Make the hurting stop

Last thursday, we had a Calculus test. this entire year, I've understood the calculus, but made stupid errors. My biggest errors were made last thursday - namely, I forgot both my calculator and sheet of notes. If I had had my calculator, I would have known sin(0) = 0. If I had had my notes, I would have known that 1/(x-2)² is not arctan(^x/₂).

I made a major mistake on one problem, integrating by parts when I should have used substitution. I was thrown off because of the weird e^-2x² function. The arctan slip was also a fumble on my part, because I din't relize it could be integrated simply as -1/(x-2). Those would have hurt, and rightly so, but it would have been better.... Final verdict? 38%

We have another test, I think, on geometic progressions and series. These I can DO - it's all recusion and FOR loops, just like in CompSci. These are numbers I understand, not like Trigonometry. If I can ace that and do passably on the Final, I may stand a chance. Maybe.

I'm to the point where I just want to survive this class. ><* I hate it, because I hate 'good enough', but I don't know that I can do much else. If I get a low C, I'll be fine. It'll hurt my grades, I won't like it, but I'll pass. If I get a D, I think I lose my scholarships, and I don't know what that would mean....

I think I'm going to go stare at the ceiling for a few hours before the study session in Physics. I'll see you all later.

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Just had the longest conversation with Emily that I think I've had in months. She was online doing research, so we were able t'chat for a while. She's getting out of classes at TCC on May 8th, and YMV on June 1. Heh heh, sucks t'be her. Next year, she's going to Graduate from TCC in May, and Transfer from there to a University, hopefully for Architecture.

She was doing research for a paper on how Heavy Metal is connected with violence, and her whole english portfolio is on how Music affects emotions. I thought that was rather interesting, and I think I'd agree with her.

It was good to talk to an old friend. Especially when one thought he'd lost her.
I still haven't told her I have a girlfriend, as much as I want to...
I'm sorry.

I checked my Exam schedual, too. My first is CompSci, on April 30th from 1:30-3:30. With any luck, I'll be exempt from it, but elsewise I can only imagine it'd take me an hour, tops, to complete. My only other two exams are Physics and Calc, both on Friday, May 3, at 8-10 and 10:30-12:30, respectively. Won't THAT be such a wonderfun day. ><
I got scared because, at one point in checking all this, I thought my CompSci exam was May 4, 1:30-3:30. Luckily, it isn't, that's for classes that are held on Mondays. Granted, I may well have been exempt, anyways, but...

I'm gonna need Gene and Dad t'help me move out of here that week. Luckily we'll have (hopefully) all Wednes and Thurse t'do that fun stuff, and Fri afternoon. Years's comming to a close really quickly...just have to survive calc... I have a Physics review in 2 hours, i'm gonna get a nap before then...

Current Mood: down
Current Music: innocent - fuel

I wanna see Goonies again...

Last time I saw it was early '90s or something, methinks. Some looooong time ago...

Why are we not surprised?

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