<p>What is the level of difficulty of Calc II as compared to Calc I? Does it get harder as you progress up the ranks?</p>
<p>Cal II does not build onto Cal I. It’s different.</p>
<p>The material get more advanced (obviously) but I wouldn’t say it the courses are harder in teaching method or expectations on examinations.</p>
<p>My son decided to start with calc 2 since he had ap credit for 1. So far so good… 97’s on both tests.</p>
<p>lots of kids opt to repeat cal I. most end up saying it was not necessary.</p>
<p>If you had a very strong AP Cal class, then you can skip Cal I. However, if your teacher was weak, it’s a good idea to retake. </p>
<p>Some AP Cal teachers are very good…if you had one and you did well on the exam, then feel fine about skipping.</p>
<p>But back to OP’s question…Since Cal II is different than Cal I, some kids LIKE Cal II better because they like the concepts that are introduced in Cal II.</p>