shravas

Yea, I think generally it's better to skip Algebra II. But if you're really motivated and good at math, then as long as you read over the new stuff in Pre-Calc, you should be fine.

chris2k5

How hard is Pre-Calc comapred to Algebra 2 and Honors Trig?

I did so poorly in Algebra 1 because I guess I was immature as a freshmen but I aced Algebra 2 and Honors Trig both with 95's.

Do you think I will at least score an 80 in Pre-Calc with Senioritis?

Millancad

One kid in my school skipped from Algebra 2 AA to Calc AB. They wouldn't let him skip all the way to BC, and really, if he did, what would he do with his next two years in high school? If you're really good at math, do it. Pre-Cal just solidifies your Algebra skills, if you don't need that, it's pointless. But I think very few people can skip Pre-Cal and go into BC. My school only offers AA (advanced), AB and BC calc, so if I had skipped, I would have gone for AA (equally weighted). I'd head for the least advanced calc if skipping. If the course proves to easy, move up. Don't get involved in BC and then move back to AB after failing your first quarter.

LoonLake

Precalc, at least at my school, is basically algebra 2 all over again.

Algebra 2 is very hard, but precalc is a cake class.

powerbomb

hm.. at my school precalc goes into calc stuff by 2nd semester, so it's actually considered a very tough class.

guitarman89

I thought precalc was very useful. We go straight into Calc BC here, because there is no AB class at my school. I know I wouldn't have been prepared for Calculus BC right after Algebra II/Trig.

ThisCouldBeHeavn

Calculus BC has so few additional topics that it's almost pointless to only take AB.

guitarman89

^ very true but the point is that I think Precalc did a good job of preparing me for calc. It's definitely not necessary to take Pre-calc but I found it useful.

jkaufman

haha NO! I took enriched pre-calc and it ate me alive, seriously it is very hard. It scared me away from AP calc, I am just gonna take regular calc next year. I did very well in enriched Algebra II, but pre-calc sucked.

powerbomb

Our school has no regular calc. It's either AP calc or other obscure courses like discrete math /statistic

Yeti Crab

Precalc is as easy as Geometry and Alg 2... there are not a lot of hard concepts and a lot of calculator-punching. Although my teacher is kind of batty so my avg is 92-93 this year instead of 95.

AMC on the other hand...bleh. Those classes do nothing for it.

jaimeastorga2000

At my school, precalc was mostly trig. There was a bit of finishing up algebra ii (with logarithmic graphs and what not), but the meat of the course was trigonometry. Is this not the same at other schools? Do you have trigonometry as a separate class? And if so, what purpose serves precalc?

CaliforniaDancer

Pre-Calc and Algebra II overlap a *ton*, IMO....I haven't learned a single new thing in precalc so far, but there are a few new things coming up. Go through a textbook and learn that stuff; if you're good it math it's probably fine. Like other people said, it's the trig stuff.

khaki

Precalculus is mostly a waste of time. So long as you know trig, exponents/logs, and have a solid understanding of algebra, you'll be fine.

ignatius

D made her first C ever in honors precalc, and worked hard. Depends on the precalc at your school and the teacher.