phenomenon5490

In 11th grade, I got a 4 on AP Calculus BC. I did no math whatsoever in 12th grade. If I was to take AP Calculus BC again, I think Id get a 1 or a 2.

With that said, I am taking Math 31B in the fall. Is this ok? I mean, how much 31A do u have to know before taking 31B. Ive heard the two classes are not really a continuation anyways.

MrSpam

for 31B, you pretty much just need to know how to do derivatives and integrals. A lot of the 2nd half of 31B is series and convergence/divergence. You should be fine, just review the basics.

BoelterHall

I think that you should retake 31A if you don't know how to differentiate.

Getting a 1 or 2 in Calculus BC is pretty poor performance .. that means you scored below 50% on the Calculus AB(!) and BC concepts and don't have a solid grasp of calculus concepts. You should refresh your knowledge of the different methods to integrate, and what situation is the best to use which method. If you do that, I think you should be prepared to take 31B. A lot of people have good backgrounds coming into 31B, just to warn you.

Although, depending on your prospective major, only the core of the calculus concepts are carried on in subsequent courses, they are extremely important in your critical and practical thinking development.

Basic skills from 31A and 31B will help you solve Bessel, Airy, Legendre, where integration becomes only one step in solve the ODE or PDE.