I'm really working at this class. I did fine in algebra, had a few challenges, but mostly the classes made perfect sense. Now I feel like I am banging my head against the wall. I can figure out the word problems just fine, I know the answers to the questions but writing it in the algebraic form is killing me.
I got 70% on both of my quizzes and have an exam on Wednesday. The really awful thing is that I'm doing better than most of my classmates. Just about everyone in the class got 0's on their quizzes, so I can't even turn to my classmates for study help. I met with a tutor today and he said that 2/3 of the students in this class will fail their first time through.
I'm kind of freaking out, because I'm in the honors program and am on track to get scholarships because of it. If I can't pass this class, I'm in some trouble with my financial aid and my GPA will take a nose dive.
I was wondering if anyone has any ideas for getting a different perspective on this kind of math? Is there such a thing as an alternative method to learning calculus?



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! Thank you all. Yes, it is an 8am class which I'm sure doesn't help, but it was the only time available in my schedule. I spent the better part of yesterday working two problems, first with my instructor then on my own. Then with a tutor.

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