<p>I am not a math guy, so I'm wondering what calc class to take.</p>
<p>I've taken BC and got the As and 5 on the AP. I'm in Calc 3/diff eq. now, but the instruction is lackluster. </p>
<p>How do the math classes work? Are they on a curve? Should I start with Calc 1 or 2 so it's easy?</p>
<p>[Calculus</a> Classes](<a href=“http://www.math.columbia.edu/programs/main/one/calculus.html]Calculus”>http://www.math.columbia.edu/programs/main/one/calculus.html)</p>
<p>From the Math Department:</p>
<p>Placement in the Calculus Sequences
Calculus I: Students who have essentially mastered a precalculus course and those who have a score of 3 or less on an Advanced Placement (AP) exam (either AB or BC) should begin their study of calculus with Calculus I. </p>
<p>Calculus II: Students with a score of 4 or 5 on the AB exam or 4 on the BC exam or those with no AP score but with a grade of A in a full year of high school calculus course should begin with Calculus II. Those with a score of 4 or 5 on the AB exam or 4 on the BC exam may receive 3 points of AP credit upon completion of this course with a grade of C or higher. </p>
<p>Calculus III: Students with a score of 5 on the BC exam may begin with Calculus III. Students with a score of 4 on the BC exam, a 5 on the AB exam, or a grade of A in a full year of high school calculus may begin with Calculus III, but are strongly urged to complete the equivalent of Calculus II first. Upon completion of Calculus III with a grade of C or higher, those students with a score of 5 on the BC exam may receive 6 points of AP credit, and those students with a score of 4 on the BC exam or 5 on the AB exam may receive 3 points of AP credit. </p>
<p>Honors mathematics A: Students who want a proof-oriented theoretical sequence and have a score of 5 on the BC exam may begin with Honors mathematics A, which is especially designed for mathematics majors. Upon completion of this course with a grade of C or higher, they may receive 6 points of AP credit.</p>
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Ironic much?</p>
<p>that might look good on paper, but math has never been anything to me other than a pleasant distraction. The homework is strangely satisfying when working on it, but i don’t care about it at all.</p>