<p>Yeah the placement exam is not perfect. I was a few points away from being placed into the regular analysis sequence (Diane Hermann said Honors Analysis but I think she misspoke) and I had a strong computational background in Calc BC and a very rudimentary understanding of how do epsilon delta proofs. IIRC, the proof section usually asks you to define the integral, the derivative, and the limit. I also had a very easy epsilon delta proof, a few computations involving series, and an easy construction of some function with certain properties. There was a question about sequences that I did not do and the final problem asked about the axioms that are needed to prove that the product of two negative numbers is positive (something usually found in the first chapter of a typical undergraduate analysis book). </p>
<p>If you are very strong computationally and have learned a few basic definitions, it may be possible for you to place out of calculus altogether. You should talk to Diane Hermann if this is the case. </p>
<p>Countingdown, are you referring to 160’s IBL? The regular 160’s class teaches you some linear algebra but you may or may not need to have any background in the subject (it helps of course, but you only learn it for less than half a quarter). Anyways, we do have a separate linear algebra course but I’m not sure how much you can learn from it. Our multivariable calculus class is called math methods in social sciences or something so if you want to gain a deeper understanding of multivariable calculus, you can pick up a book on advanced calculus. Higher level math courses will just assume that you have background knowledge in these subjects that usually follow directly after elementary calculus.</p>