<p>As a planned finance and accounting/marketing major should I take it if not required by my school, and why or why not? I know some b-schools require it, and I did very well in Calc 1, so I am debating whether or not to take calc II, when I could be fulfilling other general requirements instead.</p>
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<p>I go to Lafayette College, in our business major Calc 2 isn't required as a separate class. However elements of it are part of this "general" math class that is required from the major. Also from talking with some of my old teammates who have graduated and gone into business/finance Calc 2 didn't seem to be the above all end all. It was something they said only benefitted them but wouldn't have held them back if they hadn't known it. Anything that they needed could be picked up rather quickly. These are guys who work for financial institutions in the city (NY) so I trusted their opinions. If I was in your situation I would take it if I had an extra class I could afford, being ahead of the game can never hurt! Hope this helps! </p>
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<p>In finance at a business program, I think at best you will need series and sequences from Calc 2. I've seen Taylor polynomials when I flipped through a finance book, but I don't think there's too much of that. I think most schools require only Calc 1 because the Calc 2 topics you'll need can be taught "on-the-job" while you learn the finance.</p>