<p>Is it a good idea and go to calc AB? BC?</p>
<p>nope. unless you’ve got an 800 on your math section</p>
<p>No, precal covers trigonometry you probably haven’t covered yet, as well as some “more advanced” algebra. It also might help refine your algebra skills, which tends to be where many people have difficulty in calculus–not the calculus part!</p>
<p>um if u want, i did, but i was pretty much murdered 1st marking period x_x</p>
<p>yeah if your going to skip atleast buy or take out a textbook and read the trig stuff cuz that stuff will be important.</p>
<p>if u’re strong in alg,u can go directly to calc… i took precal n calc ab this yr,and precal is like just a waste of time,but yeah u need lil trig</p>
<p>if you were very good in algebra 2, then skipping precalc wont be much of a problem. learning the trig in precalc isn’t a big deal, its not something you can’t learn quickly when you actually need it in calc class.</p>
<p>What was your math SAT score?</p>
<p>i haven’t taken any SAT IIs</p>
<p>Most people frankly can’t do it. The algebra and trigonometric practice that you get in precalculus are nearly invaluable for most AP Calc courses.</p>
<p>Seriously.</p>
<p>That’s not to say that there aren’t people who can’t do it, but about 98% of the population fits in with the remaining camp.</p>
<p>i understand your situation, because i’m also thinking about skipping precalculus, but as far as the information that i’ve gathered goes, precalc covers some trig that we didn’t learn yet, and you’ll probably want to self learn precalc THOROUGHLY before attempting some of the calc topics. you can probably start leafing through some basic calc books though, but don’t go into the BC topics anytime soon.</p>
<p>pre cal is very very simple and I considered it a waste of time for the most part, although we went into parametric equations a little which I found interesting, and I liked the vectors part. Everything else I found boring and tiresome, but it is essential to calculus. </p>
<p>Most people, however, really should take pre-cal because they are not as strong in math as others. Unless you’re amazing at math, don’t skip it.</p>
<p>it’s usually better to get a good understanding of precalc before attempting calc BC, so i recommend AB if you’re going to skip. if you want to skip and be done with calc in a year, you can still do BC but be prepared to do a LOT of self studying to catch up with your classmates</p>
<p>i skipped precalc and went onto ap calc bc, it wasnt bad, but i had a fairly good grasp on trig and stuff, some stuff like parametric functions, i never went over in alg 2, so u should def try to figure out that information before going into ur calc class. as long as u prepare well, its doable, but u have to really cram alotta stuff in. dont wait until the school yr starts to learn the stuff in precalc</p>
<p>Take Pre-Cal. The first semester was a breeze and is basically a recap on Algebra II. The seconds semester was more of a Calculus-based learning period.</p>
<p>Actually, I skipped PCALC. But I did take it at Harvard for 2 months.
There are many topics in PCALC that you won’t be needing in calculus.
The fundamentals are the values of sine, cosine, tangent, their reciprocals, and the graphs. Once you know that… the beginning of AP Calc (well for me) was basically a re-teaching of the fundamentals of precalc (as stated above).
I wouldn’t say it’s a horrible idea to skip.</p>
<p>It REALLY depends on what exactly your school does in pre-calc. Some just use it to recap algebra 2H/Trig, but others actually start on the “A” portion of Calc AB.</p>
<p>At my school, we started basic differentiation 1.5 months into PreCalc, so then when I did Calc BC this year, the entire first semester was a breeze (our semester final was an old AB test). All the derivative and trig practice we did + the intro to parametric and polar graphing were way worth it. </p>
<p>The best way to figure out what’s best for you is to talk to the math teachers at your school who teach PreCalc and Calc ABC so that you really know what’s going on.</p>
<p>CC people try to be helpful, but none of us actually understand your school’s curriculum or your math abilities.</p>