<p>As an incoming freshman, would you suggest taking calc III? I am slightly curious about this class as I did really well on the bc calc ap test and I took multivariable calc senior year anyway. Any thoughts on this would be great!</p>
<p>I’m in that same position… If you’re confident you know the material, go for it!</p>
<p>If you’re in ArtSci, you might want to consider that multivariable seminar (if you can still switch into it, which you probably can. i’d imagine not too many people would sign up for it).</p>
<p>If you took multivariable and think you’ve mastered it, start with differential equations.</p>
<p>^Generally high school multivariable doesn’t match up too well with college calc 3. I took multivariable in hs and still found I didn’t know much of calc 3 (I could partial differentiate, double integrate, etc. but that’s a small part of calc 3). </p>
<p>Anyone can join the freshmen seminar, not just artsci students. </p>
<p>Don’t necessarily need to take Dif Eq…depends on what you plan to do.</p>
<p>Anyways I was in the same boat, 5 on BC sophomore year, took multivariable in hs junior year, and then took Calc 3 and Dif Eq freshman year of college.</p>
<p>It also depends on your major. If you’re not going to major in something requiring Calc 3 then it’s up to you. If you are and the class was a high school class as opposed to a community college class, you’ll need a letter from your hs teacher, you’ll need to provide work samples, etc. to be able to have “completed” calc 3 in terms of requirements. I needed Calc 3 for all 3 of my majors (CS, Math, Econ) so I went ahead and took it.</p>
<p>As marcdvl said, it may be best to start with Calc III if you need it for your major.</p>
<p>As an anecdote, I know 5 people who started freshman year with diffeq. 3 of them got A’s. 1 did decently (B I think?). And one straight up failed the class. </p>
<p>You certainly don’t need calc 3 for diffeq (calc 2 is the only pre-req), but there’s something to be said about easing into college math/ classes. College really isn’t a race. My friend who failed diffeq didn’t fail because he wasn’t prepared- he told me that it was because he didn’t take it seriously.</p>
<p>But if you’re super confident in your multivariable abilities, then go ahead and see what the math department has to say about your high school class.</p>
<p>/personal note: I started with calc 2, because my high school wasn’t cool enough to even offer bc- I asked if I could self study it, and they said no…</p>
<p>You seem well prepared for calc 3, so go for it.</p>
<p>FYI, the freshman seminar is not for everyone, it’s very heavy on proofs and theory (the professor and the class itself are awesome though). If you’re interested but later find the class doesn’t suit you, there’s a section of regular calc 3 at the same time that you can easily switch into.</p>
<p>Oh I just assumed that since only ArtSci people got the program booklet according to the FB group that only ArtSci people could take it. I don’t know anything yet though obviously, so don’t listen to me :P</p>
<p>For more discussion on the calc III seminar: <a href=“http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/1153015-prospective-math-science-major-text-tradition.html?highlight=calculus+seminar[/url]”>http://talk.collegeconfidential.com/washington-university-st-louis/1153015-prospective-math-science-major-text-tradition.html?highlight=calculus+seminar</a></p>
<p>As you’ll see, I took it and was not a big fan; but there were plenty in the class who loved it. Take the time to consider whether it’s right for you!</p>
<p>Engineers can definitely take it (I did), although I was one of 2 or so engineers in the class.</p>
<p>Can anyone comment as to the difficulty of the calc III class? I’m taking it in the fall, and I took BC junior year and multivariable senior year, but I know my hs multivariable does not match up to the caliber of a college course…</p>
<p>Would I be fine in going straight to Calc III without taking any multivariable? I got a 5 on my BC calc AP and I understood BC calc really well. Would the transition be too much?</p>
<p>Calc 3 is multivariable. Calc 2 lines up pretty well with BC, so you should just use the AP credit to get into 3.</p>
<p>Cool thanks for the reply. And thanks to whoever merged the posts :)</p>
<p>This hasn’t been asked but I thought I’d comment anyway:
Many advanced high schools offer multivariable calculus…it’s a strict subset of Calculus 3. I took my hs’s multivariable calculus, and learned a lot in Calculus 3 (enough so that as a math major I would have been behind, but sufficient enough for my Econ/CS majors). The school rarely grants credit from hs multivariable calculus…it requires a complete review by the math department, including exams, a letter from your hs teacher describing the course in detail, etc. </p>
<p>Wash U offers Calculus of Several Variables, which is then like Calculus 4 (Math 318). </p>
<p>On a side note, the freshmen seminar for calculus 3 seems to be filled up. Note that it isn’t being offered at the same time as a regular calculus 3 section for the first time in a while. </p>
<p>If you’ve done well in Calc BC you will do fine in Calculus 3.</p>
<p>marcdvl, at ArtSci weekend my advisor called… someone? haha i couldn’t tell who… and this person said I would still be able to take it and they were at 14 with 3 on the waitlist. I believe the cap is 20 but it appears full because they have to manually take you off the waitlist after they check that you’ve gotten the 5.</p>
<p>Cap’s always been 15 and they’re at 14 with like 6 on the waitlist as of yesterday. I’d also suspect less will drop out because unlike usual there’s no regular section of Calc 3 at the same time.</p>
<p>I’m currently enrolled now… and so are 15 others.</p>
<p>//there’s no regular section of Calc 3 at the same time.//</p>
<p>very surprising</p>