It's hard. I only know a handful of people to ever get an A in his class and I'm one of them. We "learn" the equivalent of two years of math in this class throughout the year, the information load is a combination of redundant and stifling and if you don't go in for tutoring nearly every day you will never learn anything, write down every formula on your note cards and on your calculator, do all you homework and never do anything wrong or he will take off the extra points that will serve as your saving grace at the end of the semester. This class is the bane of my existence and that's all I can say. Also get a slader account and tell your parents it's for purely educational purposes because it will save your life.