PreCalc to Calculus II to multivariable calc?

jwxie
Sat, 23 Apr 2011 03:57:00 +0000

^ What do you mean not enough experience?
A regular Calculus AP BC course will cover both AB and BC material. Unless his school teaches AB for one semester, and BC for the second semester (meaning students can continue their AB education with BC, or stops at AB)…

AP Physics C is useful if and only if you have to take calculus-based physics course later. Most of the time you need a 5 to get credits for the course (maybe 4, but really depends on the school). Check the colleges you want to apply to and see the condition with AP credits.

Math II is nothing like calculus - it covers up to pre-calculus (very little IMO).



-Finding limits
-Vertical/horizontal/slant asymptotes
-Derivates (basic, chain rule, quotient, group, power, the first four trigs)
-Summation

Basic integration

Normally this is what calculus 1 will cover.

This is calculus II

-Integration techniques
-Polar coordinates
-Graphing/analyzing ellipses, parabolas, hyperbolas
-Logarithmic and exponential functions
-Series
-Some probability and trig

Series may or may not be covered in calculus 2 (can be part of calculus 3)

-Matrices is not covered in calculus. It is part of linear algebra.
You should’ve learned that from pre-calculus.
Well, unless you are taking about i, j, k in calculus 3… yeah sure. still part of calulcus. fine. LOL

You are going to become a senior. MIT won’t be impressed by the fact that you have taken so many advance math / science courses. I mention MIT just to say that you have to balance out between school and personal life.

If you took calculus 2 in the summer, what is the point of getting AB / BC credits for math anyway? Try to take BC in high school. Whether you take AP physics or not - it is up to you.
Again, don’t overload yourself with too much knowledge right now. It can go against you. I have seen too many underclassmen trying to impress me and other upperclassmen (and including professors) about their high school outcome