4th Annual AP Report to the Nation Released

billman1020
Mon, 12 May 2008 23:11:08 +0000

As an extension to homeschooldad’s response, that isn’t true on the whole. In my high school and in my geographic region calculus AB and BC tend to be subsequent courses. I took calculus AB as a junior and BC this year as a senior. My guess is that its a regional thing - around here I’ve heard of very few schools that offer the choice. I just want to say that I don’t think the two year sequence implies a “weaker” math program, or quality of teaching or student body in the least. I’ve found that my school’s math department is hands down the best in my state (although small! :P), and I feel like it could potentially be weakened by implementing a one year program. I found calculus a breeze last year - and the AB review for the first part of this year as well - but having the background allows for a very interesting and much more intense high school preparation in a BC class where the entire class has a working knowledge of AB Calc. Since my class was in this situation, our teacher was able to utilize theoretical proof and analysis frequently and consistently, and I think my readiness for high level college math was helped significantly because of it.