Trina's Final Reflection

This year in calculus has definitely been a whirlwind for me. I came into the class worried that everything was not going to click for me right away and guess what.... i was right.. I struggled with grasping different concepts throughout the first half of calculus but with the help of some friends.. i caught the hang of a few things. Limit rules were the easiest to catch onto because all you had to do was follow the rules. When we learned how to do derivatives i understood the basic derivatives but when it came to e derivatives and ln derivatives, those took a little bit longer... but with a lot of practice and a lot of studying i came to understand those too.

When we were introduced to integrals i did not understand the concept at all... it took weeks of practice and help from my friends for me to finally grasp a piece of the concept. But like derivatives, once i had worked integrals over and over again, the concept became very easy.

Tangent lines were a pain at first as well. One day Mrs. Robinson explained how to do them once more and everything just clicked in my mind. I don't know why but it just did lol. Whenever i would see problems like that on the AP's i would be so happy because i knew i had at least one right :).

Finding volume and area on the free response portions were very easy for me. Mrs. Robinson explained how to do those during lunch after we had taken the tests and i caught on right away. If felt proud knowing that i could at least attempt these problems knowing what i was doing.

One thing i struggled with to the very end was Riemann sums, i don't know if if was because i couldn't remember the formulas or if i just didn't know what to do with them.. but eventually i got a little bit better at them :).

This class definitely helped me in preparation for any math courses i will have to be taking in college and i am glad i got the chance to take the class with my wonderful classmates. A big thanks to everyone who helped me study and for those who supported me throughout the year. A a huge thank you to Mrs. Robinson for helping me understand different concepts and calming my nerves throughout the year. I will miss you all very much and good luck to the juniors who will be taking Calculus BC next year.

Goodbye everyone :)