Advice for what math course to take/ALEKS

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<p>So I just finished my ALEKS placement test. I scored above a 90, which according to the UT ALEKS page, suggests I should be placed in Math 408C, which is entitled Differential and Integral Calculus I. Anyone know if this class is harder than high school Calculus BC or easier? Any advice with selecting a first-year math course would be appreciated.</p>

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<p>If you already took Calculus BC you don’t need to take 408C, you can get credit or placement and go straight to 408D.
But UT Calculus is proof-based, so they teach a lot of things not included in AP Calculus. Many students retake Calculus for better understanding (and better grades). </p>

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<p>“But UT Calculus is proof-based”</p>

<p>The calculus classes at ut are not proof-based at all. Also, 408C material is covered in calculus BC. A professor might throw 1 or 2 small topics that aren’t in the AP curriculum, but nothing important.</p>

<p>If you made a 4 or 5 on the BC AP test and didnt struggle in the class, I recommend going straight to 408D.</p>

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<p>utche11</p>

<p>I probably used the wrong words. Calculus at UT is based on problem solving, not theorems, but the textbook has a lot of theorems and proofs, and the professors teach them.</p>

<p>My D took Calculus at school, there were no theorems, everything was about how to pass the AP test and on pretty primitive level. So some people got 5 without much understanding (using calculators).
All my D’s friends from other school districts had similar type of classes - how to pass the test.</p>

<p>I guess CC classes can be the same, and with calculators. :)</p>