<p>Hey guys, it's that time of year again. We're starting to make our schedules and whatnot. My math teacher told us today that we have to tell her what classe we want to take next year and I have no clue what to choose. I want to be an engineer when I grow up if that helps. If I choose ap calc, which should I take, AB or BC? I have a 95 in honors precal
btw, I'm also taking ap physics b and c, and also ap Spanish language and all of these classes are known to be the hardest at my school. HELP PLEASE.</p>
<p>If your ambition is to become an engineer definitely take calculus.</p>
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<p>If you want to be an engineer, the answer is: take calculus. Not sure why you are taking both B and C physics, why not just one? </p>
<p>You will have to take a real (calculus-based) stats course in college anyway.</p>
<p>Idk my honors physics teacher told me to take c along with b because I haven’t gotten less than 100 on his tests and he says his honors class is almost close to the difficulty of his ap physics b class and he’s teaching physics c for kids that were really good in B this year and I guess he thinks I’m good.
I mean, why not though? I’ll have like 3 free periods next year anyway; might as well do something
Also, for calc, AB or BC?</p>
<p>Stats is a joke, you won’t get anything constructive out of it that couldn’t be taught more effectively in college.</p>
<p>For AB v. BC, it depends on your own math skills, and how much work you’re willing to put in.</p>
<p>With a 95 in precalc? Definitely BC, unless your school has a freakishly, freakishly hard BC teacher. (I took BC last year. Best math class I’ve ever had.)</p>
<p>Calculus BC and Physics C would be the most worthwhile ones for an engineering major. Take Spanish if you want to learn Spanish and/or it is needed to fulfill foreign language requirements.</p>
<p>Calculus AB is generally credited as only a semester of freshman calculus, while a 5 on Calculus BC may be credited as up to a year of freshman calculus, except at super elite science and engineering schools whose freshman calculus comes with extra theory.</p>
<p>Statistics and Physics B are non-calculus based; most majors that require these subjects require calculus based versions of the courses (however, even Physics C is not always accepted, though it will be better preparation than a “regular” high school physics course or a Physics B course).</p>
<p>Alright so I guess I should skip out on taking physics b? I have some elective physics courses at my school that I can take in place of that. Spanish is a must because I plan on making that my minor
Thanks for all the input folks, I’ll tell my math teacher I’m gonna take bc calc next year and that I’ll probs take a class for ab at a community college</p>
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<p>Calculus BC covers Calculus AB plus additional material. You do not need to take a Calculus AB course if you take Calculus BC.</p>
<p>You also do not need to take both Physics B and Physics C. They cover broadly the same material, but Physics C uses calculus and covers it in the greater (and more useful) detail that using calculus allows.</p>
<p>Beyond that, English may be a useful AP, since it may fulfill the writing requirement at many universities.</p>