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It's also possible that what you had trouble with was simple, but for whatever reason, you simply don't get it(happened to me in Calculus as well - 4 months trying to understand one thing, and suddenly, 2 days before the final exam, I looked at it for 5 minutes and got it. Closest thing to an...

You might have had the same problem that we had on my university: Calculus classes were given by mathematicians. This has two problems: - A doctor in mathematics isn't necessarily a good teacher, despite being extremely well-versed in the subject; - What is obvious/simple for a doctor, master...

My experience with the way Calculus is taught(I'm a mechanical engineer), is that there are two other objectives(as well as the obvious one of teaching you Calculus): - It is supposed to teach you to go out and do research on what you're covering on classes, merely relying on what you're given...

The way tests are made would change - you don't need to check memorization of a subject; the only thing that needs to be tested is how to apply learned knowledge(that is, problem-solving skills).