<p>I got a 5 on AP Calculus AB exam last year. Am I still allowed to take MA9 or MA10?</p>
<p>You have credit and placement for math 9… so I doubt that you would take it. I think you could start with 10…?</p>
<p>You are suggested to take 17 and may take 10. Taking 9 is a waste of your time, and not even an easy A for your transcript since it’s mandatory SNC.</p>
<p>I got a 5 on AB, took 17, and I don’t regret it. While it was a challenging course in terms of material compared to 10, the curve was better as a result and I learned a hell of a lot more than my counter parts in 10. I don’t regret it for one second.</p>
<p>if you enjoy math, take 17, if you don’t enjoy it, and are just taking it for your major, take 10.</p>
<p>I don’t necessarily agree with that. If you want to spend 1/3 of your time learning nasty integrals, take 10, if you’d rather learn some more cool things that integrals help solve, take 17.</p>
<p>modestmelody, i think that difference stems from the fact that students in 17 know more about integrals than students in 10. If you didn’t spend the time in high school learning the nasty integrals, you won’t be able to use them on the cool things in 17. That’s why I say 10 is for people who don’t like math. It’s stuff you already know, so it’s an easy A.</p>
<p>Maybe. But I didnt know most of hte nasty integrals for 17, we learned them the first week and sort of picked them up by doing it, but kept things far more undercontrol than 10 did.</p>
<p>Here is the true measure for 10 versus 17, I’d say:</p>
<p>Did you do integration by parts? You know, integral(udv)= uv-integral(vdu)?</p>
<p>If you did, then I’d say 10 may be too easy for you/too slow.</p>