<p>We have 3 classes, 30 kids each. If you get an A in pre-calc you probably take BC - precalc honors is a filter because they only let like 5-7 out of each class of 30 to get As. </p>
<p>Our teacher finishes the normal calc textbook (Kennedy) by December. Then we go onto Stuart (he says it’s the college textbook). He does a lot of Physics C stuff because it relates and because most of the kids in the class are juniors so it’ll help them in Physics as seniors. It works out, we had 100% passing last year and only 2 kids got a 4 out of the 90 kids taking it, so it was good. </p>
<p>After calc, you can take multivariable calc and then if you’re still not out of high school, you can take Stanford EPGY math. </p>
<p>The calc class itself is difficult in terms of work-load (2-3 hours a night) and questions but has a generous curve - the average score in the class is the cut-off for an A. For example, second semester last year, the average score in the class was a 65%, so 65% and above was an A, 40% and above was a B, and 20% and above was a C. This might seem crazy to many people, but the questions on his tests get really tough. </p>
<p>But the teacher’s policy is also that if you get a 5 on the AP, you get automatic A’s both semesters, so 88 kids got automatic A’s and 2 kids didn’t… basically, he makes you suffer, but it is fine in the end.</p>