<p>I’m pretty good at math, but I had a horrible teacher for AB calc senior year. I managed a 4 on the AP, which means I can go into second year calc at Dartmouth, but I was wondering if it would be too hard. Should I re-take first year calc or go straight into math 8?</p>
<p>The math department states:</p>
<p>Throughout, the word exemption is used in the following context: If you receive an exemption for a course, then your scores are insufficient to grant you credit for the course. On the other hand, it is clear that you have mastered a good deal of the material, and that much of the course will be a review.* An exemption gives you the right to skip the course and take the sequel. The Department does not recommend this, and you accept the risk that the sequel may be over your head.** If you exercise your right to skip the course, you do not get credit for the course you skip … ever. *</p>
<p>I have posted the links to math 8 courses given last year along with the median grades. I would suggest that you look over the syllabus and the exams to see if you want to take this on.</p>
<p><a href=“This page has moved”>This page has moved;
<p>Math 8- Fall 2004 detailed syllabus(with links to the lecture notes)
Median grade B+</p>
<p><a href=“http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~m8f04/files/syl.html[/url]”>http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~m8f04/files/syl.html</a></p>
<p>Math 8 winter 2005</p>
<p>Median grade B</p>
<p><a href=“Math 8, Winter 2004”>Math 8, Winter 2004;
<p>Math 8 spring</p>
<p>median grade B+
<a href=“http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~m8s05/[/url]”>http://www.math.dartmouth.edu/~m8s05/</a></p>
<p>all the best</p>