Starting in Calc 1?

ucbalumnus
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 02:36:04 +0000

Gemini116:

I could have replaced band with Calc BC senior year and have started at Calc III like some people that I know, but I decided not to and honestly do not care that they are starting there and I am not since in the end it will not matter at all.



Actually, it does matter in that a student who starts advanced in math effectively gains an elective or two that can be taken after completing the required math courses early. It is not critical or necessary, of course, but a student who does have solid knowledge of freshman calculus may well want to move ahead in order to gain the opportunity to learn something additional with the additional elective space in his/her schedule rather than repeating what s/he already knows.