<p>Only those who are study the British curriculum will understand…</p>
<p>I heard that P3 was somewhat similar to calculus BC in terms of content and difficulty… Is this true?</p>
<p>Cuz I dont have an idea how much calculus BC covers…</p>
<p>PS. Why do ppl call them O-levels? Our school calls them A-levels…</p>
<p>P3 isn’t an O-level, it’s an A-level Math module.</p>
<p>P3 covers:
Partial Fractions
Remainder Theorem
Binomial Series
Product, Quotient and Chain Rules
Differentiation of Trigonometric Functions
Exponential Growth and Decay
Connected Rates of Change
Implicit and Parametric Differentiation
Coordinate Geometry of the Circle
Parametric Equations
Curve Sketching
Integration of Trigonometric Functions
Integration by Substitution
Integration by Parts
Integration by Partial Fractions
Parametric Integration
First Order Differential Equations (Seperable Variables)
Vectors in 3D</p>
<p>it certainly seems as if calc BC covers alot more… never knew P3 had chain rule; I was reading the chain rule chapter from P2 last nite. Then is it somewhat similar to calc AB?</p>
<p>P3 extends on P2’s rules. It shows how they can be used to derive the derivatives of tanx, secx, etc.</p>
<p>I downloaded the AP Calculus topic outline, and I can easily say that P3 is more advanced than Calculus AB. Calculus BC on the other hand seems like a mixture of some topics from P2, P3, P4, P5 and P6. It also has a few topics you won’t find on the Edexcel A-level Pure Math syllabus, but you’ll find them on the OCR MEI one. Plus, A-level Pure Math (P1-P6; OCR MEI/Edexcel) covers much more than Calculus BC.</p>