[Blindmath] College Cal pt. II and precalculus reconmmendation followed

[sarah.jevnikar at utoronto.ca]

Hi Peter,
The key to success with any professor is open communication. Call or  
visit your professor, and meet with him as regularly as you can. This  
will solidify concepts for you and also provide you with an ally if  
things get tough. Have someone study with you, and have them give you  
page references for certain concepts, so you can compare the Nemeth  
with what they're telling you the math symbols are. Find a study  
group. Working with others not only helps you academically but also  
emotionally and socially, as a group becomes a support network. You'll  
find that you can also explain concepts to others, which will boost  
your confidence, increase theirs, and ensure that yu understand the  
material.

Also, focus on one or two things at a time. No human being can fix all  
issues at once. so focus on the most important issue for you right  
now, and the rest can be dealt with once you sort out the first  
problems. Taking on too much will overwhelm you to the point that you  
won't be able to get any one task done and will become more  
discouraged than you were before.

Feel free to reach out off list if you want, and I hope this list will  
continue to meet your needs.

Kind regards,
Sarah


Quoting Peter Wolfe <sunspot005 at gmail.com>:

> To Blind NFB List Members:
>
>
>     It's me Peter Wolfe here with some new news about my college
> calculus. With much deliberation over the subject over my initial
> expermental exam over previous knowledge in college algebra and
> trigomotry and all with the advice of you guys my decision has been
> made. My decision is to drop college calculus to instead get college
> precalculus and trigomotry even if it puts me off a semester at
> graduation rather than failing in a ball of fire. I think too much on
> my plate right now is an understatement and think it wise to take a
> easier less stressful class with the introduction of programming is
> tough man you know? Well, I'm trying to see the differences in college
> precalculus with trig or algebra in you guys opinions are? Another
> thing is the my office for students with disabilities wants to know
> this information like as fast as possible so any information would be
> nice. They usually like to know about mathematics books like a month
> at least in advanced so what can I do in this respect? At least I
> didn't pay for my textbook thank God for that one right? So, I'm
> relieved that that has been decided right now and that I need
> sometimes to regress for less stress especially with my drinking
> problem recently blowing up. Thanks you jguys like usual you guys are
> right about this one. It will give me time to learn nemeth code right?
> The incompetent  NLS in Alabama screwed up my nemeth code books and
> mathematics books for two and a half months with no apologises either
> towards their conduct to me either. A normal library wouldn't act like
> this towards customers either. Totally uncalled for waiting that long
> for some damned math books right?
>      Another thing is where do I begin from here? I mean that I have
> nemeth code book right and the math books right here to understand
> concepts so I'm thinking how to inplement learning memeth when I run
> across it in my NLS algebra, trig and geometry textbooks? I have a
> foreign language foreign guy teaching my class and was wondering your
> similar experiences in delaing with language barriers in mathematics
> course in college are like? I haven't had a foreign guy teaching me
> mathematics or science but the pickings are short and not many that is
> for sure. Thanks John Miller and Christina on your true and honest
> portrayal of college student life for me. I like people that are blunt
> and won't fill you full of lies like that Black Sabbath song Sabbath
> Bloody Sabbath on you tube probably if you want to hear it. Thanks
> again for any information thus give n and any additional advice too!
>
>
> Thank God for NFB Math list,
> Peter
>
>
> --
> Peter Q. Wolfe, AS
> sunspot005 at gmail.com
>
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