Question about AP credit and course placements

bernie12
Wed, 10 Jun 2015 01:03:21 +0000

@jacksac67 : Usually linear algebra at any school is not taught at a level in congruence with the intro. calc courses, but multivariable usually is. The only issue at Tech is that calc. 2 usually includes a linear algebra component meaning that a complete linear algebra course may assume some knowledge of eigen values and things like that. However, it depends on the reasons why calc. 2 is like that. If it is because many engineering majors don’t need a full fledged linear algebra course (and will go on to diff. eq and multi), but do need some exposure or if it is just to make a smoother transition into lin. algebra.

Either way, this is 1502 at Georgia Tech: http://people.math.gatech.edu/~aleykin3/math1502fall12/exams.html It teaches a significant amount of the basics of linear algebra concepts unless they changed it. Nope, no change: http://people.math.gatech.edu/~loss/14FALLTEA/1502BQH/TESTS/Tests.html