AP Calc BC v. IB Math HL

paulhomework
Tue, 10 May 2005 18:09:49 +0000

IB Math HL and Calc BC have cover slightly different subject at my high school.

Calc BC covers only calculus. It covers AB topics half of the year, and then focuses on more advanced BC calc topics.

IB Math HL covers AP calculus AB topics the first half of the year, and then covers IB topics, such as statistics, probabilities, abstract algebra, matrices, vectors, etc.

IMO, they are both equally impressive. And yes, you will be behind students who have taken BC, because IB HL only covers AB material (unless you self-study)