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vin2l · 10-29-2006, 05:06 AM

I'll finish CalcBC Junior Year. For Senior Year Math I was thinking of doing EPGY Multivariable Differential Calc in the Fall and EPGY Multivariable Integral Calc in the Spring. At Stanford they have quarters, so these clases are designed so most people would do 3 classes in a school year not 2, so I would be doing these at a pace slower than normal.

However, I'm going to have 4 other AP's (EngLit, Chem, Econ, CompSciA) plus orchestra and be doing college apps. Most colleges don't have that kind of crushing load, I want to go into engineering and I need to learn MV calc well.

My alternative is to do Multivariable Calc and then Linear Algebra at Harvard Extension, but that Multivariable Calc doesn't seem to go into as much depth as the EPGY. Also, the Harvard classes meet for 3 hours once a week. I think I'd be better off with the flexibility of EPGY.

Will colleges view stretching MV Calc over the whole year as taking it easy?

10-29-2006, 05:06 AM	#1
vin2l Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 79	After CalcBC, Stretching EPGY MV Calc? I'll finish CalcBC Junior Year. For Senior Year Math I was thinking of doing EPGY Multivariable Differential Calc in the Fall and EPGY Multivariable Integral Calc in the Spring. At Stanford they have quarters, so these clases are designed so most people would do 3 classes in a school year not 2, so I would be doing these at a pace slower than normal. However, I'm going to have 4 other AP's (EngLit, Chem, Econ, CompSciA) plus orchestra and be doing college apps. Most colleges don't have that kind of crushing load, I want to go into engineering and I need to learn MV calc well. My alternative is to do Multivariable Calc and then Linear Algebra at Harvard Extension, but that Multivariable Calc doesn't seem to go into as much depth as the EPGY. Also, the Harvard classes meet for 3 hours once a week. I think I'd be better off with the flexibility of EPGY. Will colleges view stretching MV Calc over the whole year as taking it easy?
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