<p>Is there anything I need to know in advance to self studying an AP class as a freshman. I take Algebra. Despite math being my worst subject could I still self study Trigonometry and then AP Calc?</p>
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<p>Talk to your guidance counselor about getting the test ordered and having someone administer it to you. If an AP class is offered at your school, it’s better to take the class and the test unless your schedule in future years is going to be more challenging than the schedule you would have had if you hadn’t self-studied AP tests.</p>
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<p>Algebra I or Algebra II? </p>
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<p>What do you mean math is your worst subject? Are you still good at it?</p>
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<p>And pre-calculus, right?
Are you going to test out of this class at your school?</p>
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<p>Which AP Calculus test?
And you want to do it this year? Why not next year or the year after?</p>
<p>@Hal</p>
<p>I should ask my counselor to order an AP test as a source to study from in advance to taking the course? </p>
<p>I’m taking Algebra 1, and I may test out of Pre-Calculus/Trig if I’m able to.
I’m not particularly bad at math, it’s just that I make the dumbest mistakes anyone could imagine. My frivolous trait affects my grade. I got a 91, which was the lowest grade on my report card.
I guess Calculus AB, since BC is the hardest if I’m not mistaken. I want to become an Astrophysicist but math must be par with my science skills. I need to start moving ahead and quickly. Yes, I know it may be too early but space absolutely fascinates me. :)</p>
<p>Also, on the other thread you said you self studied AP Stats and Gov and got those scores. I other words, you didn’t take the actual course, self-studied them and were voluntarily able to take the tests based on your own decision. Right? Unless only certain schools permit that. Can I self study Over the upcoming summer and test out of Geometry Sophomore year?</p>
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<p>No. A real test will have to be ordered for you to take in May, and someone will have to administer it to you individually if no one else at your school is taking it. You need to arrange this with your school, unless you’d rather take the test at another nearby high school, in which case you’d have to arrange it with that school. </p>
<p>Practice AP tests can be found online. </p>
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<p>Yes. I asked my school to get the tests for me, and I took them under standard testing conditions, but I was the only one there. (Except for AP Government because that’s a class at my school…I just took the test along with the people who were in the class.)</p>
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<p>Self-studying an AP class will probably be separate from testing out of a class at your high school, unless they agree to give you a high school credit for getting a certain AP test score. Obviously you wouldn’t be able to do this for geometry because there’s no geometry AP test.
Anyone can take an AP test, but not all high schools let kids test out of classes. If you tested out of a class, you would probably just take the final and it would be graded by a teacher at your school. You have to ask your guidance counselor how it works at your school. </p>
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<p>If we’re going by the standard high school math sequence, you still have to take Geometry, Algebra II, and Pre-Calculus/Trig before you can take AP Calculus AB. I don’t think someone in Algebra I should try to self-study calculus…you need knowledge of how non-linear functions work, and that’s covered in Algebra II and pre-calculus. </p>
<p>Algebra I is the standard freshman math course, and if you stay on the track you’re on you won’t make it to any kind of calculus before you graduate. If you want to get ahead, I’d suggest forgetting about calculus for now and testing out of geometry at some point so you can take Algebra II as a sophomore (which would put you one year ahead of the “regular” math track). </p>
<p>Of course, this is only if you’re doing well in Algebra I…if you’re struggling where you are, you’re probably already on the right math track.</p>
<p>I self-studied AP Calculus BC because it’s not a class at my school and this was the only way I could meet the prerequisites for more advanced courses at a local university, which I wanted to take while I was still in high school. If you don’t plan to do something like that, it’s probably better to test out of as few classes as possible and take AP Calculus BC in your senior year. </p>
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<p>It’s not inherently more difficult, but it covers more material.
AP Calculus AB = college Calculus I.
AP Calculus BC = college Calculus I & II.</p>
<p>Ohhhh. Yeah that’s what I meant. I worded it weirdly. Yeah, I did mean test out of geometry next year. Lol.</p>
<p>I’d also be a little nervous about the algebra-calculus jump. However, nothing’s stopping you from starting with a little calculus, even if it’s not at the AP level for now, and covering what you can as you learn more math.</p>
<p>If you already have a good grasp of functions and graphs, you’re conceptually ready for calculus, but you will need experience with polynomials, trigonometric, and transcendental functions to properly solve problems at the AP level.</p>
<p>I would self-study algebra II while in algebra I, not geometry. It will be less stressful since it’s similar subject matter. If you want another year, you could study both algebra II and geometry, but boy you better love math and have a good tutor. The best position to be in is to take precalculus next year. You can self-study calculus while in precalculus. That’s what I did and got a 4 on the AP exam my freshman year.</p>
<p>That sounds like a plan! I know how to study REALLY well. In fact, I have about 3 sources with videos and other reinforcing practice activities plus another website that provides me with worksheets accordingly. I could actually teach myself like my own teacher and get everything down pat. That’s also how I mastered slope and linear function problems. I just can’t procrastinate XD Thanks a bunch!</p>