<p>If you get a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, what course do you get placed into (at Wharton)?</p>
<p>Math 114 (Calc II) or Math 240 (Calc III)?</p>
<p>Also, is there anything important that is due in the near future? I got my PennKey today and all I saw was requirements to update addresses and things of that sort.</p>
<p>I’m guessing NSO information and housing.</p>
<p>I’m almost certain that you get placed into Math 114.</p>
<p>Is there any other way to get the math104 credit? I think I screwed up and got a 4 on the ap :/</p>
<p>theres a placement exam that you can take.</p>
<p>JSW scholars are apparently “invited” to take Math 114 instead of 104, and the math department site says you can take 114 and claim the 104 credit retroactively. I don’t think there would be an issue with you taking it anyway, but I can’t say for sure.</p>
<p>If you get a 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam, what course do you get placed into (at Wharton)?
You would get put in Math114. Don’t think you even need 240 for anything in Wharton (could be wrong, but typically it seems like 240 is more for engineers/science majors)</p>
<p>There is a placement exam offered in the fall where you could get credit for 104. If you feel confident enough to jump right into 114, as long as you finish 114 with a C or higher you can get credit for 104 (“retroactive credit”)</p>
<p>Unless you see yourself wanting to take upper level Stat, there really is little reason to take Math 114 or beyond for an average Wharton student.</p>
<p>So does that mean if you take the placement exam in fall for 104 and pass you get to skip math for the next four years?</p>
<p>^yes, if you are a Wharton student. If you are in the college you still have formal reasoning and data analysis requirements which might require you to take a math course (though some of these math courses are easier than ones you find at local high schools).</p>
<p>From [url=<a href=“http://www.math.upenn.edu/ugrad/advising.html]Advice[/url”>http://www.math.upenn.edu/ugrad/advising.html]Advice[/url</a>] :
“If you get one unit of AP credit, you may start with Math 114 and take Math 240 in the spring – or just take Math 115 in the fall. If you are serious about math you should choose a math freshman seminar. (Remember that students who come in with one unit of AP credit and take a year of calculus will be nearly halfway to a math minor by the end of the first year.) Math is used increasingly in many subjects. A good rule is to take at least one math course each semester until you have all the math you need.”</p>
<p>That is why I was asking about Math 240 (Calc III) as I am interested in Math and if a Math Minor is easy to get after taking Calc III, I might as well. How many courses are required for a Math Minor? ]</p>
<p>Also, if you get placed into 114 (calc II), isn’t that the same material as BC, only maybe more in depth? I would think if you get credit for BC (Calc II), you would be placed into Calc III (240).</p>
<p>no, our calc i (math 104) is the material covered as calc ii in most schools, and our calc ii (math 114) is the material covered as calc iii</p>
<p>trust me, if you try to tackle math 240 material the moment you get here having only ap calc bc as preparation, you will have no fun</p>
<p>^ Depends how you see it. Could be loads of fun. =)</p>
<p>or i suppose you could just be a math genius and / or teach yourself the 114 material needed for 240 stuff</p>
<p>but hey i never liked math in general after high school, so =p</p>
<p>Oh ok, that clears it up, tenebrousfire. Thanks.</p>