AP Calc AB in 10th or BC in 11th?

mathyone
Tue, 19 Apr 2016 03:11:52 +0000

Different schools structure their calculus sequence differently. I think you really need to talk to the math teachers at your school. Calc BC in some schools covers all of AB, in other schools it assumes AB as a prerequisite. I don’t think it’s a great idea to skip precalculus unless that material is being covered in AB. Ask the AB teacher how students do in the class and on the AP exam. There’s no point in rushing through material and then not learning it well enough to get an A and a 5.

I don’t see the point of taking AP stats after AB. Why not take BC? You can earn credit for 2 semesters of calculus with BC at nearly any college whereas AB gets you only one. But AP stats isn’t really the equivalent of a good college stats class. (My daughter took AP stats and enjoyed it, but I just don’t see the point of substituting it for BC if you are a STEMy student).