<p>Hey guys, I have a quick question</p>
<p>I am a current senior in high school. I am taking AP Calculus and I am not going to take the AP exam. I am going to take the Calculus again in College. My question is, is the AP Calc that I am taking right now the same as the Calc that I am going to take in Freshmen when I go to college? </p>
<p>Based on your experience, are they (the levels of difficulty) the same? or College Calc is a bit harder even though I am taking the AP Calc?</p>
<p>Thanks a lot for you reply!</p>
<p>Have a good DAY</p>
<p>The material is essentially the same, but the college class might move at a faster pace than most AP calculus classes.</p>
<p>depends on if you’re taking AB or BC</p>
<p>Many colleges offer several different calculus sequences. There is calc for business majors, calc for engineers and then a top level calc sequence which may even have an honors version. If you take the highest level calc, they may use that as a class to introduce proofs. Possibly. If they do, then it will be harder than the AP calc, unless your current teacher is going above and beyond the required topics. Most AP calc texts include proofs of theorems, and teachers may present them in class, but these days seldom expect students to really understand the proofs or produce proofs themselves. It’s all problem-solving. But most likely your college intro calc sequence will be similar to the AP material.</p>
<p>Many colleges do not place students in Calculus 2 even if they got an A in AP Calculus AB. They may consider such placement if the student got a 5 on the exam and an A in the course. The consensus is that most students who got less than a 5 on the AP Calculus AB needs additional calculus practice. You should be prepared to take calc again in college. </p>
<p>Many students who retake calc in college do much better than they did in high school. And yes, the calc in college can depend on your major. Business calculus is distinctly different from differential and integral calculus. IMO, business calc is much easier that Calculus 1 or AP Calculus AB. </p>