so my community college runs on a quarter system and we have 4 calc classes. calc a, calc b, calc c, and calc d. i see that most schools have calc 1,2,3, and I reckon it is because they run on a semester system. i was wondering if somebody can help me “convert” my classes to semester system calc classes. here it the class description for each calc class at our school:
calc a: Fundamentals of differential calculus.
calc b: Fundamentals of integral calculus
calc c: Infinite series, lines and surfaces in three dimensions, vectors in two and three dimensions, parametric equations of curves. Derivatives and integrals of vector functions
calc d: Partial derivatives, multiple integrals, vector calculus
my guess was that calc A was calc 1, calc B and C were both calc 2 (just split up), and calc D was calc 3. if i am wrong, can you correct me?
thanks!
-future actuary
I’m going off of the AP Calc classes-to-calc 1,2,3 conversion, but that seems right.
calc C in that case is about half and half of calc 2 and calc 3.
4 quarters at a quarter system school = 40 weeks of instruction
3 semesters at a semester system school = 45 weeks of instruction
Both calculus sequences will cover broadly similar material, although divided into courses differently. The semester sequence with five extra weeks may squeeze in some additional material (e.g. an introduction to differential equations) or just go at a slightly slower pace.
General equivalencies, although there may be variations:
If you are transferring to a different school:
A+B covers 1 (and some of 2)
B+C covers 2 (and some of 1)
C+D covers 3 (and some of 2)
If you are taking a course elsewhere to transfer back:
1 covers A and the first half of B
2 covers the second half of B and most of C
3 covers the last part of C and all of D