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Have you ever failed in college ?

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Jlhzfromep · M
I got a C on a calculus test but 70% of the class failed it so I didn't beat myself up too much about it
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Jlhzfromep Better than I would have done! I'd have been among the 70% and it was to be decades before I managed to understand what Differentiation means.

Well, that was the Calculus, but what of the rest of the Maths syllabus?
Jlhzfromep · M
@ArishMell that was my lowest grade in math ever.. Usual had As and A+ in math and science
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Jlhzfromep Were you taught maths as a single curriculum subject of many topics, or mathematical topics as if separate curriculum subjects?

Mathematics was always my weakest subject, ending my early dreams of a professional engineering or science career - though I did work at "shop-floor" level in technical industries.
Jlhzfromep · M
@ArishMell it was multiple topics from algebra, trigonometry, calculus, statistical, and the math team did a little of everything
ArishMell · 70-79, M
@Jlhzfromep I see. Thankyou.

One topic in my school maths syllabus was Pure, or Euclidean, Geometry. Examining the properties of non-dimensioned plane figures rather than solving numerical problems with them, I wonder if this is still taught anywhere?
Jlhzfromep · M
@ArishMell best of luck with your courses. I am sure those are still taught in one form or in colleges around the world