<p>i took ap calculus ab my junior year and passed the exam with a 3. then i took calculus 1 at a ccc and dropped it for a w after half the semester was over cuz i wanted an A. (i had a B- at that time.) if i take calc 2 and pass, i wont have to take calc 1. how much calc 1 skills will be needed calc 2? should i use my ap credit and go straight to calc 2 this semester or will i die in that class?</p>
<p>take calc 1, u need it for calc 2, calc 1 helps form the platform for the other calc courses</p>
<p>You should take calc 1 if your extremely rusty on you derivatives, product rule, quotient rule etc. If you feel you have the basics down, I’d say skip it. Just beware because calc 2 is arguably the toughest of calc series.</p>
<p>I would argue that Calc 1 is the hardest of the series since everything builds on that</p>
<p>I wouldn’t recommend taking Calc II w/o Calc I, but that’s just me. </p>
<p>Anyways, aside from being familiar with basic derivatives (chain rule, product rule, quotient rule) and integrals, you should definitely review and know your trig. You are going to need it for parametric equations and some of the integration techniques.</p>
<p>I’d argue that calcII is a complete and utter pain in the ass and that if you can’t ace calc1 you’ll be dead in calcII unless you really push yourself.</p>