Why is it that I can teach myself third-year-college-level math, but not pass an AP Calculus test?
I mean, I KNOW the material. I just am a horrible test taker. And... and... I'd rather teach myself topology!
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GlassDog
I'm the complete opposite. I'd do calculus tests for fun, but geometry and topology are my weakest areas by far. I guess we all have our individual skills. Do you find that you panic in the test or your mind goes blank?
TetrisGuy · 26-30, M
I never panic. My mind just goes blank.
Seriously, I'll get to the test and be like... "what's six plus seven?" xD
I could do geometry and topology in my sleep. But calculus? Sure I've literally done it in my sleep (to be fair I fell asleep listening to a calc lecture on YouTube and it was only that the integral from a to a is zero) but I read topology textbooks for fun, and I tried doing that with calculus, but as sexy as it is, it's just... when it comes to the tests at least... bleh. I get the concepts down pat. Just tests I go all tabula rasa.
Seriously, I'll get to the test and be like... "what's six plus seven?" xD
I could do geometry and topology in my sleep. But calculus? Sure I've literally done it in my sleep (to be fair I fell asleep listening to a calc lecture on YouTube and it was only that the integral from a to a is zero) but I read topology textbooks for fun, and I tried doing that with calculus, but as sexy as it is, it's just... when it comes to the tests at least... bleh. I get the concepts down pat. Just tests I go all tabula rasa.
GlassDog
I wonder if it's the stress of the exam situation and whether you could do anything to help relax, like breathing or meditation, or exercise just before the exam.
And hehe, I've done calculus in my sleep too. I was revising so many hours a day that it got into my dreams too. I was on a bus and I started differentiating the speed of the bus, and then doing some integration to work out how much space was in the bus and how much spare air there was to breathe. :)
And hehe, I've done calculus in my sleep too. I was revising so many hours a day that it got into my dreams too. I was on a bus and I started differentiating the speed of the bus, and then doing some integration to work out how much space was in the bus and how much spare air there was to breathe. :)