Stanford EPGY online math courses - too easy?

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<p>So, I look at the sample demos of the Stanford EPGY online math courses. And the real analysis course. And behold - the explanations that you have to udnderstand look the same as the textbook of a standard calculus course. Besides, most college math courses take several quarters to complete, whereas Stanford EPGY only require one course for each (abstract alg, real analysis, etc…). So are the stanford EPGY math courses just brief versions of what you would get in a college math course? And would one of them ever count for credit for a state university one year sequence of say, abstract algebra or real analysis?</p>

<p><a href=“http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M115/M115lecture.html[/url]”>http://epgy.stanford.edu/courses/math/M115/M115lecture.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

<p>…Then again, explanations are supposed to simplify what the textbook is saying. So they tend to be more informal. Still, why not let the textbook be more informal itself? </p>

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<p>And why in the heck do they split up multivariable calculus into integral and differential???</p>

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<p>bump, im interested.</p>

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<p>And why in the heck do they split up multivariable calculus into integral and differential???</p>

<p>Probably money?</p>

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<p>my son took an egpy placement test before he enrolled in his math course. maybe you could try that before commiting your $ one way or the other</p>

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<p>how are the calculus courses? easy? hard?</p>

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<p>egpy is stupid and for the rich. just a ploy to earn money when there aren’t many students on campus during the summer.</p>

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<p>And regular college courses take a similar amount of money away from you</p>

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<p>our family does egpy all year round and i have found it a valuable resource. i spent so much money at a private school but the math courses at egpy take the difficulty up a few levels and the kids can progress at their own rates and not be held back.</p>

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<p>yes, i did epgy for several years, in both math and physics. you set your own pace for the course, so it is entirely possible to finish a course in a month, and now they have you pay for a certain time period, and you can try to complete as many courses as you can within that time period. i do warn you, that as you get into the higher level math and such, it is MUCH harder than your average college math class. i decided i was done with epgy when i took the linear algebra course, because it damn near killed me. but for the younger folks, 1st grade math through precalculus are quite good.</p>

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<p>I can see their linear algebra and differential equations courses being much harder than the average college math class - but not abstract algebra or real analysis. Linear algebra and differential equations courses - they pretty much cover the whole textbook while most university courses don’t. However, most university courses cover more in the way of abstract algebra and real analysis, if only because these courses tend to last a year rather than a quarter.</p>

<p>I’m not going to do linear algebra or differential equations - MIT OCW has EVERYTHING for those. But I’ll probably consider it for something higher up the list. Maybe quantum mechanics.</p>

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<p>So sad. I just typed a very informative piece about the math, Stanford online High, but this site asked for re-confirmation of my username/password and deleted my effort. </p>

<p>If you want to know the skinny on Stanford High, the math, the Chinese, the Core, what their English Lit and Comp will do for you, write me. <a href="mailto:flyer@sbcglobal.net">flyer@sbcglobal.net</a>.</p>

<p>If you are not thinking college, but a trade school, or are very caught up in who’s dating who, who’s wearing what, who’s popular and who’s not, how the football team is doing, than Stanford online high is not for you. </p>

<p>If you want to attend one of the very top highschools in the world, be challenged, receive an unbelievable high sschool education designed by PhD’s from Harvard, UC Berkeley etc, who do not need to drum up some highschool to get money, then it’s for you, if you are lucky enough to get in.</p>

<p>I will be applyingn for a full-ride for my son, so money isn’t the issue for us. I just left the office of a math professor at the Community College where my son takes math. and we went over the Stanford High University level course offeres. My son can do the same thing at UNR or TMCC (Reno, NV) in their Calc, 1, 2, and 3 courses (= a year and a half of three semesters worth). But I’ve heard from a young PhD (26 years old) at Stanford Splash three weekends ago, that one should take Linear A. before DiffEqua - not what Reno schools do. But the professor I just met with says they try to add some Linear to their DEq classes. Best is the Stanford order of courses. he also said my son could take Linear A with Calc 2 athe same time. Thing is, you can fly through these courses as fast as you want or go at a snail’s pace. you can’t beat the Stanford High course offerings.</p>

<p>Good Luck. </p>

<p>I mostly wrote, because it would be a dream for my son to be accepted on a full ride to Stanford High and it annoyed me that someone actually thinks they dreamed up this program to figure out another way to suck money out of people. Very, very wrong. you are looking at one of the best highschool curriculums in existence onthe planet.</p>

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<p>The Core Curriculum with all the philosophy weaved in, is dreamy. I am paying the local college to give my highschooler Philosphy 101 and 207: Socio & Political, and would love it if I ahd the time and money to also give him Ethics and Morals and Critical thinking. Hopeing World Religions get somewhat touched on in his English 231, 232 World lit courses at TMCC if he doesn’t get into Stanford High.</p>

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<p><em>screams in horror</em></p>

<p>MY EYES</p>