CALC 1000 (Calculus 1) Videos

"Calculus was by far my favourite subject in grade 12 and I assumed it would be in university as well. However, after attending a few weeks of lectures, I was getting very frustrated that I couldn’t follow or understand the material that my prof was teaching. I wanted to find a good and inexpensive alternative because clearly attending the lectures was not enough for me. I have never been a video learner so when I came upon the calc1000 site I was hesitant and expecting that it wouldn’t work for me. However, I ended up using it for the entire course. Not only is the site organized in the exact structure of the course outline including a section for past exams, Patrick’s videos are so clear and easy to follow and I soon found myself actually enjoying calculus again. Once I started watching the videos, I stopped attending the lectures simply because Patrick’s teaching style was so effective that I didn’t need to. I am so thankful that I found this site because without it I would have probably failed the course, and instead I ended up doing very well."

- Olivia Stein, Western University, Medical Sciences, Class of 2020

"In my grade 12 school year, Patrick had tutored me in 4 of my class subjects. He provided me with YouTube videos of my class topics, crafted by himself in a way that was so easy for me to understand the concept I had difficulties in. With the help of Patrick, I was able to achieve a 97% in Data Management, 97% in Advance Functions, 96% in Calculus and Vectors, and a 92% in Accounting. Without his help, I truly believe that I would not be able to accomplish what I have achieved in my final high school year."

- Jacob Tran, Laurier and Waterloo University, BMath and BBA (double degree), Class of 2021

"I am currently a Junior transfer student at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business and I can confirm that the level of depth that Patrick enters for some of the topics in his finance courses, such as the Capital Structure and CAPM sections, are equivalent to what they’re teaching us here at Haas BUT, without a single grain of doubt, Patrick’s explanation of the topics he covered were much more coherent and concise compared to my finance professor, with all due respect. Our professor allowed us to make the final exam 70% of our grade and I was forced to take this option because I had done so poorly on my midterm (21/35, but looking back at it now, I would have done so much better had I come across patricks videos earlier). I put all my time an effort into studying for the final and thankfully, I came across Patrick and his finance videos before it was too late. Long story short, I went from a 21/35 on the midterm to 35/35 on the final exam. And because of the 70% policy, I managed to get a A+ in the class. My professor has been known to give out deadly finals (has a Ph.D in Finance from Wharton and in Physics) and has only had a handful of people get a perfect on his finals. I will recommend Patrick to anyone I come across who’s trying to learn finance."

- Aakash Patel, Haas School of Business, University of California Berkeley Kinesiology, B.S. Business Administration, Class of 2020

"When I started calculus and vectors in the second semester of grade 12, I knew that some extra help could be needed. Since calculus and vectors is much different than other math courses in high school, some of the new concepts can be difficult when learning them for the first time. I came across Patrick via online advertisement and decided to check out his website. His videos are thorough and became extremely helpful to me and allowed me to actually understand the mathematics rather than just memorizing how do do certain problems. With the help of Patrick, I passed calculus and vectors with a good mark and was able to achieve my highest average throughout my four years of high-school."

- Chase Jankovic, Laurier University, Honours Business Administration (BBA), Class of 2023

"Even before I met Patrick I have heard nothing but positive comments from my classmates that he had previously tutored concerning his work ethic, attention to detail, and being able to explain concepts. Patrick began tutoring me when I started Calculus & Vectors. I was happy to know that he was making YouTube videos concerning each lesson with additional example videos that vary in difficulty. If I ever missed a day at school I knew that Patrick's videos would help me understand the lesson on my own. When I was in the library and was done my homework, I asked Patrick for additional questions that I could do to better prepare myself for the unit test and he would never fail to challenge me. Without his help, I don't think I would be able to achieve my overall 90% in the course."

- Magda Banas, McMaster University, Kinesiology, Class of 2020

"From grade 9 to 11, I never achieved above 80% in a math course. Knowing grade 12 was extremely important I sought out a math tutor and was recommended by many people to Patrick. Patrick was dedicated, patient, and extremely knowledgeable; answering any question I had. In grade 12 I took all 3 math courses (advanced functions, calculus, data management). He played an extremely important role in helping me get a 94% in data and a 90% in calc and advanced functions. Patrick also has videos and an abundance of extra practice questions assuring that you will be ready for any test or exam. Not only is Patrick a great tutor, he is also easy to talk to and made going to tutoring surprisingly enjoyable. He is one of the main reasons why I got into the extremely competitive BBA program at Laurier."

- Jatin Sehra, Laurier University, Honours Business Administration (BBA), Class of 2020

"Exceptional detail in both videos and notes provided in the course that are easy to refer back to anytime. Well thought through material that relates perfectly to the high school math curriculum. In the in class sessions, I was the most productive in a great learning environment with Patrick always double checking to make sure I understood the concepts to the best of his ability. Through this course I achieved my goals in both Advanced Functions and Calculus of over 90% for both final grades."

- Matthew Toxidis, Laurier University, Honours Business Administration (BBA), Class of 2020