AP calc AB = calc 1?

[iwannabeadoc]

<p>like the title says, is calculus 1 in college equivalent to AP calc AB? how about calculus 2?</p>

[Emmeline]

<p>Addendum: Is cal3 equivalent to MVC?</p>

[Slorg]

<p>I think AB corresponds to 1 and 2, and BC corresponds with 2 and 3. MVC is beyond Calc123.</p>

[okrogius]

<p>AB = 1
BC = 1 & 2.
Multivariable = 3</p>

<p>1 = limits, differentiation, some integration.
2 = above plus more integration and series
3 = application of 1 (and some of 2) to multiple variables, vector calculus.</p>

<p>Slorg: BC is NOT 3 - there is no multivariable content anywhere on the BC syllabus. And AB does not touch on series or some advanced integration topics which are crucial parts of 2.</p>

[Irbis]

<p>AB = 80% of BC</p>

[Slorg]

<p>My experience is in a quarter system. Calc 1, 2, 3, and multivariable/vector are four different classes.</p>

[karthikkito]

<p>My quarter system math class experience is slightly different;</p>

<p>1 - Derivative; 2 - integration; 3 - MV; 4 - differential equations; 5 - vector calc; 6 - linear algebra.</p>

<p>:)</p>

[okrogius]

<p>Well, thanks for pointing out the quarter system issue. My post is what I believe is typical for a semester system.</p>

[myheartisinohio]

<p>On a semester system AB is calc 1… BC is calc 1 & sometimes calc 2 depending on the school… but ive seen schools where they only give u credit if u pass another calc class with at least a “C”</p>

[iwannabeadoc]

<p>thanks for all the inputs fellow CCers!</p>

<p>my friend also wants to know is IB Math HL equivalent to Calc 2? how about IB Math Method SL?</p>

[tkb6]

<p>I took calc I through the University of Pittsburgh in high school, and the kids who also took the AP AB exam did pretty well. There were 1-2 things we didn’t cover that the AP exam did, and there were 3-4 things we covered that BC Calc didn’t (and a couple more things that weren’t on the AP test), but other than that it pretty much was AP AB calc.</p>

[gkm-pe]

<p>Karthikkito’s outline is just about standard. If the AP course covers derivatives and integrals, that would cover the first two semesters of calculus in college (since 1970). If you are covering second order derivatives and integrals in high school, that is unusual. Differential equations (Diffy-Q) are hard (and not in most high schools), depending on the professor. First time around I had to drop the course because the prof did derivations that sent people’s heads spinning. Second time around, different professor, got past that one roadblock, aced it (still somehow considered an obscenity to have aced Diffy-Q)</p>

[iwannabeadoc]

<p>so, is IB Math HL equivalent to Calc 2? how about IB Math Methods SL?</p>

[iwannabeadoc]

<p>b u m p. anyone?</p>

[lizzardfire]

<p>We have AB, BC, Math Methods SL, and Math HL at our school. Basically, Math methods SL = Calculus AB. There are a few differences, but they are similar enough that they are taught in the same class. Math HL and Calc BC are completely different though… Calc BC is a continuation of Calculus and Math HL is a bunch of random stuff it seems like.</p>

<p>Edit: IB kids at my school take Math Methods SL (but also take Calculus AB AP exam) and then the smart ones take calculus bc and math HL at the same time (so two different math classes)</p>

[UB-Vinny77]

<p>they have calc 3, diffyq and linear algebra in hs.</p>

<p>i find this hard to belive, lord knows my hs didnt/</p>

[karthikkito]

<p>Some schools do in fact have it. My HS had a year long MV Calc and Diff. EQ course.</p>

<p>

MULTIVARIABLE CALCULUS AND DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS A/B (Grades 11-12)
3048/3049 .5 credit/.5 credit
Prerequisite: Attainment of the outcomes of AP Calculus BC
The first semester covers three-dimensional analytic geometry and vectors, the calculus of functions of more than one variable including partial derivatives, vector-valued functions, multiple integrals, volumes, surface area, and the classical theorems of Green, Stokes, and Gauss. The second semester is an introduction to the basic concepts, theory, methods, and applications of ordinary differential equations. The specific topics covered are first-order equations, higher order linear differential equations, solutions by power series, and the Laplace transform.

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<p>My sister’s high school (math/science magnet) goes much further:</p>

<p>

Finally, we have the mathematics electives. Applied Statistics is a crucial course of the future scientist or mathematician, focusing on the statistical techniques used in research. In Linear Algebra, students learn the theory and practice of matrices and determinates applicable to the sciences, economics, psychology, and engineering. Discrete Mathematics is a course on the subject of non-continuous mathematics, often used in computer science. Students learn graph theory, probability, linear programming, matrices, and game theory. Lastly, for the student who finished Analysis II and yearns for more, we have Complex Analysis for particularly advanced mathematical topics involving complex variables.

<a href=“http://www.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/coursesandlife/[/url]”>http://www.mbhs.edu/departments/magnet/coursesandlife/&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

[Emmeline]

<p>Do most schools use Stewart’s “Calculus: Early Transcendentals”?</p>

[UB-Vinny77]

<p>how can a hs have physical chem, its prettyu rediculouse to me.</p>

<p>kind of scary, who in hs would want to burden themselves with all of this?</p>

<p>my hs had pre-calc and then if you did exceptional in that you were allowed to take ap calculus, but you would need to be in honors even to get into pre-calc.</p>

[karthikkito]

<p>

kind of scary, who in hs would want to burden themselves with all of this?

</p>

<p>Well, my sister’s in school there. I can tell you that she’d be pretty bored anywhere else.</p>

<p>;)</p>