Calc II or Calc III?

omnislash234
Fri, 29 Jul 2011 04:18:54 +0000

So, I’m going to be a Material Science and Engineering Major, and I got a 4 on my Calc BC exam (with a 5 on the AB portion). I went to my advisor before I got my AP scores and I thought I would get a 5 on the Calc exam, so he thought that Calc III would work out for me. When I found out about getting a 4 in Calc, I emailed my advisor about what I should do, and he said that I should just stay in Calc III as Calc II is a much harder class.

Here’s where the problem comes in. I have no idea how well I’ll do in Diff. Eq. (which is after Calc III for me) especially since a lot of Calc II material goes into Diff. Eq. I already got the credit for Calc II, so I don’t want to really take the class again, but would the practice be really needed for Diff Eq? Should I take Calc II instead of Calc III?

Thanks in advance!