[показать]I have to finally start paying more attention to the details of the process of getting my Associate's degree because, otherwise, it will take me five years to finish my studies in a two-year college. With all the multiple changes of my major, I'm already stuck with at least 4 subject that, even though might be transferable in future, won't count towards my current degree; to make matters worse, a few days ago, I found out that, in order to have a shot at transferring to one of the universities I am interested in, I have to complete Calculus II before applying.

This is a huge inconvenience, because, up until now, I was planning to choose Precalculus I/Statistics combo that fulfills Math requirements in my college. Calculus I and II is another alternative, and I have never considered choosing it because I haven't done any Math since taking SAT in 2007 and any SERIOUS Math since finishing school. That I absolutely have to take Calculus pretty much means that Statistics will become yet another subject I've taken that doesn't count towards my degree. The bigger problem, however, is that, in order to be allowed to take Calculus, I have to take Precalculus I and II or pass a placement test!

Had I know this earlier, I would have taken both classes during two of the three semesters that I have been attending college. Now, however, it will take me 4 more semesters to have all the Math classes I need unless I pass the placement test. Of course, spending 2 more years in community college is not an option, so I have 25 days before the beginning of the priority registration for Spring semester to review all the topics of both Precalculus I and II that responsible students who do not screw up with their classes all the time spend two semesters learning.

I've taken a look at these topics and most of them seem familiar from high school math, but, nevertheless, it is going to be quite a challenge to relearn them in less than a month. A few of the topics I'll have to become familiar with are different types of functions (linear, rational, inverse, logarithmic, exponential), polynomials, graphs, factorials, permutations and combinations, binomial theorem, synthetic division, etc. I'm actually getting more and more scared as I write this!