| Pre-calc is great to take in college. Why? You will get a good understanding of how the mathematics department in the school works before any math classes that will be weighted in your GPA - Trust me this can be very beneficial. A better understanding of algebra along with graphing will really come in hand when it comes time to take calculus, differential equations and especially Linear Algebra.
It's not that big of a deal to be set back 2 classes. Keep in mind that if you are able to grasp mathematical concepts and formulas rather quickly that you can always take any of your calculus classes over the summer session, It'll require some work but I've found that most students who will take a mathematics course in the summer and concentrate on that solely will end up knowing the material better than a student taking calculus along with 5 other classes. |