Qwertz82

I dunno, but I got passed the Calc BC test and I took the next course available at the local community college. The class is called intermediate calculus, and we're doing multivariable integration and derivation, (I'm assuming that stuff like partial derivatives and multiple integration is considered multivariable calc) and the class is only 4 months long. So my answer to the original poster is that multivariable calc is easily doable in one semester (or one summer). Either that, or my math class isn't teaching the full curriculum.

vin2l

This is the syllabus for the Harvard Extension one-term MV Calc with 2 hour lectures once a week.

http://math.rwinters.com/E21a/syllabus.htm

This is the syllabus for EPGY Multivariable Differential Calculus
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M52A/lectsums.pdf

This is the syllabus for EPGY Multivariable Integral Calculus
http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M52B/lectsums.pdf

The Stanford EPGY sure seems like more depth, but I don't really know. Nonetheless, even if its doable in one semester, I woudn't mind doing it over two just to ease my load with 4 other APs and college apps. Do you think colleges will hold it against me if I do that? As far as my high school is concerned, I think it will be considered taking two college courses for a full year of math.

vin2l

Also, MIT teaches all of CalcBC in one term 18.01. Their MVCalc 18.02 is also one term. Doesn't it seem reasonable that if I do MVCalc over a whole year in high school that it would be about the same pace as CalcBC?

Qwertz82

the class i'm taking now is teaching basically the exact same stuff as the harvard extension course, but i have lectures twice a week. the harvard extension course only meets once a week, so you're probably not going to get as much help or personal attention. however, multivariable calc is not that difficult, and i don't see the the point of Stanford stretching the subject out into two courses. its your choice.

vin2l

Are you covering everything that's in the Stanford EPGY course or did Stanford just pad the syllabus to make it look like more depth?

Qwertz82

after looking though the syllabus, the Stanford EPGY course does go more in-depth than my class. my professor skimmed through most of the more in-depth stuff taught in the course, and most of the extra topics look simple enough for self-study. we're just starting multiple integration, so i can't tell you much about the second course. is the EPGY course online?

vin2l

They send CD's

devaaki

If you're worried about math being too heavy, don't worry about. Pianoking is right, try doing stats or something. I took MV Calc (calculus three) sophomore year of high school in one semester. Depends on the syllabus, as someone said above.