is it a different type or should I expect the same difficulty...... would it be a waste of time ?

 

[Freedman]

I took a Differential Equations last year and fell in love with the subject. Just make sure your integration skills are up to par and Tighten up on your Algebra stuff like factoring and solving equations

 

[Aba_juggin]

I took a Differential Equations last year and fell in love with the subject. Just make sure your integration skills are up to par and Tighten up on your Algebra stuff like factoring and solving equations

My algebra might be but the class might be interesting though . Will it be a good measure to see whether engineering is right for me?

 

[Obreh Winfrey]

I'd say take it only if you need it. Math classes aren't typically something you'd want to take as feeler classes.

 

[Dafunkdoc_Unlimited]

Not difficult, just requires you to pay attention. A good proctor is absolutely necessary since if you get bored and your mind wanders, you'll be lost quick.

A good way to avoid that, even if you get a terrible instructor, is to pay visits to Khanacademy to 'brush-up' and/or practice on aspects of the math that you'll encounter that doesn't quite make sense upon initial exposure.

They normally allow you to use calculators, but I made it a point to do most calculations by hand so the steps made sense to me in a practical way. The math tends to become abstract and if you can't visualize what you're attempting to describe, you'll have problems. As stated before, you don't really want to take this as a 'feeler' or just because you thought it looked interesting.

If you don't absolutely need it, do something else.​

 

[JuditeTormentor]

Not difficult, just requires you to pay attention. A good proctor is absolutely necessary since if you get bored and your mind wanders, you'll be lost quick.

A good way to avoid that, even if you get a terrible instructor, is to pay visits to Khanacademy to 'brush-up' and/or practice on aspects of the math that you'll encounter that doesn't quite make sense upon initial exposure.

They normally allow you to use calculators, but I made it a point to do most calculations by hand so the steps made sense to me in a practical way. The math tends to become abstract and if you can't visualize what you're attempting to describe, you'll have problems. As stated before, you don't really want to take this as a 'feeler' or just because you thought it looked interesting.

If you don't absolutely need it, do something else.​

THIS. I was coming here just to recommend KhanAcademy. Personally, I would say go for it if you think you might be interested. The "C" in calc 2 suggests that it may be somewhat a daunting endeavor to undertake (assuming that calc 2 is still structured heavily around integration and applications thereof). But KhanAcademy makes a lot of the skills-based mathematics like butter. If you watch some of those vids and feel like you have a good handle on the material, then go for it! Calc 3 was way more boring than Differential Equations. So imagine a more fun, albeit more rigorous, Calc 2 experience.

 

[BaldingSoHard]

After calc 3, differential equations will be a cakewalk.