<p>Quick question on the topic of math classes for those that are knowledgable about this. I was planning to take AP Calc BC this year, but due to scheduling issues out of my control, I was forced to drop to AB. I am going to self study the rest of BC and take the BC exam in May. </p>
<p>Would Penn see my BC score on the self-reported AP section of the Common App and automatically know that I selfed BC or would I need to explicitly state it somewhere if it's that big of a deal?</p>
<p>If they saw that you took BC despite not having a course on your transcript/midyear report for it, they could probably deduce that.</p>
<p>Explain it in the additional info section about how there was a scheduling conflict and take BC (or multivar if you’re ready) next year. They’ll understand.</p>
<p>Would it be better to write it myself in the additional info section, or should I ask the college counseling office at my school to include it in their guidance office report?</p>
<p>Also, wharton17, since you currently attend Penn, how does multi and linear algebra equate into the math dept classes? We rotate multi and LA every two years, so next year (as a senior), I would have to take LA and wouldn’t be able to take multi.</p>
<p>Thanks !</p>
<p>The calculus sequence at Penn is structured as follows: Math 104 (Calc I) covers what is normally the second semester of a college calculus course (like the second semester of Calc BC), Math 114 covers multivariable calculus, some first order differential equations and some vector calculus, Math 240 covers basic linear algebra, ordinary differential equations (mostly linear), and vector calculus (vector fields, div, grad, curl, Stokes’ theorem, Gauss’ theorem), Math 241 covers partial differential equations, basic Fourier analysis, Sturm-Liouville theory etc. It used to also cover some complex analysis, but I believe they cut that out. If you are a math major or very interested in math, there is also an honors sequence Math116 and Math260 that you take instead of Math114 and 240 which is proof based and will prepare you for math courses like Real Analysis and Abstract Algebra. You can also take Math410 Complex Analysis, and Math 425 Partial Differential equations instead of Math 241 to get a more in depth version of the material.</p>