Paul A. Williams
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Hey Paul, how was Calculus online through University of Oklahoma? Hard/Easy? Give me the full run down.
I'm stationed on a sub and took the classes through NCPACE. With that being said it was not pleasant, but I was able to mitigate some of the set backs from taking it by myself. First off NC State uses the same book that OU(different edition). I bring NC State up because they have recorded lectures of both there Calc I and Calc II classes. They more or less go lesson for lesson over the book. Watching the videos went a long way in helping me understand the material. It was just like sitting in a class and listening to the teacher lecture. Second I utilized the officers at my command. I was lucky enough to have an officer who was a math major on my boat. And as a bonus she was a math tutor in college. So whenever I had trouble with a topic I would go to her. Overall I did not do too badly. I rushed through Calc I and got a C (finished it in a month to put it in my package before I left on deployment). Calc II I took my time and got a B. In my opinion Calc II was a good bit harder than Calc I. Also if you end up taking it through OU, do a google search for the books. The book, solution manual, and study guide cost around $600.00 together, but you should be able to find a .pdf copy of the book and solution manual at the very least. An older edition will work as well. You just have to pay close attention to the titles of each lesson. 8/10 of the lessons will go in the exact same order as the newest edition. The ones that don't will be in the book some where.
For the past two times I have been in off-crew (my sub has two crews), I have taken a full class load at UMUC. If anyone has any other questions about NCPACE, CLEP, using TA, or taking online classes feel free to ask. Unfortunately I am 1 of 3 people at my command who has used TA since I've been on the boat. I am the only one that I know of who has taken a CLEP test. In my experience the Navy education benefits are drastically under utilized by active duty sailors.
Do you have a link to that facebook page?
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