<p>I know that calc is very important for engineering, so I was considering retaking it in college. (I got a 5 on the BC Calc Exam, and As in the class)</p>
<p>If I just wanted a review/easy course, do you think it would be okay to take Calc I and Calc II in one semester? Or Calc II and Calc III in one semester? Or should I not even consider calc I and II?</p>
<p>Any advice would be appreciated!</p>
<p>Probably a waste of time and tuition at most* schools if you got a 5 on the BC test after A grades in the class.</p>
<p>You may want to see if old final exams from the freshman calculus courses at the university are available to check your knowledge of concepts taught in the university’s freshman calculus course. If you can handle the content of those final exams, then just go on to the more advanced course as allowed by the university for students with a 5 on the BC test.</p>
<p>At some schools, there may be an honors version of freshman calculus; this might be worth taking if you want to (re)learn it from a more theoretical standpoint.</p>
<p>*A few super-elite STEM-oriented schools teach freshman calculus accelerated and at what would be considered an honors level compared to other schools, and do not accept AP credit to start in more advanced math courses.</p>
<p>Thanks, I just want a break before taking Calculus III (I’m taking MVC in high school right now, and I really don’t like the class, because I’m struggling to understand the concepts)</p>
<p>For example, in almost all the double integrals, you have to figure out the limits of integration, whether it should be rectangular, polar or cylindrical. I looked at some sample hw problems from a Calculus II textbook, and a lot of the integrals had limits given, which made them seem soooo easy.</p>
<p>Of course, I feel that if I retake the class I will do much better, because I will be on campus which makes the professor more accessible and other study partners as well. But I feel like I want an easy break before going back.</p>
<p>Picking the right limits just takes practice. I will say this, once you’ve made your decision and you end of with a horrendous integral, you might want to go back and pick another coordinate system.</p>
<p>Calculus III = Multivariable calculus, although you may not be able to get college credit for completing it in high school, unless it is a dual enrollment arrangement with a local college.</p>
<p>If you end up struggling with multivariable calculus as a high school student, but are solid with the freshman calculus (BC) stuff, then you should be fine with starting in multivariable calculus in college, since you will have had a preview of it in high school.</p>
<p>Thanks!
Do you think it would be strange to take Calc I and II in the same semester or Calc II and III in the same semester?</p>
<p>Why not just start in calculus III / multivariable calculus and not waste schedule space on taking courses you already know? On the other hand, if you do well in it currently, just complete the lower division math with linear algebra and differential equations.</p>
<p>don’t retake it, calculus in college is much harder than calculus in high school
i also got a 5 on the calc bc exam and decided to take calc II my first semester of college. i also thought it would be “review”, but it’s a more in depth look at the concepts introduced in BC. i slacked off and ended up with a B- in the class. you’re still going to have to put in work if you take calc II in college so don’t expect to go in and breeze right through it.</p>