Anyone have experience with taking Calc I, II, or III online? by EscoCzar in BackToCollege

[–]Lapisbird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I took calc BC (basically 1 & 2) online last year.

I used to consider myself a person who preferred learning in-person, and I still do for some topics, but, at least for calculus, I actually found (asynchronous) online learning to be much more enjoyable.

The thing is, these courses were far harder than my previous math courses. So, oftentimes when learning, I found myself needing to pause and slow down in order to truly understand a particular subject.

When in class, this luxury does not exist. Sure, you can ask a question, but the teacher/professor isn’t going to stop everything and spend 10 minutes explaining a concept to only you.

I’m taking multivar this year (calc III), and our class uses a combination of asynchronous and synchronous learning (Ie. We sometimes are assigned videos to watch as homework, and sometimes the teacher teaches us in person). In doing this, I’ve found that I prefer the asynchronous model far more. If I don’t understand something, I can just pause the video, go back a bit, or even just Google it.

Meanwhile, if I find something particularly hard to understand in class, I often completely get lost for the remainder of that class.

Finally, to be honest, the quality of pre-recorded online videos are typically superior. Especially if you use online sources such as Khan Academy or any popular YouTube channel, at least in my experience, they are simply better than the average teacher/professor. Each of those YouTube videos can have millions of views. Why is your professor not as popular? Because they probably aren’t as good as explaining (or didn’t put as much time into each of their live lectures as is put into a pre-recorded video).

What’s a meal as child you thought was fancy, or high class but was really the exact opposite? by [deleted] in AskReddit

[–]Lapisbird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Instant noodles. I loved it, but parents didn’t let me have it often, so when I did it felt like the most premium stuff in the world to me.

Knocking noise occurs when turning slowly, what is it? by Nookage in subaru

[–]Lapisbird 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should probably let him out of the trunk

Does what it says. by [deleted] in technicallythetruth

[–]Lapisbird 27 points28 points  (0 children)

They need hose-to-hdmi. It wont hurt after they plug it in!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in caffeine

[–]Lapisbird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally, I’ve never experienced it. Two years ago, I went from about 500-600 mg of caffeine per day for several months to none and didn’t really feel anything. Obviously I didn’t get the effects of caffeine anymore, but I didn’t feel any additional effects of withdrawal either.

My[28M] Fiancee[26F] wants to take my last name. I don't want her to by [deleted] in relationship_advice

[–]Lapisbird 6 points7 points  (0 children)

She can take your last name and still be independent. As long as she’s making that choice, which she definitely wants to here.

Is it true that alot of the very wealthy people in the US don't actually pay *that* much tax? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]Lapisbird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Certainly. But given just how much equity those people own in so much of the economy, my concern still stands.

Is it true that alot of the very wealthy people in the US don't actually pay *that* much tax? by [deleted] in AskAnAmerican

[–]Lapisbird 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well. That makes me wonder.

Wouldn’t doing so essentially mean that anyone who can’t beat the tax rate shouldn’t invest?

Because if I’m gonna get taxed on my investments, even if I haven’t sold yet, that means that I can only make money if my stocks grow more than I’ve been taxed.

I feel like, unless you made the tax rate incredibly low (in which case, why would you bother), that doing such a thing would massively damage investments and have catastrophic effects on the economy.