Hey, I was recently admitted to a PhD program, and I will need to catch up on some math before I go because I will have to take Calculus.
I was recommended the Khan Academy PreCalc course, but I would like to know how long does it usually take, and how many hours a day/week I should devote to it?
I hope I can get a response soon!!!!
Hello RichK,
Each unit will usually take 3-6 hours (watching the videos; reading the articles; doing the practices, quizzes, and tests). PreCalculus has 9 units, so about 27-54 hours total.
Before diving into the world of Precalculus, ask yourself these questions"
- How many hours a day/week can I use to study?
- Do I have a finish date? (When should I be finished going through the course?)
- Am I going to go through the whole course or pick and choose?
After answering these questions, you should be able to gauge how much time you should devote.
Hope this helps.
P.S. If you want to be more precise in your planning, I can create a list of the number of videos, video time, number of practices, articles, and quizzes for each unit. Just let me know.
Precalculus
Complex numbers
Videos: 22
Video time: 2hr 6min
Articles: 12
Practices: 20
Quizzes: 5
Polynomials
Videos: 20
Video time: 1hr 45min
Articles: 2
Practices: 8
Quizzes: 3
Composite functions
Videos: 12
Video time: 55min
Articles: 4
Practices: 7
Quizzes: 2
Trigonometry
Videos: 22
Video time: 2hr 36min
Articles: 3
Practices: 6
Quizzes: 2
Vectors
Videos: 27
Video time: 2hr 45min
Articles: 5
Practices: 14
Quizzes: 3
Matrices
Videos: 25
Video time: 2hr 43min
Articles: 14
Practices: 17
Quizzes: 4
Series
Videos: 25
Video time: 2hr 46min
Articles: 2
Practices: 15
Quizzes: 4
Conic sections
Videos: 31
Video time: 4hr 28min
Articles: 5
Practices: 17
Quizzes: 3
Probability and combinatorics
Videos: 41
Video time: 4hr 38min
Articles: 0
Practices: 8
Quizzes: 2
Total Precalculus Video time: 24hr 42min
Calculus 1
Limits and continuity
number of videos: 62
video time: 5hr 55min
articles: 5
practices: 35
quizzes: 6
Derivatives: definition and basic rules
number of videos: 56
video time: 5hr 33min
articles: 11
practices: 25
quizzes: 3
Derivatives: chain rule and other advanced topics
number of videos: 45
video time: 4hr 25min
articles: 8
practices: 16
quizzes: 2
Applications of derivatives
number of videos: 31
video time: 3hr 25min
articles: 3
practices: 15
quizzes: 3
Analyzing functions
number of videos: 47
video time: 5hr 38min
articles: 11
practices: 18
quizzes: 3
Integrals
Videos: 71
Video time: 6hr 37min
Articles: 15
Practices: 32
Quizzes: 5
Differential equations
Videos: 20
Video time: 1hr 39min
Articles: 2
Practices: 11
Quizzes: 2
Applications of integrals
Videos: 37
Video time: 3hr 59min
Articles: 2
Practices: 19
Quizzes: 3
Total Calculus 1 Video Time: 37hr 11min
If you need a list for the Differential and Integral Calculus Courses, go to this post:
Calculus 2
Integrals review
Videos: 55
Video time: 5hr 17min
Articles: 12
Practices: 26
Quizzes: 4
Integration techniques
Videos: 34
Video time: 3hr 36min
Articles: 6
Practices: 11
Quizzes: 2
Differential equations
Videos: 28
Video time: 2hr 57min
Articles: 2
Practices: 13
Quizzes: 1
Applications of integrals
Videos: 40
Video time: 4hr 22min
Articles: 2
Practices: 20
Quizzes: 4
Parametric equations, polar coordinates, and vector-valued functions
Videos: 20
Video time: 2hr 19min
Articles: 0
Practices: 15
Quizzes: 4
Series
Videos: 66
Video time: 7hr 24min
Articles: 2
Practices: 20
Quizzes: 3
Total Calculus 2 Video Time: 25hr 55min
Multiverse Calculus
Thinking about multivariable functions
number of videos: 14
video time: 1hr 14min
articles: 15
practices: 0
quizzes: 0
Derivatives of multivariable functions
number of videos: 59
video time: 6hr 50min
articles: 13
practices: 21
quizzes: 6
Applications of multivariable derivatives
number of videos: 26
video time: 3hr 48min
articles: 12
practices: 5
quizzes: 2
Integrating multivariable functions
number of videos: 7hr 57min
video time: 42
articles: 24
practices: 16
quizzes: 4
Green’s, Strokes’, and the divergence theorems
number of videos: 36
video time: 4hr 40min
articles: 13
practices: 6
quizzes: 2
Total Multiverse Calculus Video Time: 24hr 29min
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