<p>I am a prospective East Asian Studies major (maybe business too) and I was wondering if Applied Calculus (used in business; no trig or geometry I think) is looked down upon instead of taking Analytic Calculus (usually for science majors).</p>
<p>I have that same question. Also, how much more difficult is regular calc than applied calc. I have already taken applied calc and got a high A in it, but I think close to a third of the class received A's.</p>
<p>I would say the traditional science/engineering Calculus is considerably more demanding, and also requires at lease some understanding of proofs (depending on the department, professor). You have a complex variety of problems as well, like related rates, and classical optimization problems, as they relate to engineering, things of that nature.</p>
<p>Even as a business student, I took the traditional route (trig./science/eng). It helped me to gain a well rounded mathematically skilled base, and deepened conceptual understanding of certain topics. </p>
<p>I learned more Algebra working on Calculus problems than I learned while taking Algebra.</p>