MATH 205

Differential & Integral Calculus II (3 credits)

(Note, a lot of this information I copied from MATH 203 as this course is really just Part 2 of that course)

The best way to summarize this course is to simply look at the grade distributions from previous semesters. Majority of the grades tend to be clustered in either the A/A+ region or down in the F region. This means that the course is really not that hard if you just put in a little extra work to understanding the material and doing many many problems. Students who take the course seriously do extremely well. Of course, there are some students who find this course challenging and I think that is because they do not have a strong enough math background. Be sure to review your basic algebra skills, etc before taking this course.

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Lectures: 

  • The quality of lectures for this course greatly varies among professors. Concordia has many math instructors who teach this course. There are some really good ones and some others…
  • Having a “bad” professor is not a reason to drop this course, There are so many other resources to learn material as you will see below. Personally, I missed many lectures as the only section available at the time was a very late evening course, and I was able to learn much of the material from online videos, free-tutoring available, etc
  • Some good professors/instructors to mention are Prof. Cohen, Prof. Hughes, Prof. Greenspan, Mike Hadid, Ryan Gibara, and Petr Zorin

Tutorials:

  • These tutorials are not mandatory, however it is strongly recommended you attend them in order to get more practice with the material. The TA will go over practice problems from that week’s lecture(s) and may even provide you guys some help with the homework problems.
  • The tutorials may also have bonus quizzes in order for you to rack up some bonus marks on your final grade. This can really be the difference between, say, an A- and an A

Webwork: 

  • Webwork is free.
  • Bookmark this page and be sure to submit your homework in time, every week.
  • Usually you have a limited amount of attempts so be careful.
  • Every student has slightly different values for the homework, so you cannot simply copy from a friend. Although the questions are exactly the same format so your friend can walk you through how he or she solved the problem.

Exams:

  • The final exam is cumulative and the same across all sections. In other words, all the professors teaching the course that semester will collaborate with respect to writing the final exam.
  • The exams follow the same format from semester to semester. Best way to prepare is to sit down for a few hours without interruption and go through some old exams. I have included some sample exams below. Note that you can also purchase these exams for a few cents at the digital store, located at the bottom floor of the LB building.

“60% of the exam is just confidence” – Mike Hadid

Free tutoring:

  • “What’s the catch?”
    • Concordia wants YOU to do well!
      • Concordia offers a variety of resources in order for you to excel in this course.
  • MATH HELP CENTER: Information and hours here
  • Free one-on-one tutoring: Information here
    • My favorites tutors were Ryan and Lei!
  • Crash Course: Held before the final exam. Check your MyConcordia for the exact time and place.

Non-Free Tutoring:

  • Orest 514-577-6913 – this guy is a legend and will get you a nice grade for the course. His rates are extremely reasonable. Call or text him.
  • There is also SOS tutoring and A+

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