<p>Try this thread. I think it answers your question, and it should allay your fears about being bored with repetitive material, too: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/409363-calculus-placement-exam.html[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/university-chicago/409363-calculus-placement-exam.html</a></p>
<p>By the way, I don’t think there’s anything wrong with refreshing your memory of calculus concepts and proofs before taking the placement exam. But everything I hear tells me </p>
<p>(1) The Math Department at Chicago has dealt with many, many students over the years, and it is pretty good at figuring out an appropriate placement for a student (which is not carved in stone on the first day of class, either).</p>
<p>(2) You probably do NOT want to insist on taking a higher level class than they think you are ready for. </p>
<p>(3) However, if you know any calculus at all, and even if you don’t but are fairly facile with math, if you want they will be happy to let you take 160s Honors Calculus, a course that many students who did well in AP Calculus in high school find pretty challenging, especialy if they take the inquiry-based section. If you are ready for a higher level course, I suspect the placement test will show that, and it won’t screw you up that you have forgotten some formula that you could brush up on in five minutes.</p>