<p>At my high school we had block scheduling and so I was able to take two math classes a year. I was able to finish calc ab and bc by the end of my junior year. I recieved a 5 on the ab/bc ap test at the end of my junior year and so I am placed into calc 3 this fall at Michigan State. It has been a year and 4 months since I have taken the ap test. I really don't remember much calculus at all and so I am worried about going straight into calc 3. I don't fell like denying my credit and wasting my time taking calc 1 and 2 if I dont have to. Will I be okay??? Also what are some recommendations of concepts I should review before I leave for college?</p>
<p>here’s a great site to review cal 1, 2, 3 linear algebra and ODE’s. The guy’s a professor and he has full notes on the website. review cal 1 and 2 from there and you should be ready i say. </p>
<p>[Pauls</a> Online Notes : Calculus I](<a href=“http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/CalcI.aspx]Pauls”>http://tutorial.math.lamar.edu/Classes/CalcI/CalcI.aspx)</p>
<p>Thanks for the help but I’ve found that site already though, and I am looking for some more narrowed down advice. More specific to my questions.</p>
<p>You’ll be in great condition. I acutally like multivariable calculus. It was one of the easiest classes that I’ve taken that I didn’t do well in B+ and I think you will be ok if you have an extended break. You basically review everything you ever learned again in a simplier form. Partial derivatives, chain rules, limits, double and triple integrals and more are all good things that aren’t to hard to know. I would say you need to review methods of integration and the theory behind differential calculus. That’s probably it and you’ll have a flying A provided you don’t get killed by Lagran’s multipliers like I did. Koodos for going to MSU I’m right below you at OSU. Lol!</p>
<p>Thanks nutz4bucks I have a lot more confidence now. Glad I didn’t deny my calc credit!</p>
<p>I took BC and scored a 5 as well. Then I went into UofToronto and failed Calc 2 without taking a year off >.></p>
<p>It probably won’t affect you though, you just have to try really hard and keep up with the class. If you do all your homework and understand how to do the problems, and attend class and go to tutorials and office hours and everything, you will definitely get a passing mark. I won’t lie, Calc 3 will be a lot harder for you than for your peers because you took the year off, but it shouldn’t be impossible. With only one class over the summer, I’m doing pretty well at UMass Boston Calc 2, so your grade is more determined by your time spent on the subject more than your prior knowledge.</p>
<p>Don’t slack off!</p>