I failed my final 70/200. Last semester my dad passed away, I was barely in class and I was never even that strong in math. My professor let me retake the exam. I had less than a week to prepare and I just studied really hard a couple hours every day and I got a 170/200. Never limit yourself. You really can do it.
I am so sorry for your loss. It can feel like treading uphill waist-deep in mud, trying to simply exist in the midst of devastating times. Let alone trying to continue some semblance of normalcy, going to classes, etc. I commend you for getting up and still trying. That's something to be so proud of! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
I knew a guy who got top marks in every course. He said he "did every problem in the chapter". It also helps IMMENSELY to have a peaceful life outside of school. Doing Math requires a calm, clear state of mind so you can concentrate.
@@alperkaya8919 but nobody does it, and not every college enforces doing those questions on their students - therefore it should be recommended more to change the de facto situation, not because it ‘is’ the status quo
To condense what this guy says in 9 minutes: It's 100% possible to catch up in just 2 weeks, no matter how behind you are, if you just work hard and want it bad enough
I did it in 3 Months but I've to learn all mi missing algebra +trigonometry + limits (beginning of calculus) after that math became ez I didnt need to study hard to approve, I was able to grasp all calculus just with some youtube videos and exercises.
I don’t think it applies once you incorporate other courses that you’re taking. Yeah to take two weeks off only focusing on one subject meanwhile your other course work is lagging behind. In my experience, working hard and wanting it bad enough boils down to how much a person is willing to sacrifice sleep and taking care of themselves
I have no idea how someone can say this with a straight face. At least if we are talking about majoring in mathematics, I don't know how it is if you do maths on the side.
وأضافه لكلامه فا متعتمدوش على الشغف لان الشغف مؤقت جداً وغير مفيد جداً فا اعتمدو على الالتزام حته لو كانت لديكم ظروف كبيرة اعتمدو على الألتزام لان الشغف هو مجرد شعور مؤقت ممكن يجى لمده ١٠ دقائق ويختفى بسرعه ممكن عقبال متقومى من السرير تلاقو الشغف راح فا الالتزام مهم ومتنسوش التوكل على الله عز وچل لانه قادر يعطيك كل شي تحتاجه مهما كان ❤
I have nothing to do with MATHS. I just listened and applied this to one of my own problems. If anyone’s reading this, listen carefully and focus on what you want to work on! Stay blessed
This type of stuff really helps me reinforce the idea that nothing is impossible. I'm really behind in my advanced mathematics class, but I will have the entire summer to catch up. Hopefully, I'll manage, because I'm determined to work hard and a lot. Thanks for the extra encouragement!
At 56, I took my first math class since 1989; pre-calculus, which I finished this past December. Pre-calculus here is a semester course and I finished with a 94.15%. It was not easy. Like mentioned in the video here, it is "total immersion" in study. If you're going to work in computational matters, physics, etc., there is a mastery of the subject that goes far beyond just passing tests. Over break, it is devising a curriculum to stay up on logarithms, trigonometry, exponents - the basics - to stay sharp for calculus. Detailed and organized notes are absolutely critical. I would tab each class's notes and my study notes, so I could refer back. And, I would go to office hours for help working out those ratty little problems that seem impossible. It was kind of a kick; like, "Who's this old guy perusing the Math Department." Reading material prior to class is also essential to stay ahead of the curve and get the most out of what is being taught. You must have some idea of what is going to be taught before having it presented. When you get organized and prepared to this degree, you find that the subject matter is very distilled, and you see the connections. Epiphany: The student of calculus is forever a student of algebra and trigonometry. If I can do this after being away from undergraduate school for nearly 35 years, you can do it. I enjoy this channel. Thanks for making these videos.
Hey, i studied math at uni, i reccomend buying a calc book, this will give u a fundamental understanding of math rather than just accepting why x or y is true @Gaak967
5:33 "It's bad how you want it" hits hard "It's not about passing, it's about getting a 100" "Aim to be the best" "Aim to score a perfect score because if you aim high and you miss you probably still gonna do pretty well" I want to be a topnotcher😢 that bad
This quote literally hapenned to me, I had passed 4 months believing I was gonna fail ALL disciplines on school, but on the last 3 weeks, I made studying a priority and spent morning till night in the library, I know it wasn't a perfect efficient system as I even got sick because of it, but in less than 14 days of planning and executing I suddendly started to get almost perfect marks and ended up achieving something I once thought was impossible, I actually passed 😂🎉
He Said "it's a matter of How bad do you want It", in my case I really didn't wanted to lose my friends again and that was enough reason to drop everything except my body and mental health and finally focus on learning
Wrote “How Bad Do You Want It” on my chalkboard wall so I wake up and see it every morning. I’m planning on going to college in the fall but I’m getting in my own way and telling myself I’m not smart enough, I’m not good in school, I’m gonna fail, etc. but I want it. I want it bad enough. This message doesn’t just apply to math class Thank you for reminding me of my potential. This short video is just what I needed
Before tackling the questions, start by going through the material in the chapter twice. First, read through to "get the lay of the land". The second pass, take notes. This is critical. When students who are struggling try to do problems without having taken notes first, they're setting themselves up for failure. The student who is doing better has either taken notes or has yet to reach their "Smart Student Syndrome" wall. In each block of questions in the chapter, select one problem. It usually has numbers, set those aside and replace them with identifiers ["variables"]. Do the problem slowly and carefully. Do it twice more in the next two days. Then look through the other questions in the block, identify how they are exactly the same, with different values for the identifiers. With the ones which are slightly different, identify the way to algebraically manipulate the question which has been solved to make it the same as the other ones. This will help * see the connections * identify the patterns * create the structures which, overall, makes the questions fit into a single problem category. And now the entire category will be understood.
Well, I never took notes or even used the books to pass with pretty good grades. But yeah, of course I would have been even better and remembered more stuff over the years, if I did that... Great advice from you. Thanks!
"If you aim high and you miss you're probably still going to do pretty well." This is more than a lesson to pass your mathematics class. I've always aimed high, even as a kid, but because of that I never failed. But I never reached that high standard and it killed me until I just gave up trying and settled for passing. I stopped challenging myself way too early. So when a real challenge finally came, first year of university, and I failed for the first time, it shattered me extremely. Held me back for years, and I'm still trying to pick up the pieces. I've made peace with my poor decisions and I'm trying to clean it up, and I was going to start shooting for high standards again. But that probably would've made me crash again as I already tried that and failed. But now I realize I must both shoot for high standards AND be content with where I landed, rather than trying for one or the other.
Yeah me too bro. So that's really the silver bullet. Gotta have high standards while being content with where I landed and just love the process........
I agree with the two weeks. It's incredible what we can do when we really are focusing and trying. You might feel there is no way out, and you will fail, but just a day full focus can get you back on track in 80% of the time.
personally, a full day of focus only gets me back on track for that one day. if i study one concept and then move on to something else or go to sleep, everything else is entirely gone. i TRY to do active recall by writing down questions and solving them first thing the next day but it literally just ends up with a full day of teaching myself the exact fucking thing i've been teaching myself every day for the past 2 weeks
Man, I'm from Spain. I stopped studying math when I finished high school (some statistics during my grad). I never thought I would ever ever ever be interested in math again until I discovered your channel. It is great, I love your book recommendations, your tips and explanations. Keep making this good content. EDIT (Great advice, useful for any discipline thx)
I've got a similar story to you. Just wrapping up my CFA, and i really came to realize that if I want to move forward in my life, I may need to take on this challenge that I have for so long avoided. Its been about 4 yrs since ive taken calc 1
las matematicas son muy divertidas de estudiar cuando, tienes tiempo de estudiarlas y no tienes muchas otras cosas que hacer. Por ejemplo yo estudio ingenieria informatica, y la parte de las mates discretas y el calculus me molaron mucho, pero tambien le tengo que pegar a la programacion, etc... Pero bueno para todo se encuentra tiempo. De donde eres de Espania? Yo soy de Andalucia, Jaen, pero llevo ya 9 años en Alemania, y tambien estoy estudiando aqui. Un saludo!
I need to watch this video every day for the rest of my life. My college also only uses e-books, which makes it so hard for me. I'm used to a book, a legal pad, and 15 pencils. I can learn like that. From a screen where not all the steps are taught, and you aren't actually sitting in a class, it's difficult. But I am persistent. I need to get to Calc 3 for the work I want to do. This is in my email signature: "The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." --Randy Pausch I needed this video today to remind me of that. Thank you!
Maybe you can switch to iPad? I too was used to physical books before I started school in US and every class was using pdfs, so I started reviewing notes and books from iPad (while still using pen and paper to solve problems), so maybe tablet can somehow replicate book for you as well!
@@avataros111 he might not want to use printers. I love to take my notes in Goodnotes 6 and Notability for personal reasons - because printing lecture notes on paper just leads to waste of resources - you only need those printouts for one semester and then you throw them away. Some professors make 100-150 slides long lecture presentations and I would hate the idea of wasting so much paper and ink
I use an onyx boox eink device that has a tablet. It's close to paper for reading comfort and you can use a stylus to jot things down. Eink devices are the closest things I've found to marrying paper and digital. Tablets don't cut it really
Uk the timing is crazy man, the universe really giving me soo much support constantly these few days. I swear. Thank you for the video, needed to hear it!!!
This is so true!!! I'm a Computer Science Major, and prior to my final exam (48% of overall) I was failing my Data Structures and Algorithms course, I grinded for 2 weeks without any distractions. In the end I passed the course. Never Give Up!!!
I was very shy when I went to university...I felt inferior to everyone...I had a bad case of "imposter syndrome". The result was that I messed around and wasted time and failed all my classes. I just felt hopelessly out of my depth all the time, and felt I couldn't ask anyone for help because they'd think I was stupid...everyone else just seemed orders of magnitude cleverer than me. As I've grown older, I've realised that my problem was "confidence", not "stupidity" (not helped by the fact that some of my peers deliberately undermined my confidence...something else I didn't realise at the time) and work ethic (or lack thereof). I should have made more of myself, and I regret it now...
This is some fake news. Look. I agree with the video. You can be a top class student. You can catch up but there is something that makes it impossible. The courage. The courage to actually do it. I've had so many things in my masters courses where time is not the deciding factor. I could spend 10 hours on a single thing and i would not get it. Because there was something i needed to learn before that would make the question laughably easy. I simply missed some crucial information but I don't know that I missed it. So I didnt know what I needed to know. I don't know the solution even if I am staring at it. So the real (my)advice is. Drop the ego and ask someone 15 dumb question. So you can actually get through to 15 semi-dumb questions. And then you can get to 15 good questions. And then you are in a position where spending more time really helps. Last thing. In the us you are paying so much in student fees. Make the money worth it. If the teacher is not annoyed by you you are doing it wrong. Make them work for your money. They are paid to tolerate your annoying questions. And hell they mostly actually like it. They like it to help. Even the ones that are annoying. Now. The thing is I didnt even follow my own advice. It's good advice but if no one is willing to do it it's bad advice. So I agree with this video and I wholeheartedly disagree as well.
@@marshall1003 You're quite right. I'm much more confident now than I was back then...largely because I realised that I had to find a way to "assert" myself somehow, or I'd just sink...
@bettyswunghole3310 the world is going to push you down if you don't learn to stand up for yourself. Simply because there is so much competition. Self advocacy is the most important thing I've learned. I knew a girl in highschool who was considered "dumb" by all of the "smart" boys in our class. She asked so many "stupid" questions and beat to the rhythm of her own drum. She got into all of the ivy leagues she applied to while they got rejected from state schools. She was never valedictorian, but she was brilliant. People claim others to be "stupid" only when they themselves feel threatened.
Thanks for this video. I have an important exam in around two weeks and the timing is just perfect. I like to think this is a sign for me to believe in myself!!
I’m an engineering student struggling in statics, taking 18 credits I’m 24 fresh out of the military and haven’t looked at trig and algebra since pre calculus in high school.. thanks I really needed to see this to keep digging deeper I just wanted you to know your motivation is very appreciated sometimes we just need to hear this from someone other than ourselves
@@georgemartyn5268 I was an engineer in the army and my grandfather had a lot to do with it as far as my inspiration goes. He was a mechanical engineer and I was raised by my grandparents so I was always helping him around the house with projects and such!
@@georgemartyn5268 also engineering is just such a versatile degree you can do so much with it you can make great money in industries other than engineering such as business for example
@@georgemartyn5268 Find something that you are passionate about, deep in your heart. Take a list of every possible subject to study and eliminate everything that does not seem like a good fit. Then keep eliminating until you get to 2 or 3 subjects. Go into college with these 3 in mind, and get your feet wet with your basic core requirements courses. Then after a semester or two then you can "declare your major" by eliminating the remaining two less favorable subjects based on your nearly acquired college experience. Also remember, that you can always change your major later. I changed twice ( i had 3 different majors) and I finally finished in 5 1/2 years, so it didn't take too long. You are young, take your time. You got this.
Thank you. At 45 I am about to tackle a second degree, it'll be math intensive. 20 years ago I got a BA in International Relations. I need to hear this.
wow the timing of me finding this vid was perfect . I’ve been falling behind due to family complications and have been struggling with feelings of inadequacy. I went from being the top student (through sheer effort, exactly as described, doing multiple problems a day every day over and over etc) and always on top of my assignments, to barely absorbing the information and hurrying to get things turned in before their deadlines. i used to read my lab procedures well ahead of time to make a basic outline of my lab reports and now i can’t even manage to skim them before class. its only within the last couple of days that i’ve been able to go back to studying the way i used to, mostly, and I keep worrying that it won’t be enough to catch up. So I really appreciate hearing this
Wow I so needed to hear that ❤ thank you so much!!! You have given me hope even though I’m an adult who never got the chance to be the best that I could be !! Teachers never spent the time to explain things to me properly still learning and working on myself putting in the time and grinding it’s so worth it ! You are my angel today❤
I fw this guy so heavy. I heard mathematicians were the most chill of the academics in an off hand comment once. This guy proves that was at least somewhat true.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’ve had many times in my life were I’ve been told that I was not capable of doing something. My algebra teacher in high school told me to avoid taking trigonometry/pre calculus which was the next level. So I followed his advice… however, math was one of the subjects that I enjoyed, and I wanted to prove him that I could do it, so I went to community college and pursued electrical engineering. I did struggle at first, but I learned that I need to grind and put in the hours to be successful. Now, I’m an electrical engineer making six figures salary.
You have to grind it out. You need to read X number of pages and do the problems to catch up. It is not about the course, it is about graduation. When I was in this situation I asked myself, "how bad did I want to graduate". That made it easy to spend 4-6 hours on a Saturday studying just one subject.
Seriously I cannot thank you enough for taking time out of your day to help and encourage others to work harder and apply themsleves regardless of the mistakes they have made. I can say you've absolutely helped me in my situation and without a doubt you've helped many others.
You appeared to me at the right time. I started my semester this week, and i was shocked about calcula. I felt that I was behind some students, but you motivated me. I promise you and myself that I will be better than any student in the class
That is marvelous . Motivation is great. I also remember students who would ask many questions. If you ask a question it may well be a question that someone else wants to ask but doesn't. If you ask a question you could be encouraging or motivating someone else.
Great advice! I did my degree in engineering. In h.s i was always behind in math and opted to skip precalc my senior yr. so i only did algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2. Somewhere along my senior year i decided i loved electronics and computer science. Last minute, I applied to college and got in. When i did freshman orientation and saw I placed terribly in a remedial algebra class, I was hurt but it was expected. My freshman year, I did my algebra class, then placed into precalc my second semester. During this time all my friends were in Calc classes and were failing. I thought to myself, "If they are good at math and are failing these courses, How can I possibly do it?" I got to my second year of college and did calc1... to my surprise, I did well. After that I started doubling up my math courses to graduate in 4 years. This pushed me to 18 credits every semester. I studied until couldn't no more and funny enough I did it in 4 years and my friends who failed a few math classes while in college opted for a 5th year. I caught up and exceeded them. I am now doing my M.S part time while I work full time as an engineer and I find my courses to be relatively easy. Its just about how bad you want it.
Oh so nice I am also struggling with my maths courses in computer science and in this semester I think that I can't pass calculus and multivariate 😞because there's a lot of pressure due to maths courses we also have discrete maths in this semester
I can confirm, I was in a solid-state physics course for my first semester in my PhD and I failed every test up until the final where I passed with a C meaning I would have had to make a B or higher to bring my average up that much. I didn’t think I was smart enough. I was totally disillusioned from the program and getting out of bed rest from being hospitalized didn’t make it easy but I was so determined to pass I worked with my TA every chance I got and I gave a great PPT on quantum entanglement too. At some level, it’s more dedication and follow-through than talent. I hate to say it but some of us aren’t equipped to really push through the frustrated feeling dumb parts. It strikes at our egos the most when we feel that’s all we have, sometimes. Especially as academics. I’m proud to say I realized I’m more than that and I let go of frustrating blocks of not understanding and push on. It also helps to have strong arms, too lol. Having more tenets to base confidence off of helps. I do still regret that I didn’t internalize this in undergrad but, give me two weeks and I’ll get to where I thought I should have gone by now 😜
I’ve been recommended your videos for a while, but this is the first time I actually sat down and REALLY paid attention to what you’re saying. I just wanted to say thank you. This video gave me motivation to try again in life. I don’t really have an issue regarding math currently, but I’ve hit a real rock bottom in life and I couldn’t figure out by myself what it was about my mindset that was stopping me from TRYING to make my life better. I’ve been trying to fight off this mindset of not caring about what happens in my life anymore because I’ve encountered so many failures in the past several years and have been feeling like I can never improve of recover. “It’s about how bad you want it.” That really struck a chord with me. In all the times I HAVE succeeded, this was the mindset that carried me through. I think success really is just about believing that you can do it and reaffirming how much you want something as you grind through it. Thank you for reintroducing this mindset back to my life.
This video came to me at the perfect time. Returning to schooling, more specifically revisiting Mathematics, is daunting as a mature age student. I never was a maths high flyer, I lacked the concentration and the perspective. I think I'm in a better position now to crush it. Self doubt is a major hurdle. Thank you again.
This is very true because I was one of those statistics that was so far behind in science (back in my high school days) that Ms.Davis thought I'd never get good because I'd always get off-task... even I thought I'd never catch up to my friend Daniel who so happened to ace all his subjects! Therefore, with a deadline ahead, I didn't want to choose this option, but I put off going outside and my Playstation to study for the exams and my mean science teacher actually smiled at me because I kept raising my hand and getting the correct answers even before Daniel! Furthermore, I also think that talking to a licensed counselor/psychologist/therapist can help tremendously because there are some people in college that have behavior problems that may need to be addressed, especially if they either never have before or need a current progress report!
A few months ago I worked through the first chapter of Michael Corral's "elementary calculus". I told myself to do every exercise. Even the first basic chapters took me so long that I got demotivated and put in a break of a few months now :D Then I did a Khan Academy course on Calculus and multivariable calculus and went through the exercises like crazy. That's when I realized I actually learned something (along with confidence, speed and competence) even though it appeared to me like a sluggish pace and actually like failing. It made a difference. Now I'm back at it and I won't mind the frustrating speed (because yeah, it's still frustrating), because I know now that big effort will surely not be in vain.
Great comment. When it comes to math (or any intellectually demanding activity), your brain doesn't understand the benefits in the moment. It's not like food or sex which feel good immediately. So for these complex activities, you learn to not trust your feelings as much. But over time you make the connection that you benefited yourself and it feels good in a much deeper way.
@@timeslices7923 " your brain doesn't understand the benefits in the moment." brilliant comment. "But over time you make the connection that you benefited yourself" Yeah, it's a conscious and high reason observation.
@@crnojaje9288 oh sry, just saw the comment. Well yes and no. It's really dedicated to show calculus from a perspective of an engineer while having quite good explanations of the topic. However in some parts it's very brief. I sometimes need additional material, but for some reason it kept me reading, but motivation wise, you have to be very self motivated, especially when it comes to the exercises. It's for free so I definitely recommend to look into it.
He’s right. I study pharmacy and it’s been 3 years since I never prepared for an exam properly. Always waiting until last minute to start studying for an extremely content-full exam. My mates always tell me that you will never pass this time. And I always pass and with decent grades, secret is that you have to study for large amounts of hours the days before the exam, and especially develop the capacity to handle stressful situations with resilience
I was always behind in my math classes and always felt intimidated and then would avoid my homework until the last minute. A lot of questions that I would ask were very rudimentary and the professors would usually respond in a way that was meant to shame me. But I have definitely had experiences where I would turn it around. I love your videos and find them so encouraging and helpful. I’m happy you’re at a million subs and j hope you reach five million soon.
i needed this video, right now, rightttt noww i cant emphasis how much you mean to me. im a cs international student who used to live in a small town in an arab country, just a normal girl who worked really hard to get a fully funded scholarship, the acceptance rate was 1.5% and i managed to get in, im in my first year in the uk and i sometimes feel like an impostor between all the guys in my classes, thank you, i was just crying, thankkkk youuuuu
Can confirm. I have ADHD and autism, and I didn't have any supports in school, and I basically slipped through the cracks and ended up in grade 12 knowing almost nothing in math. I would have failed pretty much any grade of math. Then I had a 2 week diploma prep course that was actually ADHD friendly, and I basically learned all of highschool math in two weeks. In Canada diploma exams were worth half of your grade. I got 25% on the course work and 95% on the diploma exam, and ended up squeaking by with a pass. 😂🎉🎉 May not be a good pass, but I no longer identify as bad at math, and it is a good feeling.
@@Dopevibesx For me the thing that helped was that it was in person and condensed. I was undiagnosed back then and medication and therapy helps a lot more than the course delivery. The material being condensed helped me work around the problems I was having, but it wasn't really a healthy coping mechanism haha. It got me through but it was really horrible and stressful. Now that I'm in therapy and on medication I don't need to get so stressed in order to do the work I need to do. It just doesn't feel as foggy and horrible and stressful because I know how to structure things for myself from the therapy, and the medication gives me more fuel in the tank to actually pull the trigger and sit down with my books.
I also have adhd not medicated the GED MATH test on Tuesday. If I dont pass, I'll have to wait two months, so my efforts to study didn't work, so we'll see how this goes.
@@playtops3605 Good luck!! It can be done! And my ADHD advice is to use the first exam as a deadline to force yourself to study, but secretly make your real goal to bomb this test, just get whatever you get, but come back and pass the exam in two months. The reason you can only cram, as opposed to study slowly when you have untreated ADHD is because the pressure of the imminent deadline makes your brain have extra neurotransmitters to deal with the crisis, which is a similar effect to taking ADHD medication, and it makes our brains work more similarly to neurotypicals, like we can just decide to get to work. We have trouble working when the deadline is not imminent, and when there's a lot of negative emotions that we can't regulate surrounding the thing we want to focus on. So if you fail the test, but it's all part of the longer term plan, it won't be as hard to study later because it won't have all the negative emotions associated with failure stopping your brain from working. All part of the plan!
Ngl I watched this 2 weeks before my thesis deadline. I finished chapters 4 & 5 within 2 weeks. I defended and got my Thesis accepted. Jan. 17, the day this video uploaded and watched, is my ultimate blessing that I graduated :)
I did my undergrad accounting and finance dissertation in 17 days last year and I got a high 1st. This is not to brag, but there is something so powerful in propelling yourself out of whatever grave you have dug yourself into and actually pulling it off. You forget how competent you are sometimes. It’s not over until it’s over.
I believe this in my soul. I used to have a hard time in math all throughout grade school and high school life and a portion of college life. I failed basic algebra twice and solid mensuration once in freshman. But on my third take, I took basic algebra and solid mensuration at the same time and it just so happen that my prof back then always make us do the math activities in our book as homework. It was my first time to finish all the activities in a book. I had no choice but to learn math because of tons of homework. Luckily solid mensuration is just algebra + geometry so I was able to practice algebra as well while doing my homework. By the end of the term (term only runs for 10 weeks) I was able to pass both subjects bc of the practice that I was forced into. And from then on, even the computations in basic chem and basic physics were easy for me to absorb. Wild experience.
Great advice. I want to add, if you are in a course and struggling there may be others in the same situation. Find them and make a study/ support group. Knowing that you are not alone gives you a sense of relief and as a group you can cover the material more efficiently.
Sums up my experience taking a graduate level statistical theory course about 12 years out from graduating with an undergraduate degree in biology. I had forgotten almost all the calculus I learned as an undergraduate and now had to use calculus to prove the expected mean and variances of different distributions. A lot of time was spent reviewing lecture notes and examples from my textbook, taking a step backwards to understand the calculus, and then coming back to the concept armed with enough calculus to keep me moving forward through the course.
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I literally have 2 weeks now. I've been down a real low mentally. This gave me the courage. I will really put in the effort this last time. Thank you. What a divine timing.
I absolutely agree with you on the regret things. I've spent many years regretting my actions and it didn't change much, because regretting doesn't always help us know why we fail, know the core of a problem. I'm starting to relearn Linear Algebra again on my third year of college while my classmates be doing complicated calculus equations while designing complicated electronics at the same time. With this video at least I have some hope that I'll be able to reach somewhere in calculus 2 in a few months, so thank you very much for your encouragement
I'm taking precalc after taking college algebra over 20 years ago. The first week was rough.I was really down on myself and thought about dropping the class. But I reviewed and grinded it out and made a B+ on the quiz in week two. I believe an A is possible. Thank you for the inspiration. 🙏
I (18M) always wanted to study AI I always felt I was far behind my friends, who are doing really good in AI and life. But I always feel the fear of failure in me that I am nothing in front of these people who are from the world's best schools and colleges and here I'm from a small town in India I feels always shit that I can't be like them ever. Maybe because my online friends are from the US and they got the access of tech in early years for me it was 16! now I want to do it so badly!! This video opened my eyes now I will spend all day learning AI. Thanks for helping Prof.
Im a man of average intelligence. Throughout my life, i have been somewhat detached and disinterested. However, when pc’s first came out (vic 20 and comodor 64) i found myself incredibly curious about the potential of coding. I immersed myself into the thick basic language book that came with the computer. Within a few days I knew it throughout. I started writing programs until the pc ran out of memory. Then, i thought of using this new skill to help with my math classes. I would translate the homework into basics language and got all the answers right, of course. I remember once, not being able to translate the teachers quiz into basics….so i lied down on my bed and let my mind wander for an hour or so then suddenly, i just saw the answer in my minds eye. What a feeling i got from that experience ! All this to say that what you need is two weeks and a dream. Dont force it…see yourself acheiving and find joy in it. You can do anything you want this way.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation: 00:27 📅 *You can catch up in two weeks if you feel behind in a class.* 01:21 🏫 *The belief stems from the assumption that everyone in the class has a similar baseline due to placement systems.* 02:55 🔄 *With hard work, it's possible to bridge the gap and catch up within two weeks.* 04:20 💪 *To improve, commit to grinding and repeating homework problems multiple times.* 05:45 🎯 *Aim for excellence, as even if you fall short, you'll likely still do well.* 06:28 🚀 *Improvement is achievable, especially when comparing to classmates in the same course.* 07:35 📚 *For subjects like math, consistent practice, completing problems, and reviewing notes lead to improvement.* 08:03 ⏰ *It's about the desire and effort; you can succeed in mathematics if you truly want to.* 08:30 🤞 *Belief in the "two-week rule" for catching up with classmates in the same course.* 09:13 🍀 *With dedication, catching up to and excelling in a class is not only possible but realistic.* Made with HARPA AI
this video earned a sub. ive taught math for 16yrs now and I was THAT kid in college. i needed GRIT and GRIND to stay afloat and it helped me become a better teacher in the end bc I was able to go through the gauntlet of what my students face. if you're willing to do it you will learn a lot about yourself and who you want to be. its hard and its worth it.
Great video. One thing I will say about going back to school at 30 to study engineering; I am much more confident in my ability to learn things than I was in my teens. Once you overcome a few challenges that seemed insurmountable at one point, you realize that you can just turn that tenacity and discipline on anything you really want to learn, and you can almost certainly learn it if you really want to. Having a growth mindset is such a game changer.
As a woman whos messed up in maths.... but is still not leaving mathematics.... just for the love and beauty of it..... this video and your channel sir.... is deeply helpful and motivating for me... Thank you sir.... respect from India to you
This has become some sort of motivational speech that I come to time and time again, so useful as reminder that we CAN keep up and sprints can get us ahead of our self dounbts. I´m even considering to start learning math, my Achilles´s heel from high school. Thanks for your input
Your videos leave me feeling more optimistic about diving into "hieroglyphic" math concepts. Thanks. I was in special education up until the start of high school to give some context
I am not in college and I don't study math, but I still found this very encouraging, thank you! Last year I've moved to another country, and currently struggling at a language course. I am probably at the bottom of the class. But now I have a newfound optimism, that I can still get out of it with decent knowledge if I really set my mind to it
Hey man thank you for this video, right now I'm really struggling in understanding physics and chemistry and getting left behind. Your video is a big help. Thank you
I was in advanced math throughout middle and high school, but started to struggle with trigonometry. I lost my focus and convinced myself it was too far above my head for me to get an A. I made mostly Cs and Ds throughout the year...until the final exam. I told myself I would end on a high note, and refused to stop studying and practicing until it clicked and I could do every problem in the review section. I was serious, committed, and determined to accomplish my goal. For about two weeks-EXACTLY WHAT HE PROMISES IN THIS VIDEO-I did nothing but practice trig. I didn’t just get an A on the final exam, I got an A+. I did so well that I was actually worried that my teacher would think I had cheated. He didn’t, because he saw the change in my attitude and performance in the classroom those last two weeks. I still remember how proud he was. I will never forget that experience. YOU CAN DO IT.
You know what’s crazy . I saw this video pop up on my fyp about 2 months ago, right after I finished my jr year of highschool. I clicked on it and I’m not gonna lie at first I clicked away because I thought, 2 weeks ? He really thinks it’s that easy . But here I am tonight at 11:15 pm on a Sunday night with me thinking and wondering. I need a sign. Please god give me a sign of where I can get the motivation I feel i need to surpass this uneasy unmotivated feeling. And coincidentally this video appears and yk I gave it a chance . I watched all 9 min and 39 seconds. And you’re right. It only does take 2 weeks maybe even less maybe even more. But it’s all about putting in the effort our selfs not just waiting for it to automatically pop up in your head. Thank you for sharing your words and wisdom with us. We’re really all here in this earth together to help and uplift each other no matter the differences . We’re all Human . Thank you for again for taking time out your day to present us with this video .
Lol this is crazy. I have exactly 2 weeks for my huge exam in physical calculation methods. The exam has a fail rate of 70-90% and I'm so far behind. I was feeling like I couldn't do it, but this video actually gave me that little push in the right direction. Thank you dude!
@@jamanletsgoOh hey I somehow missed this. I failed, like not even close, completely bombed it, 5 out of 40 points with a minimum requirement of 20 to pass. I spent the 2 weeks before studying 10 hours a day only taking short breaks for walking my dog and eating. Sometimes 2 weeks just ain’t enough. I don’t even know if I could have made it with “only” 2 months of studying. The average person requires about 1.9 attempts and 350 hours of studying and I would consider myself on the lower left side of the bellcurve, when compared to some of my brilliant peers.
@@REALdavidmiscarriage thanks for your honest answer, it sounds tough but you can be very proud of yourself as well. I struggle a lot with even making myself work for more then 6 hours. With your input you should pass easily next time, just don't give up :) i have to attempt 3 examen in one week and 11 days left from now, studied some so far, especially working on my focus with meditation, healthy food, stand up at 6 and some more. Improved a lot in weeks, let's see how it goes. Wish u the best my friend, don't think of you as not brilliant, some topics simply need some longer to sink in and you need time to get used to them ❤
@@jamanletsgo Yeah I guess it’s all about building up that routine, but I just regressed back to doing nothing after failing, I gotta get back into it definitely, but yeah just a bit of a blow to my self esteem, which I have to somehow recover from first. Thank you for the kind words, I wish you all the best, it sounds like you are on the right track and I hope you pass your exams!
This advice is absolute Gold. I had this happen three times in my life. First in Algebra 3 in early high school. I was so far behind b/c I procrastinated. We only had two exams, midterm and final. I was ready to drop before the midterm b/c there was no way I could catch up. Each day in class I'd just get behind and more behind. I panicked and just went nose down for 2 hours a day, which was hard for first few days b/c I was that far behind. Then about a week in, I could feel I was catching up. Last few days it was easy but I was going closer to 4 hours. Ended up getting 3rd best grade in class. Similar thing happened with Diff Equations but it was freshman year so it was a little easier time wise. Matrix Algebra was my last time. The bottom line,if you suck at math or are behind at Math, it's totally a studying time issue. Totally. Anyone that doesn't have some serious learning deficit can do it. It takes practice. But the whole idea of "Not good at math" is nonsense.
I taught math for years. Now I’m home schooling my five boys. I’m looking forward to teaching them more advanced mathematics in the coming three years.
I have my calculus final in a week and a half and it's the only class I feel like behind this semester. Thank you for this video. I knew if I worked hard enough, I would be able to do it but hearing it from someone like you really made me believe in myself much more. Thank you!
Before I clicked on RUclips I asked for my messages. This is a math video yet it gave me the message I was to receive two weeks dedication and see the difference. Thank you.
It's weird how this video just appeared on my tl when I was just about to give up. I'm currently working on my final project for my degree but as time passes, I keep falling behind. All my friends have already graduated and I'm still here always one step behind. I keep having this negative thought that I will never graduate... But hearing you say and believing it only take two weeks and it will work... I don't know why but it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the video... it feels like you've given me a little push.
Thank you for the guidance. I am in the 3rd year of university. At first, I studied perfectly well, but over time I allowed myself to become more and more lazy. Now I had to go to extra classes to be allowed to take the exam. I think this is a turning point. I don't want to feel left behind anymore. After all, when I make a little effort (I study for several days, solve problems, approach the issue of learning correctly), I easily understand the material that was inaccessible to me during the semester. But I just took a little time to study. I could have done it back when I was going through this material with everyone, but I didn't do it because I was lazy, and then because I was already way behind. That's what I needed to hear. Thank you
@watermelon0guy about 26 years ago, I started strong in college (Dean's List first semester) then by 3rd semester had a 1.7 GPA, due to on campus partying, etc. The 3rd and 4th years were very rough, and I had a bit of depression. I changed my major two times, and then finally made the Dean's List one more time ( very last semester). So, after 5.5 years, I finally graduated with a Bachelors degree in 2003. You got this .
@@jasonrubik Thanks for your experience. In my case, the situation is more optimistic. I have problems with only some types of mathematics, and the rest of the subjects (programming) are in perfect order. So I only need to catch up with one or two subjects and strengthen my knowledge of calculus (I have big gaps from the first two courses). I'm not a fan of parties, and the problems are more from laziness :). After all, I enjoy doing programming and scientific work (computer vision). In any case, I will definitely close my knowledge gaps! Otherwise, I'm just ashamed that I miss such valuable knowledge from my teachers. Thank you for sharing your experience and for the kind words you said. I really appreciate it
I just wanted to say thank you so much for this video. When I first watched it, I had at least 10+ assignments overdue for my further maths a level and was feeling like dropping out of college altogether because of the stress. But this video sparked me to finally do something; I wrote up a timetable from that day all the way until my final exam and pushed myself to study my weakest topics everyday. Thank God, my hard work payed off and I achieved a B in further maths, when I’d previously been stuck on D’s/E’s all year. I’m now off to do a degree apprenticeship so my advice to anyone who was in my situation would be to breathe, take a step back and plan your revision. You’ve got this!
When I was in college I needed to get 100 in the Algebra Linear to pass, I went to the library and studied until I understood the core, so I had no doubts in only 2 days of full focus and studying. In the end, I was able to pass the test with 100. I never forgot how I felt when I saw the result, I would like to be able to do this more often in life.
yes its possible, and im a testament to it. i had accounting in university, and i didnt sho up to my exams nor did i really study on my assignments. Everytime class had been over after a test, i had a demoralized feeling that yes.... ive failed. i couldnt muster up the courage to the girl that had liked me after such red faced failure. Label me as the most poor performing student of the class. But i did muster up the courage to open the fucking books, study my ass off. and use my potential. ive been a bright kid since the start. i didnt use the potential i had saved. Final exams had been in some days infront, i learnt the fundamentals of everything in the book. I never been so glee and happy studying. I memorized everything from the book. i learnt everything that had been taught..... in 7 days. yes. but i put most my day studying. the day during the final exam, all students that took the accounting course in my university had been summoned into the gym for extra room. guess the person that had been in the scene the latest? me. and guess the student that left the earliest from the exam? yes, me. i literally marked my same exam, that much confidence, got an 148/154. highest mark on that exam. 6:40 - 7:10 . thats me. so again you can change everything u desire.
@@MsAldil thank you. I had put my all in to it and had been rewarded for those efforts. If i legit had to go over the pages i had to memorize, id say the rational is using the summary of the chapter. Thus, it provides key factors that are highlighted for that said chapter. My exam gave the things i had to cover. To enhance memorization, use cards, use summaries, quizzes, homework, and have a plan. the human mind learns by practice. how did you learn the alphabet? how did you learn english? how did you learn to count? to read? you've been taught that. You can implement the same to the books. As you Learn, you remove the L from that and you get Earn. Think about it sweetheart, Im a boy that did the least and to the most. by Learning. So if you are in a situation that you find it difficult. You can learn your way and climb to get the view of the world. Your job is to get ahead of me. I'll keep you in my prayers and may God bless you for the things you sought out.
Please take breaks folks. Don't burn yourself out working 7 days a week. That's probably one of the biggest lessons I've learned in life. Yes, you have to want it, but you also you need to take care of yourself and those around you...I don't know if two weeks is enough to catch up to the best students in class or not, but I will give it some more thought.
I watched the entire video even though I didn’t know what the content of the channel was, but RUclips suggested it to me, and I felt that there were real words behind it and it came from the heart.. How lucky are the students in this generation.
First 2 minutes and I knew instinctively that you were right. I then applied this to Internittent Fasting and Saving money. And it worked. Basically, start now, and you already start to close the gap to those ahead of you.
Study for 10 minutes. Everyday. Don’t study for 8 hours (in reality 2 hours actually spent studying), get mentally exhausted and skip 6 days. Some days you’ll study 10 minutes, some days 40 minutes. Eventually you’ll study for 3 hours, 5 hours, and so on. I went to office hours every time. I only ever saw the same 2 other students. How did every other student not need it? Were they just smarter than us? The answer is it doesn’t matter. You gotta want it. You gotta breathe it.
For harder classes, I went to office hours often (I would only ever miss when I was sick), especially if the textbook did not provide enough worked-out examples. Other students had already learned the material well on their own from other textbooks or from a previous course or instructor, or they had a more robust foundation that allowed them to learn the material much more quickly. It's rarely about smarts if you are both learning the exact same material in a university-level course at the same time. It's the compounding of gaps in knowledge. Also, studying for ten minutes a day would not cut it if you're a STEM student with more than one major.
This definitely works on any field, when I was doing my undergraduate biomedical sciences final thesis, I was so behind that on the deadline day I had 0 words written. I took a 1 week extension and told myself I’d lock in and get it finished, but guess what? After that week, I’d written like 20 words max 😭. So, I asked for another 1 week extension, made some insane excuse and this was my final chance because my uni only allowed a 2 week maximum extension. I was getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, and whenever I got stressed, I’d hop in a cold shower and get back to work. I had to relearn and rewatch recorded lectures on how to make advanced graph charts, collecting data, using QuPath (bioimage analysis software), basically a whole scientific research paper. It was very unhealthy, but the work had to be done. By the end of those 7 days, I finished it and submitted it. Later in the future, I get an email saying I passed my final thesis achieving an A and B+ final grade and was invited to the graduation ceremony. I was a huge procrastinator, but it’s definitely possible if you want it REALLY bad.
Thank you for these videos! They're so helpful. I'm 45 and taking Trig after being out of the classroom for 23 years. I'm more prepared to learn now. Great work you're doing!
Your arms are more jacked than mine, therefore i believe you
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This is what you get by doing all your homeworks and practicing on weekends too..
2 weeks.😎
Its basic Bromath
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I failed my final 70/200. Last semester my dad passed away, I was barely in class and I was never even that strong in math. My professor let me retake the exam. I had less than a week to prepare and I just studied really hard a couple hours every day and I got a 170/200. Never limit yourself. You really can do it.
I am so sorry for your loss. It can feel like treading uphill waist-deep in mud, trying to simply exist in the midst of devastating times. Let alone trying to continue some semblance of normalcy, going to classes, etc. I commend you for getting up and still trying. That's something to be so proud of! I wish you the best of luck in your future endeavors.
brother u motivate me.thk u a lot
@@AnonJess it’s been a tough day I appreciate your comment!
I know your father must be proud of you!❤❤
bro you are so strong.
This honestly goes for everything in life, it only takes 2 weeks to catch up
So I can gain 100 watts on my FTP and race a national series cycle event in 2 weeks time?! Why didn’t I think of that!
@@HazzyWazzeyjust try harder
@@HazzyWazzey the idea of two weeks is that you can beat people that are in the same level as you , in the same class
@@vaolin1703 shit man, that’s so helpful. Turned my life around in 2 weeks with your advice.
@@HazzyWazzey you’re welcome
I knew a guy who got top marks in every course. He said he "did every problem in the chapter".
It also helps IMMENSELY to have a peaceful life outside of school. Doing Math requires a calm, clear state of mind so you can concentrate.
Facts
Definitely, but almost every college has a library that you can study at, I use mine almost every day!
That's true
You are already expected to do every question in those text books. It is the bare minimum already.
@@alperkaya8919 but nobody does it, and not every college enforces doing those questions on their students - therefore it should be recommended more to change the de facto situation, not because it ‘is’ the status quo
this applies to everything. concentrated and effective effort propels you onto a different plane.
Focus+flow=magic heheh
I think that's any it got widely shared
I'm going to apply it to art this semester
human efforts and knowledge are insignificant and pathetic
Quickly loose it after so, guess you fall after landing 😂
I am 25 . Been doing nothing with my life . I was thinking the world left me behind and I can't catch up.Thanks for the reminder.
You're still really young, you've got your whole life ahead of you. Take it easy dude, I hope things work out wonderfully for you
WE CAN DO IT 💪
I'm 28 years old and have nothing in life so you not the worse
@dyslexicbatnam1350why?
You are so young. I don't want you to feel like that.
To condense what this guy says in 9 minutes: It's 100% possible to catch up in just 2 weeks, no matter how behind you are, if you just work hard and want it bad enough
*within the same cohort
shouldve scrolled comments before watching xd
I did it in 3 Months but I've to learn all mi missing algebra +trigonometry + limits (beginning of calculus) after that math became ez I didnt need to study hard to approve, I was able to grasp all calculus just with some youtube videos and exercises.
I don’t think it applies once you incorporate other courses that you’re taking. Yeah to take two weeks off only focusing on one subject meanwhile your other course work is lagging behind. In my experience, working hard and wanting it bad enough boils down to how much a person is willing to sacrifice sleep and taking care of themselves
I have no idea how someone can say this with a straight face. At least if we are talking about majoring in mathematics, I don't know how it is if you do maths on the side.
the timing of this video is phenomenal
Why is the timing of this video phenomenal? Please explain?
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Well it’s been 2 weeks did you do it
it has been two weeks, how you been bro?
FOR REAAAAAAL
وأضافه لكلامه فا متعتمدوش على الشغف لان الشغف مؤقت جداً وغير مفيد جداً فا اعتمدو على الالتزام حته لو كانت لديكم ظروف كبيرة اعتمدو على الألتزام لان الشغف هو مجرد شعور مؤقت ممكن يجى لمده ١٠ دقائق ويختفى بسرعه ممكن عقبال متقومى من السرير تلاقو الشغف راح فا الالتزام مهم ومتنسوش التوكل على الله عز وچل لانه قادر يعطيك كل شي تحتاجه مهما كان ❤
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well said
aloha snackbar
ده أفرنكو؟ وترجمتها ايه؟@@科
Amén
literally cried, I needed that "you can do it" so bad.
I have nothing to do with MATHS. I just listened and applied this to one of my own problems. If anyone’s reading this, listen carefully and focus on what you want to work on! Stay blessed
Yeah pretty much the same. Just used maths as a substitute to what i'm working on.
same med school
Math is just solution of problems
I'm about to take my 12th boards exams (arts stream)in February and I haven't even started studying
Same .
This type of stuff really helps me reinforce the idea that nothing is impossible. I'm really behind in my advanced mathematics class, but I will have the entire summer to catch up. Hopefully, I'll manage, because I'm determined to work hard and a lot. Thanks for the extra encouragement!
did u make it?
Yeah bro we wanna know if you made it
Bro... did you do it?
RUclips recommended this to me and I am grateful. I'm not a student,my problems are nothing math related, but this actually is good life advice.
you are so cute
Same
@@fury3290💀
Same here
Throw your Smart phone away
At 56, I took my first math class since 1989; pre-calculus, which I finished this past December. Pre-calculus here is a semester course and I finished with a 94.15%. It was not easy. Like mentioned in the video here, it is "total immersion" in study. If you're going to work in computational matters, physics, etc., there is a mastery of the subject that goes far beyond just passing tests. Over break, it is devising a curriculum to stay up on logarithms, trigonometry, exponents - the basics - to stay sharp for calculus. Detailed and organized notes are absolutely critical. I would tab each class's notes and my study notes, so I could refer back. And, I would go to office hours for help working out those ratty little problems that seem impossible. It was kind of a kick; like, "Who's this old guy perusing the Math Department." Reading material prior to class is also essential to stay ahead of the curve and get the most out of what is being taught. You must have some idea of what is going to be taught before having it presented. When you get organized and prepared to this degree, you find that the subject matter is very distilled, and you see the connections. Epiphany: The student of calculus is forever a student of algebra and trigonometry. If I can do this after being away from undergraduate school for nearly 35 years, you can do it. I enjoy this channel. Thanks for making these videos.
And here I am 18 year old struggling to pass calculus. Can please refer me to something or the sources you used that helped you?
Congratulations sir🎉. Hats off 👏
ty this was really inspiring to me even if im nowhere close to you i am happy and proud taht you managed to achieve this!
This is the outlook that I along with the large majority of young students never get WHILE IN COLLEGE
Hey, i studied math at uni, i reccomend buying a calc book, this will give u a fundamental understanding of math rather than just accepting why x or y is true @Gaak967
5:33 "It's bad how you want it" hits hard "It's not about passing, it's about getting a 100" "Aim to be the best" "Aim to score a perfect score because if you aim high and you miss you probably still gonna do pretty well" I want to be a topnotcher😢 that bad
This quote literally hapenned to me, I had passed 4 months believing I was gonna fail ALL disciplines on school, but on the last 3 weeks, I made studying a priority and spent morning till night in the library, I know it wasn't a perfect efficient system as I even got sick because of it, but in less than 14 days of planning and executing I suddendly started to get almost perfect marks and ended up achieving something I once thought was impossible, I actually passed 😂🎉
He Said "it's a matter of How bad do you want It", in my case I really didn't wanted to lose my friends again and that was enough reason to drop everything except my body and mental health and finally focus on learning
LETS GO
Yes me too! From failing to valedictorian
Yay Amen! Hardwork and discipline is the success, not the outcome!
That's awesome and super inspiring!
Wrote “How Bad Do You Want It” on my chalkboard wall so I wake up and see it every morning.
I’m planning on going to college in the fall but I’m getting in my own way and telling myself I’m not smart enough, I’m not good in school, I’m gonna fail, etc. but I want it. I want it bad enough.
This message doesn’t just apply to math class
Thank you for reminding me of my potential. This short video is just what I needed
Rooting for you❤
Commenting to remind you: how bad do you want it? ❤️🫂
How bad do you want it?
Oh yeah?
Prove it.
That is so inspiring! I'm gonna do that! Thanks, that is a great quote.
college is not about "being smart enough" --it's about learning to overcome challenges
Dont't forget the role of confidence in that process. Not every one can have the confidence to do that, you have to work on yourself too.
Yes!
Before tackling the questions, start by going through the material in the chapter twice. First, read through to "get the lay of the land". The second pass, take notes. This is critical. When students who are struggling try to do problems without having taken notes first, they're setting themselves up for failure. The student who is doing better has either taken notes or has yet to reach their "Smart Student Syndrome" wall.
In each block of questions in the chapter, select one problem. It usually has numbers, set those aside and replace them with identifiers ["variables"]. Do the problem slowly and carefully. Do it twice more in the next two days. Then look through the other questions in the block, identify how they are exactly the same, with different values for the identifiers. With the ones which are slightly different, identify the way to algebraically manipulate the question which has been solved to make it the same as the other ones. This will help
* see the connections
* identify the patterns
* create the structures
which, overall, makes the questions fit into a single problem category. And now the entire category will be understood.
'Smart Student Syndrome wall' is such a good way to put it. Cheers.
Well, I never took notes or even used the books to pass with pretty good grades. But yeah, of course I would have been even better and remembered more stuff over the years, if I did that... Great advice from you. Thanks!
@@v1kt0u5 "I walked out of the test and forgot everything" is a very disappointing thing to hear from students.
Read your paragraph once… learned nothing
this is a good one.
"If you aim high and you miss you're probably still going to do pretty well."
This is more than a lesson to pass your mathematics class. I've always aimed high, even as a kid, but because of that I never failed. But I never reached that high standard and it killed me until I just gave up trying and settled for passing. I stopped challenging myself way too early. So when a real challenge finally came, first year of university, and I failed for the first time, it shattered me extremely. Held me back for years, and I'm still trying to pick up the pieces. I've made peace with my poor decisions and I'm trying to clean it up, and I was going to start shooting for high standards again. But that probably would've made me crash again as I already tried that and failed. But now I realize I must both shoot for high standards AND be content with where I landed, rather than trying for one or the other.
Aim at the starts if you fall you stand at the moon
Im an old guy.
Go back and do it!
I feel the same my bro ❤ how are you doing
Trying to force myself to learn very lesson! If only knowing how to think made it any easier to do.
Yeah me too bro. So that's really the silver bullet. Gotta have high standards while being content with where I landed and just love the process........
I agree with the two weeks. It's incredible what we can do when we really are focusing and trying. You might feel there is no way out, and you will fail, but just a day full focus can get you back on track in 80% of the time.
personally, a full day of focus only gets me back on track for that one day. if i study one concept and then move on to something else or go to sleep, everything else is entirely gone. i TRY to do active recall by writing down questions and solving them first thing the next day but it literally just ends up with a full day of teaching myself the exact fucking thing i've been teaching myself every day for the past 2 weeks
@@selenite3890 there are many ways to learn things. Maybe your wat isn't working for you.
Man, I'm from Spain. I stopped studying math when I finished high school (some statistics during my grad). I never thought I would ever ever ever be interested in math again until I discovered your channel. It is great, I love your book recommendations, your tips and explanations. Keep making this good content. EDIT (Great advice, useful for any discipline thx)
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From Africa Tanzania great motivation to me after two week i go to be good in math
I've got a similar story to you.
Just wrapping up my CFA, and i really came to realize that if I want to move forward in my life, I may need to take on this challenge that I have for so long avoided.
Its been about 4 yrs since ive taken calc 1
las matematicas son muy divertidas de estudiar cuando, tienes tiempo de estudiarlas y no tienes muchas otras cosas que hacer. Por ejemplo yo estudio ingenieria informatica, y la parte de las mates discretas y el calculus me molaron mucho, pero tambien le tengo que pegar a la programacion, etc... Pero bueno para todo se encuentra tiempo. De donde eres de Espania? Yo soy de Andalucia, Jaen, pero llevo ya 9 años en Alemania, y tambien estoy estudiando aqui.
Un saludo!
si, el math sorcerer (no se su nombre real) es un crack
I need to watch this video every day for the rest of my life.
My college also only uses e-books, which makes it so hard for me. I'm used to a book, a legal pad, and 15 pencils. I can learn like that. From a screen where not all the steps are taught, and you aren't actually sitting in a class, it's difficult. But I am persistent. I need to get to Calc 3 for the work I want to do. This is in my email signature: "The brick walls are not there to keep us out; the brick walls are there to give us a chance to show how badly we want something." --Randy Pausch
I needed this video today to remind me of that. Thank you!
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Maybe you can switch to iPad? I too was used to physical books before I started school in US and every class was using pdfs, so I started reviewing notes and books from iPad (while still using pen and paper to solve problems), so maybe tablet can somehow replicate book for you as well!
@@avataros111 he might not want to use printers. I love to take my notes in Goodnotes 6 and Notability for personal reasons - because printing lecture notes on paper just leads to waste of resources - you only need those printouts for one semester and then you throw them away. Some professors make 100-150 slides long lecture presentations and I would hate the idea of wasting so much paper and ink
I use an onyx boox eink device that has a tablet. It's close to paper for reading comfort and you can use a stylus to jot things down.
Eink devices are the closest things I've found to marrying paper and digital. Tablets don't cut it really
U still readin bruh?
Uk the timing is crazy man, the universe really giving me soo much support constantly these few days. I swear. Thank you for the video, needed to hear it!!!
i hope you did well
I watched this video instead of studying
Me
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Me too. With exams in 2 weeks
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@@auleian mines in 6 days hahaha when he said 1 week i knew i wasnt tripping
This is so true!!! I'm a Computer Science Major, and prior to my final exam (48% of overall) I was failing my Data Structures and Algorithms course, I grinded for 2 weeks without any distractions. In the end I passed the course. Never Give Up!!!
I'm enrolling on second year , how is the journey compared to first year?
@@kiingdonfire all I’ll say is lock in bro, it gets tough, but don’t give up, not matter how bad it looks
@@kiingdonfire go to office hours, read the textbooks, study the material, develop study techniques and habits
@@LostJoestar aight bro , thanks for your advice.🏆
How did grind for two weeks without distractions?
The timing of this video is amazing, it’s exactly two weeks until the end of this year!
monk mode + focus. you hit on so many great points. keep this up!
I was very shy when I went to university...I felt inferior to everyone...I had a bad case of "imposter syndrome". The result was that I messed around and wasted time and failed all my classes. I just felt hopelessly out of my depth all the time, and felt I couldn't ask anyone for help because they'd think I was stupid...everyone else just seemed orders of magnitude cleverer than me.
As I've grown older, I've realised that my problem was "confidence", not "stupidity" (not helped by the fact that some of my peers deliberately undermined my confidence...something else I didn't realise at the time) and work ethic (or lack thereof).
I should have made more of myself, and I regret it now...
You're only two weeks behind, or you could be there now, if you BELIEVE
This is some fake news.
Look. I agree with the video. You can be a top class student. You can catch up but there is something that makes it impossible. The courage. The courage to actually do it.
I've had so many things in my masters courses where time is not the deciding factor. I could spend 10 hours on a single thing and i would not get it. Because there was something i needed to learn before that would make the question laughably easy. I simply missed some crucial information but I don't know that I missed it.
So I didnt know what I needed to know. I don't know the solution even if I am staring at it.
So the real (my)advice is. Drop the ego and ask someone 15 dumb question. So you can actually get through to 15 semi-dumb questions. And then you can get to 15 good questions. And then you are in a position where spending more time really helps.
Last thing. In the us you are paying so much in student fees.
Make the money worth it. If the teacher is not annoyed by you you are doing it wrong. Make them work for your money. They are paid to tolerate your annoying questions. And hell they mostly actually like it. They like it to help. Even the ones that are annoying.
Now. The thing is I didnt even follow my own advice.
It's good advice but if no one is willing to do it it's bad advice.
So I agree with this video and I wholeheartedly disagree as well.
Never be afraid to ask for help. It'll help you in the long run, even if it's embarrassing in the moment.
@@marshall1003 You're quite right. I'm much more confident now than I was back then...largely because I realised that I had to find a way to "assert" myself somehow, or I'd just sink...
@bettyswunghole3310 the world is going to push you down if you don't learn to stand up for yourself. Simply because there is so much competition. Self advocacy is the most important thing I've learned. I knew a girl in highschool who was considered "dumb" by all of the "smart" boys in our class. She asked so many "stupid" questions and beat to the rhythm of her own drum. She got into all of the ivy leagues she applied to while they got rejected from state schools. She was never valedictorian, but she was brilliant. People claim others to be "stupid" only when they themselves feel threatened.
Thanks for this video. I have an important exam in around two weeks and the timing is just perfect. I like to think this is a sign for me to believe in myself!!
I’m an engineering student struggling in statics, taking 18 credits I’m 24 fresh out of the military and haven’t looked at trig and algebra since pre calculus in high school.. thanks I really needed to see this to keep digging deeper I just wanted you to know your motivation is very appreciated sometimes we just need to hear this from someone other than ourselves
You got this bro just hustle, hustle, hustle, practice problems and conceptual understanding of mathematics will help you so much
Why did you pick engineering? I’m fresh out of the military too and I just don’t know what to do with my life, or what to to study
@@georgemartyn5268 I was an engineer in the army and my grandfather had a lot to do with it as far as my inspiration goes. He was a mechanical engineer and I was raised by my grandparents so I was always helping him around the house with projects and such!
@@georgemartyn5268 also engineering is just such a versatile degree you can do so much with it you can make great money in industries other than engineering such as business for example
@@georgemartyn5268 Find something that you are passionate about, deep in your heart. Take a list of every possible subject to study and eliminate everything that does not seem like a good fit. Then keep eliminating until you get to 2 or 3 subjects. Go into college with these 3 in mind, and get your feet wet with your basic core requirements courses. Then after a semester or two then you can "declare your major" by eliminating the remaining two less favorable subjects based on your nearly acquired college experience. Also remember, that you can always change your major later. I changed twice ( i had 3 different majors) and I finally finished in 5 1/2 years, so it didn't take too long. You are young, take your time. You got this.
Thank you. At 45 I am about to tackle a second degree, it'll be math intensive. 20 years ago I got a BA in International Relations. I need to hear this.
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You have saved 10 seconds of my LIFE. Thank you.
You saved my life thaanks
Wish I would've seen this video last semester, but like you said regrets don't accomplish anything. Thank you for this, I really needed to hear that.
wow the timing of me finding this vid was perfect . I’ve been falling behind due to family complications and have been struggling with feelings of inadequacy. I went from being the top student (through sheer effort, exactly as described, doing multiple problems a day every day over and over etc) and always on top of my assignments, to barely absorbing the information and hurrying to get things turned in before their deadlines. i used to read my lab procedures well ahead of time to make a basic outline of my lab reports and now i can’t even manage to skim them before class. its only within the last couple of days that i’ve been able to go back to studying the way i used to, mostly, and I keep worrying that it won’t be enough to catch up. So I really appreciate hearing this
Wow I so needed to hear that ❤ thank you so much!!! You have given me hope even though I’m an adult who never got the chance to be the best that I could be !! Teachers never spent the time to explain things to me properly still learning and working on myself putting in the time and grinding it’s so worth it ! You are my angel today❤
I needed to hear this but not for math, it still applies for everyone who feel they left behind, thank you so much for sharing this to the world
Jeff bezos hidden brother.
💯 this fr tho
No, it's old Mark Zuckerberg from the future
This is too fucking funny 😂
Know its there father
Exactly
I fw this guy so heavy. I heard mathematicians were the most chill of the academics in an off hand comment once. This guy proves that was at least somewhat true.
Thanks for the encouragement. I’ve had many times in my life were I’ve been told that I was not capable of doing something. My algebra teacher in high school told me to avoid taking trigonometry/pre calculus which was the next level. So I followed his advice… however, math was one of the subjects that I enjoyed, and I wanted to prove him that I could do it, so I went to community college and pursued electrical engineering. I did struggle at first, but I learned that I need to grind and put in the hours to be successful. Now, I’m an electrical engineer making six figures salary.
You have to grind it out. You need to read X number of pages and do the problems to catch up. It is not about the course, it is about graduation. When I was in this situation I asked myself, "how bad did I want to graduate". That made it easy to spend 4-6 hours on a Saturday studying just one subject.
i will start now i hope to be something good in the future
Seriously I cannot thank you enough for taking time out of your day to help and encourage others to work harder and apply themsleves regardless of the mistakes they have made. I can say you've absolutely helped me in my situation and without a doubt you've helped many others.
You appeared to me at the right time. I started my semester this week, and i was shocked about calcula. I felt that I was behind some students, but you motivated me. I promise you and myself that I will be better than any student in the class
That is marvelous . Motivation is great. I also remember students who would ask many questions. If you ask a question it may well be a question that someone else wants to ask but doesn't. If you ask a question you could be encouraging or motivating someone else.
Bro remember that becoming the best is great, but it needs to be a byproduct of the fact that you are enjoying what you are doing with all your hearth
Rooting for you!
Share us your progression
Great advice! I did my degree in engineering. In h.s i was always behind in math and opted to skip precalc my senior yr. so i only did algebra 1, geometry and algebra 2. Somewhere along my senior year i decided i loved electronics and computer science. Last minute, I applied to college and got in. When i did freshman orientation and saw I placed terribly in a remedial algebra class, I was hurt but it was expected. My freshman year, I did my algebra class, then placed into precalc my second semester. During this time all my friends were in Calc classes and were failing. I thought to myself, "If they are good at math and are failing these courses, How can I possibly do it?" I got to my second year of college and did calc1... to my surprise, I did well. After that I started doubling up my math courses to graduate in 4 years. This pushed me to 18 credits every semester. I studied until couldn't no more and funny enough I did it in 4 years and my friends who failed a few math classes while in college opted for a 5th year. I caught up and exceeded them. I am now doing my M.S part time while I work full time as an engineer and I find my courses to be relatively easy. Its just about how bad you want it.
Oh so nice I am also struggling with my maths courses in computer science and in this semester I think that I can't pass calculus and multivariate 😞because there's a lot of pressure due to maths courses we also have discrete maths in this semester
I can confirm, I was in a solid-state physics course for my first semester in my PhD and I failed every test up until the final where I passed with a C meaning I would have had to make a B or higher to bring my average up that much.
I didn’t think I was smart enough. I was totally disillusioned from the program and getting out of bed rest from being hospitalized didn’t make it easy but I was so determined to pass I worked with my TA every chance I got and I gave a great PPT on quantum entanglement too.
At some level, it’s more dedication and follow-through than talent. I hate to say it but some of us aren’t equipped to really push through the frustrated feeling dumb parts. It strikes at our egos the most when we feel that’s all we have, sometimes. Especially as academics.
I’m proud to say I realized I’m more than that and I let go of frustrating blocks of not understanding and push on. It also helps to have strong arms, too lol. Having more tenets to base confidence off of helps.
I do still regret that I didn’t internalize this in undergrad but, give me two weeks and I’ll get to where I thought I should have gone by now 😜
This was a very helpful comment for me and I thank you for sharing it.
I’ve been recommended your videos for a while, but this is the first time I actually sat down and REALLY paid attention to what you’re saying. I just wanted to say thank you. This video gave me motivation to try again in life. I don’t really have an issue regarding math currently, but I’ve hit a real rock bottom in life and I couldn’t figure out by myself what it was about my mindset that was stopping me from TRYING to make my life better. I’ve been trying to fight off this mindset of not caring about what happens in my life anymore because I’ve encountered so many failures in the past several years and have been feeling like I can never improve of recover. “It’s about how bad you want it.” That really struck a chord with me. In all the times I HAVE succeeded, this was the mindset that carried me through. I think success really is just about believing that you can do it and reaffirming how much you want something as you grind through it. Thank you for reintroducing this mindset back to my life.
yapping on youtube is crazy
do you feel like you've actually made a change to your lifestyle with the shift in mindset?
poopy pants
good luck
Dude, thanks man, you've said all I NEEDED to hear. You're the man, take care.
Problem is that I'm not in class. I'm in life. And i'm failing
Your words cut me deep
It only takes 2 years
@@o_oyash😂😂😂
there is no such thing as being behind in life. Youre just too caught up comparing your own life to others
i don't know you but we're all gonna make it brother/sister 🙏🏼
This video came to me at the perfect time. Returning to schooling, more specifically revisiting Mathematics, is daunting as a mature age student. I never was a maths high flyer, I lacked the concentration and the perspective. I think I'm in a better position now to crush it. Self doubt is a major hurdle. Thank you again.
This is very true because I was one of those statistics that was so far behind in science (back in my high school days) that Ms.Davis thought I'd never get good because I'd always get off-task... even I thought I'd never catch up to my friend Daniel who so happened to ace all his subjects! Therefore, with a deadline ahead, I didn't want to choose this option, but I put off going outside and my Playstation to study for the exams and my mean science teacher actually smiled at me because I kept raising my hand and getting the correct answers even before Daniel! Furthermore,
I also think that talking to a licensed counselor/psychologist/therapist can help tremendously because there are some people in college that have behavior problems that may need to be addressed, especially if they either never have before or need a current progress report!
A few months ago I worked through the first chapter of Michael Corral's "elementary calculus". I told myself to do every exercise. Even the first basic chapters took me so long that I got demotivated and put in a break of a few months now :D Then I did a Khan Academy course on Calculus and multivariable calculus and went through the exercises like crazy. That's when I realized I actually learned something (along with confidence, speed and competence) even though it appeared to me like a sluggish pace and actually like failing. It made a difference. Now I'm back at it and I won't mind the frustrating speed (because yeah, it's still frustrating), because I know now that big effort will surely not be in vain.
Is the Corral's calc book good?
Great comment. When it comes to math (or any intellectually demanding activity), your brain doesn't understand the benefits in the moment. It's not like food or sex which feel good immediately. So for these complex activities, you learn to not trust your feelings as much. But over time you make the connection that you benefited yourself and it feels good in a much deeper way.
@@timeslices7923 " your brain doesn't understand the benefits in the moment." brilliant comment.
"But over time you make the connection that you benefited yourself"
Yeah, it's a conscious and high reason observation.
@@crnojaje9288 oh sry, just saw the comment. Well yes and no. It's really dedicated to show calculus from a perspective of an engineer while having quite good explanations of the topic. However in some parts it's very brief. I sometimes need additional material, but for some reason it kept me reading, but motivation wise, you have to be very self motivated, especially when it comes to the exercises. It's for free so I definitely recommend to look into it.
@@deltapi8859 is the corrals calc book good?
He’s right. I study pharmacy and it’s been 3 years since I never prepared for an exam properly. Always waiting until last minute to start studying for an extremely content-full exam. My mates always tell me that you will never pass this time. And I always pass and with decent grades, secret is that you have to study for large amounts of hours the days before the exam, and especially develop the capacity to handle stressful situations with resilience
I was always behind in my math classes and always felt intimidated and then would avoid my homework until the last minute. A lot of questions that I would ask were very rudimentary and the professors would usually respond in a way that was meant to shame me. But I have definitely had experiences where I would turn it around. I love your videos and find them so encouraging and helpful. I’m happy you’re at a million subs and j hope you reach five million soon.
i needed this video, right now, rightttt noww i cant emphasis how much you mean to me. im a cs international student who used to live in a small town in an arab country, just a normal girl who worked really hard to get a fully funded scholarship, the acceptance rate was 1.5% and i managed to get in, im in my first year in the uk and i sometimes feel like an impostor between all the guys in my classes, thank you, i was just crying, thankkkk youuuuu
Can confirm. I have ADHD and autism, and I didn't have any supports in school, and I basically slipped through the cracks and ended up in grade 12 knowing almost nothing in math. I would have failed pretty much any grade of math. Then I had a 2 week diploma prep course that was actually ADHD friendly, and I basically learned all of highschool math in two weeks. In Canada diploma exams were worth half of your grade. I got 25% on the course work and 95% on the diploma exam, and ended up squeaking by with a pass. 😂🎉🎉 May not be a good pass, but I no longer identify as bad at math, and it is a good feeling.
Thanks this encourages me cause my situation is very similar. Do they have online courses like this?
@@Dopevibesx For me the thing that helped was that it was in person and condensed. I was undiagnosed back then and medication and therapy helps a lot more than the course delivery. The material being condensed helped me work around the problems I was having, but it wasn't really a healthy coping mechanism haha. It got me through but it was really horrible and stressful. Now that I'm in therapy and on medication I don't need to get so stressed in order to do the work I need to do. It just doesn't feel as foggy and horrible and stressful because I know how to structure things for myself from the therapy, and the medication gives me more fuel in the tank to actually pull the trigger and sit down with my books.
I also have adhd not medicated the GED MATH test on Tuesday. If I dont pass, I'll have to wait two months, so my efforts to study didn't work, so we'll see how this goes.
@@playtops3605 Good luck!! It can be done! And my ADHD advice is to use the first exam as a deadline to force yourself to study, but secretly make your real goal to bomb this test, just get whatever you get, but come back and pass the exam in two months. The reason you can only cram, as opposed to study slowly when you have untreated ADHD is because the pressure of the imminent deadline makes your brain have extra neurotransmitters to deal with the crisis, which is a similar effect to taking ADHD medication, and it makes our brains work more similarly to neurotypicals, like we can just decide to get to work. We have trouble working when the deadline is not imminent, and when there's a lot of negative emotions that we can't regulate surrounding the thing we want to focus on. So if you fail the test, but it's all part of the longer term plan, it won't be as hard to study later because it won't have all the negative emotions associated with failure stopping your brain from working. All part of the plan!
@Aaalllyyysssaaaaa I see, makes a lot of sense! Thanks a lot, Allysa. I wish I had an adhd friend like you 😭😭
Ngl I watched this 2 weeks before my thesis deadline. I finished chapters 4 & 5 within 2 weeks. I defended and got my Thesis accepted. Jan. 17, the day this video uploaded and watched, is my ultimate blessing that I graduated :)
Who is this guy... This is the product of self-reflection and a man who has learnt all that life has given him.....
I did my undergrad accounting and finance dissertation in 17 days last year and I got a high 1st.
This is not to brag, but there is something so powerful in propelling yourself out of whatever grave you have dug yourself into and actually pulling it off. You forget how competent you are sometimes.
It’s not over until it’s over.
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Bro....Your words🙌
I believe this in my soul. I used to have a hard time in math all throughout grade school and high school life and a portion of college life. I failed basic algebra twice and solid mensuration once in freshman. But on my third take, I took basic algebra and solid mensuration at the same time and it just so happen that my prof back then always make us do the math activities in our book as homework. It was my first time to finish all the activities in a book. I had no choice but to learn math because of tons of homework. Luckily solid mensuration is just algebra + geometry so I was able to practice algebra as well while doing my homework. By the end of the term (term only runs for 10 weeks) I was able to pass both subjects bc of the practice that I was forced into. And from then on, even the computations in basic chem and basic physics were easy for me to absorb. Wild experience.
Great advice. I want to add, if you are in a course and struggling there may be others in the same situation. Find them and make a study/ support group. Knowing that you are not alone gives you a sense of relief and as a group you can cover the material more efficiently.
Sums up my experience taking a graduate level statistical theory course about 12 years out from graduating with an undergraduate degree in biology. I had forgotten almost all the calculus I learned as an undergraduate and now had to use calculus to prove the expected mean and variances of different distributions. A lot of time was spent reviewing lecture notes and examples from my textbook, taking a step backwards to understand the calculus, and then coming back to the concept armed with enough calculus to keep me moving forward through the course.
What books would you recommend from this journey of yours?
Hi professor ı am a student in turkey and last month ı was in terrible situation ı had to pass my toefl exam to enter my university and ı found thşs channel ı watched all your motivational videos those videos make me so motivated ı learn a lot of thing and your philosophy, life experiences are amazing and last week ı passed my exam, ı am so glad to find this channel
Good job bro, enjoy university it will be worth it
Gives the information upfront. That deserves a comment. Thank you.
this is the most motivating thing I have ever watched. I seriously needed this. Thank you so much math sorcerer.
I literally have 2 weeks now. I've been down a real low mentally. This gave me the courage. I will really put in the effort this last time. Thank you. What a divine timing.
I absolutely agree with you on the regret things. I've spent many years regretting my actions and it didn't change much, because regretting doesn't always help us know why we fail, know the core of a problem.
I'm starting to relearn Linear Algebra again on my third year of college while my classmates be doing complicated calculus equations while designing complicated electronics at the same time. With this video at least I have some hope that I'll be able to reach somewhere in calculus 2 in a few months, so thank you very much for your encouragement
I'm taking precalc after taking college algebra over 20 years ago. The first week was rough.I was really down on myself and thought about dropping the class. But I reviewed and grinded it out and made a B+ on the quiz in week two. I believe an A is possible. Thank you for the inspiration. 🙏
I (18M) always wanted to study AI I always felt I was far behind my friends, who are doing really good in AI and life. But I always feel the fear of failure in me that I am nothing in front of these people who are from the world's best schools and colleges and here I'm from a small town in India I feels always shit that I can't be like them ever. Maybe because my online friends are from the US and they got the access of tech in early years for me it was 16!
now I want to do it so badly!!
This video opened my eyes now I will spend all day learning AI. Thanks for helping Prof.
Im a man of average intelligence. Throughout my life, i have been somewhat detached and disinterested. However, when pc’s first came out (vic 20 and comodor 64) i found myself incredibly curious about the potential of coding. I immersed myself into the thick basic language book that came with the computer. Within a few days I knew it throughout. I started writing programs until the pc ran out of memory. Then, i thought of using this new skill to help with my math classes. I would translate the homework into basics language and got all the answers right, of course. I remember once, not being able to translate the teachers quiz into basics….so i lied down on my bed and let my mind wander for an hour or so then suddenly, i just saw the answer in my minds eye. What a feeling i got from that experience ! All this to say that what you need is two weeks and a dream. Dont force it…see yourself acheiving and find joy in it. You can do anything you want this way.
🎯 Key Takeaways for quick navigation:
00:27 📅 *You can catch up in two weeks if you feel behind in a class.*
01:21 🏫 *The belief stems from the assumption that everyone in the class has a similar baseline due to placement systems.*
02:55 🔄 *With hard work, it's possible to bridge the gap and catch up within two weeks.*
04:20 💪 *To improve, commit to grinding and repeating homework problems multiple times.*
05:45 🎯 *Aim for excellence, as even if you fall short, you'll likely still do well.*
06:28 🚀 *Improvement is achievable, especially when comparing to classmates in the same course.*
07:35 📚 *For subjects like math, consistent practice, completing problems, and reviewing notes lead to improvement.*
08:03 ⏰ *It's about the desire and effort; you can succeed in mathematics if you truly want to.*
08:30 🤞 *Belief in the "two-week rule" for catching up with classmates in the same course.*
09:13 🍀 *With dedication, catching up to and excelling in a class is not only possible but realistic.*
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this video earned a sub. ive taught math for 16yrs now and I was THAT kid in college. i needed GRIT and GRIND to stay afloat and it helped me become a better teacher in the end bc I was able to go through the gauntlet of what my students face. if you're willing to do it you will learn a lot about yourself and who you want to be. its hard and its worth it.
Great video. One thing I will say about going back to school at 30 to study engineering; I am much more confident in my ability to learn things than I was in my teens. Once you overcome a few challenges that seemed insurmountable at one point, you realize that you can just turn that tenacity and discipline on anything you really want to learn, and you can almost certainly learn it if you really want to. Having a growth mindset is such a game changer.
As a woman whos messed up in maths.... but is still not leaving mathematics.... just for the love and beauty of it..... this video and your channel sir.... is deeply helpful and motivating for me... Thank you sir.... respect from India to you
❤, that's what it means to love maths
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This has become some sort of motivational speech that I come to time and time again, so useful as reminder that we CAN keep up and sprints can get us ahead of our self dounbts.
I´m even considering to start learning math, my Achilles´s heel from high school. Thanks for your input
Perfect!
Your videos leave me feeling more optimistic about diving into "hieroglyphic" math concepts. Thanks. I was in special education up until the start of high school to give some context
I am not in college and I don't study math, but I still found this very encouraging, thank you!
Last year I've moved to another country, and currently struggling at a language course. I am probably at the bottom of the class. But now I have a newfound optimism, that I can still get out of it with decent knowledge if I really set my mind to it
Imagination is more important than knowledge, especially as it pertains to language learning… REMEMBER THAT!! 😊
I’m also a little behind in my language course, I totally understand. What language are you learning?
How is it now
Hey man thank you for this video, right now I'm really struggling in understanding physics and chemistry and getting left behind. Your video is a big help. Thank you
I was in advanced math throughout middle and high school, but started to struggle with trigonometry. I lost my focus and convinced myself it was too far above my head for me to get an A. I made mostly Cs and Ds throughout the year...until the final exam. I told myself I would end on a high note, and refused to stop studying and practicing until it clicked and I could do every problem in the review section. I was serious, committed, and determined to accomplish my goal. For about two weeks-EXACTLY WHAT HE PROMISES IN THIS VIDEO-I did nothing but practice trig. I didn’t just get an A on the final exam, I got an A+. I did so well that I was actually worried that my teacher would think I had cheated. He didn’t, because he saw the change in my attitude and performance in the classroom those last two weeks. I still remember how proud he was. I will never forget that experience. YOU CAN DO IT.
Thank you, you have no idea how much I needed this talk today.
You know what’s crazy . I saw this video pop up on my fyp about 2 months ago, right after I finished my jr year of highschool. I clicked on it and I’m not gonna lie at first I clicked away because I thought, 2 weeks ? He really thinks it’s that easy . But here I am tonight at 11:15 pm on a Sunday night with me thinking and wondering. I need a sign. Please god give me a sign of where I can get the motivation I feel i need to surpass this uneasy unmotivated feeling. And coincidentally this video appears and yk I gave it a chance . I watched all 9 min and 39 seconds. And you’re right. It only does take 2 weeks maybe even less maybe even more. But it’s all about putting in the effort our selfs not just waiting for it to automatically pop up in your head. Thank you for sharing your words and wisdom with us. We’re really all here in this earth together to help and uplift each other no matter the differences . We’re all Human . Thank you for again for taking time out your day to present us with this video .
Beautifully said
I needed to hear this, this will change my life!!! Thank you! 🙏🏾
Lol this is crazy. I have exactly 2 weeks for my huge exam in physical calculation methods. The exam has a fail rate of 70-90% and I'm so far behind. I was feeling like I couldn't do it, but this video actually gave me that little push in the right direction. Thank you dude!
Me here, tell me how it went
@@jamanletsgoOh hey I somehow missed this. I failed, like not even close, completely bombed it, 5 out of 40 points with a minimum requirement of 20 to pass. I spent the 2 weeks before studying 10 hours a day only taking short breaks for walking my dog and eating. Sometimes 2 weeks just ain’t enough. I don’t even know if I could have made it with “only” 2 months of studying. The average person requires about 1.9 attempts and 350 hours of studying and I would consider myself on the lower left side of the bellcurve, when compared to some of my brilliant peers.
@@REALdavidmiscarriage thanks for your honest answer, it sounds tough but you can be very proud of yourself as well. I struggle a lot with even making myself work for more then 6 hours. With your input you should pass easily next time, just don't give up :) i have to attempt 3 examen in one week and 11 days left from now, studied some so far, especially working on my focus with meditation, healthy food, stand up at 6 and some more. Improved a lot in weeks, let's see how it goes. Wish u the best my friend, don't think of you as not brilliant, some topics simply need some longer to sink in and you need time to get used to them ❤
@@jamanletsgo Yeah I guess it’s all about building up that routine, but I just regressed back to doing nothing after failing, I gotta get back into it definitely, but yeah just a bit of a blow to my self esteem, which I have to somehow recover from first. Thank you for the kind words, I wish you all the best, it sounds like you are on the right track and I hope you pass your exams!
This advice is absolute Gold. I had this happen three times in my life. First in Algebra 3 in early high school. I was so far behind b/c I procrastinated. We only had two exams, midterm and final. I was ready to drop before the midterm b/c there was no way I could catch up. Each day in class I'd just get behind and more behind. I panicked and just went nose down for 2 hours a day, which was hard for first few days b/c I was that far behind. Then about a week in, I could feel I was catching up. Last few days it was easy but I was going closer to 4 hours. Ended up getting 3rd best grade in class. Similar thing happened with Diff Equations but it was freshman year so it was a little easier time wise. Matrix Algebra was my last time.
The bottom line,if you suck at math or are behind at Math, it's totally a studying time issue. Totally. Anyone that doesn't have some serious learning deficit can do it. It takes practice. But the whole idea of "Not good at math" is nonsense.
I taught math for years. Now I’m home schooling my five boys. I’m looking forward to teaching them more advanced mathematics in the coming three years.
I have my calculus final in a week and a half and it's the only class I feel like behind this semester. Thank you for this video. I knew if I worked hard enough, I would be able to do it but hearing it from someone like you really made me believe in myself much more. Thank you!
Before I clicked on RUclips I asked for my messages. This is a math video yet it gave me the message I was to receive two weeks dedication and see the difference. Thank you.
Interesting about the messages. But isn’t dedication something you have to actively do, rather than passively receive?
It's weird how this video just appeared on my tl when I was just about to give up. I'm currently working on my final project for my degree but as time passes, I keep falling behind. All my friends have already graduated and I'm still here always one step behind. I keep having this negative thought that I will never graduate... But hearing you say and believing it only take two weeks and it will work... I don't know why but it brought tears to my eyes. Thank you for the video... it feels like you've given me a little push.
Thank you for the guidance. I am in the 3rd year of university. At first, I studied perfectly well, but over time I allowed myself to become more and more lazy. Now I had to go to extra classes to be allowed to take the exam.
I think this is a turning point. I don't want to feel left behind anymore. After all, when I make a little effort (I study for several days, solve problems, approach the issue of learning correctly), I easily understand the material that was inaccessible to me during the semester. But I just took a little time to study. I could have done it back when I was going through this material with everyone, but I didn't do it because I was lazy, and then because I was already way behind. That's what I needed to hear. Thank you
@watermelon0guy about 26 years ago, I started strong in college (Dean's List first semester) then by 3rd semester had a 1.7 GPA, due to on campus partying, etc. The 3rd and 4th years were very rough, and I had a bit of depression. I changed my major two times, and then finally made the Dean's List one more time ( very last semester). So, after 5.5 years, I finally graduated with a Bachelors degree in 2003. You got this .
@@jasonrubik Thanks for your experience. In my case, the situation is more optimistic. I have problems with only some types of mathematics, and the rest of the subjects (programming) are in perfect order. So I only need to catch up with one or two subjects and strengthen my knowledge of calculus (I have big gaps from the first two courses). I'm not a fan of parties, and the problems are more from laziness :). After all, I enjoy doing programming and scientific work (computer vision). In any case, I will definitely close my knowledge gaps! Otherwise, I'm just ashamed that I miss such valuable knowledge from my teachers.
Thank you for sharing your experience and for the kind words you said. I really appreciate it
I just wanted to say thank you so much for this video. When I first watched it, I had at least 10+ assignments overdue for my further maths a level and was feeling like dropping out of college altogether because of the stress. But this video sparked me to finally do something; I wrote up a timetable from that day all the way until my final exam and pushed myself to study my weakest topics everyday. Thank God, my hard work payed off and I achieved a B in further maths, when I’d previously been stuck on D’s/E’s all year. I’m now off to do a degree apprenticeship so my advice to anyone who was in my situation would be to breathe, take a step back and plan your revision. You’ve got this!
Thank you for the advice !
& Thanks RUclips for recommending this to me at the right time !
When I was in college I needed to get 100 in the Algebra Linear to pass, I went to the library and studied until I understood the core, so I had no doubts in only 2 days of full focus and studying.
In the end, I was able to pass the test with 100. I never forgot how I felt when I saw the result, I would like to be able to do this more often in life.
yes its possible, and im a testament to it. i had accounting in university, and i didnt sho up to my exams nor did i really study on my assignments. Everytime class had been over after a test, i had a demoralized feeling that yes.... ive failed. i couldnt muster up the courage to the girl that had liked me after such red faced failure. Label me as the most poor performing student of the class. But i did muster up the courage to open the fucking books, study my ass off. and use my potential. ive been a bright kid since the start. i didnt use the potential i had saved. Final exams had been in some days infront, i learnt the fundamentals of everything in the book. I never been so glee and happy studying. I memorized everything from the book. i learnt everything that had been taught..... in 7 days. yes. but i put most my day studying. the day during the final exam, all students that took the accounting course in my university had been summoned into the gym for extra room. guess the person that had been in the scene the latest? me. and guess the student that left the earliest from the exam? yes, me. i literally marked my same exam, that much confidence, got an 148/154. highest mark on that exam. 6:40 - 7:10 . thats me. so again you can change everything u desire.
How many pages was the book you memorized in that week?
(Your comment is very encouraging)
I keep coming back to this comment....i have exactly 7 days from now
@@MsAldil thank you. I had put my all in to it and had been rewarded for those efforts. If i legit had to go over the pages i had to memorize, id say the rational is using the summary of the chapter. Thus, it provides key factors that are highlighted for that said chapter. My exam gave the things i had to cover. To enhance memorization, use cards, use summaries, quizzes, homework, and have a plan. the human mind learns by practice. how did you learn the alphabet? how did you learn english? how did you learn to count? to read? you've been taught that. You can implement the same to the books. As you Learn, you remove the L from that and you get Earn. Think about it sweetheart, Im a boy that did the least and to the most. by Learning. So if you are in a situation that you find it difficult. You can learn your way and climb to get the view of the world. Your job is to get ahead of me. I'll keep you in my prayers and may God bless you for the things you sought out.
Please take breaks folks. Don't burn yourself out working 7 days a week. That's probably one of the biggest lessons I've learned in life. Yes, you have to want it, but you also you need to take care of yourself and those around you...I don't know if two weeks is enough to catch up to the best students in class or not, but I will give it some more thought.
I watched the entire video even though I didn’t know what the content of the channel was, but RUclips suggested it to me, and I felt that there were real words behind it and it came from the heart.. How lucky are the students in this generation.
First 2 minutes and I knew instinctively that you were right. I then applied this to Internittent Fasting and Saving money. And it worked. Basically, start now, and you already start to close the gap to those ahead of you.
I cannot thank you enough for this wonderful message. God bless you, thank you so much for sharing this piece of wisdom with us today.
Study for 10 minutes. Everyday. Don’t study for 8 hours (in reality 2 hours actually spent studying), get mentally exhausted and skip 6 days. Some days you’ll study 10 minutes, some days 40 minutes. Eventually you’ll study for 3 hours, 5 hours, and so on.
I went to office hours every time. I only ever saw the same 2 other students. How did every other student not need it? Were they just smarter than us? The answer is it doesn’t matter. You gotta want it. You gotta breathe it.
For harder classes, I went to office hours often (I would only ever miss when I was sick), especially if the textbook did not provide enough worked-out examples. Other students had already learned the material well on their own from other textbooks or from a previous course or instructor, or they had a more robust foundation that allowed them to learn the material much more quickly. It's rarely about smarts if you are both learning the exact same material in a university-level course at the same time. It's the compounding of gaps in knowledge. Also, studying for ten minutes a day would not cut it if you're a STEM student with more than one major.
This definitely works on any field, when I was doing my undergraduate biomedical sciences final thesis, I was so behind that on the deadline day I had 0 words written. I took a 1 week extension and told myself I’d lock in and get it finished, but guess what? After that week, I’d written like 20 words max 😭. So, I asked for another 1 week extension, made some insane excuse and this was my final chance because my uni only allowed a 2 week maximum extension. I was getting 3-4 hours of sleep a night, and whenever I got stressed, I’d hop in a cold shower and get back to work. I had to relearn and rewatch recorded lectures on how to make advanced graph charts, collecting data, using QuPath (bioimage analysis software), basically a whole scientific research paper. It was very unhealthy, but the work had to be done. By the end of those 7 days, I finished it and submitted it. Later in the future, I get an email saying I passed my final thesis achieving an A and B+ final grade and was invited to the graduation ceremony. I was a huge procrastinator, but it’s definitely possible if you want it REALLY bad.
Thank you for these videos! They're so helpful. I'm 45 and taking Trig after being out of the classroom for 23 years. I'm more prepared to learn now. Great work you're doing!
So inspiring