<p>How do these two compare? Obviously, Calc BC is more difficult, but let's say a person had troubles with calc AB (maybe only receiving a B or low B in the course)... does he/she still have a chance at Calc BC? Or, would the material be too hard to handle?</p>
<p>At my school, people take either AB or BC so I think that anyone who's taken AB should have no problems with BC</p>
<p>Yes, however, what if that person who had taken AB did poorly in the course (i.e. low B or maybe even a possible C). Is it possible that he/she will do exceptional in BC (exceptional as in a high B or A)?</p>
<p>... you know, grades depend a lot on the teacher. For example, in my AP Environmental Science class, I probably would get a 1 on that exam, but my teacher is so easy and I'm getting an A+ in that class.</p>
<p>On the other hand, in my Calc BC class, I would probably do extremely well on the AP exam (well, given that I haven't learned half the material yet ... but you know what I mean) ... but my calc teacher is extremely hard, so I've an A- (I know, I'm not <em>complaining</em>, but I feel that I deserve higher ...)</p>
<p>We can't judge what grade you'd get, but if you understand the material in AB, BC should be relatively easy.</p>
<p>About half of Calc BC is a review of what you learned in Calc AB and is easier the second time. If you basically understood Calc AB, there shouldn't be a problem with Calc BC. Some students skip AB altogether. </p>
<p>lavenderdream- A 1 on the APES exam? Come on, it's the easiest AP exam!</p>
<p>Ok, so lets say a person get's a 2 on the AP Calc AB exam. Does he/she have a chance or taking AP Calc BC and at least getting a 3?</p>
<p>I'm assuming you got the 2 last year bdreamm and you're taking Calc BC now. I would say you can get at least a 3 if you make sure to go back and review your AB stuff since Calc AB is the foundation for Calc BC. But, hey, why not shoot for a 5?</p>
<p>No, I did not get a 2 on Calc BC, because I have no taken it. I'm in AP calc ab right now, but I'm struggling (a lot). </p>
<p>(not that this is on subject, but the 2 I got last year was in AP US History :p... just to correct that little error you stated)</p>
<p>this is what i think will happen in BC next year if you take it, the first half of the year will be so easy to you, b/c they will be reviewing the A concepts in a short time which by the end of AB you should have mastered, simple derivative stuff, then you move into the B stuff and since you have been introduced to it already it should seem really easy as well, so your first semester grade will probably rock in BC, then you will get into the harder C material, and have as much trouble there as you did in the AB class, so i believe that the new stuff will be just as hard to you (maybe a little less b/c you will have learned B material twice) but the B stuff in BC should be easy as anything...my prediction Semester 1 of BC: A, semester 2 of BC: B, final grade: BtoB+, but make sure you work hard in AB this year</p>
<p>at our school ab and bc are done in 1 year cuz we're hard core baby.</p>
<p>Coqui, I think that's the case with many/most high schools. Mine does that too.</p>
<p>my school you can take BC w/o taking AB</p>
<p>okay, there are two issues here - a comparison of the exams, and a comparison of the courses.</p>
<p>For the exam, calc BC covers everything on the AB exam (that's how they can give you a subscore), plus some extra stuff. It is not inherently "harder", it just covers more.</p>
<p>For courses, there is a lot of variation. At some schools, everyone takes AB before BC, so it's effectively a 2 year sequence with the AB exam at the end of year 1, and then the BC exam at the end of year 2. At other schools, students choose either AB or BC (after precalc) as a one-year course, leading to only one exam, and the difference is in how fast the class moves through the material. Still another scenario is that schools may offer only AB, but some students may self study the extra material and take the BC exam anyway.</p>
<p>BC is just a semester of AB then a Semester of C calculus. I got an A so far this year and the first part was just fast, not tough. C is less material just harder because its over a longer span of time.</p>
<p>Thanks everyone for responding!</p>
<p>Appreciate it.</p>
<p>I think there is a major difference between AB and BC, I know people who were making b averages in BC then switched to AB and made perfect 100</p>
<p>i have questions about switching AB to BC and please come to my thread and rock m sox</p>
<p>After taking AB last year, i did extremely well in the class, however we never actually covered all the material for the test, so that kinda sucked. lol. But this year, in BC, it is pretty easy because there really isn't that much "new" material you have to learn, its about half as much as you'll learn in AB. But the concepts are not nearly as straightforward as they are in AB.</p>
<p>BC has a lot less stuff than AB, but the topics tend to be more obscure in my opinion. A few people at my school did worse on the bc ap test than ab by a good 1 or 2 points.</p>
<p>dude, bc has 1.5 times as much has ab, i dunno what ur talking about</p>