<p>Is calc-2 needed for Calc-3 or is it possible to take both at the same time and still recieve a good grade?</p>
<p>calc 2 IS needed for calc 3. Calc 3 and four can be taken concurrently</p>
<p>BTW I define calc as</p>
<p>Calc 1 - differential calculus
calc 2 - integral calculus
calc 3 - Multi variable calc
calc 4 - differential equations</p>
<p>I don't think so. Even though calc 3 is really different from calc 2, you still do integration in calc 3. And that is a huge part of calc 2.</p>
<p>Plus, if you need calc 2 and 3, I'm guessing you are a science major. Calc two is really important for physics, and a crap load of other stuff.</p>
<p>yep, i am going to sign up for calc 2 and calc physics but i was just wondering if i could add in calc3 but after reading these i have decided not to. I think it would have been a bad idea since I'll be in organic-2 on top of that.. sometimes i gotta think :c</p>
<p>You really shouldn't do that. Calc ii can be a pretty hard course in college.
You can take Calc iii and diff eqs together next semester if you're up to it.</p>
<p>Cal II is definitely harder than Cal III.</p>
<p>calc 3 is ptretty easy, compared to calc 2, but it definitely requires calc 2</p>
<p>Calc 3 here is ridiculously hard compared to Calc 2.</p>
<p>FWIW, I took calc III my first semester at JHU. My previous exposure was Calc BC, and I got a 5 on the exam. It took work, but I ended up loving Calc III, however. I know BC doesn't cover all of Calc II, so if you feel you can handle it, I wouldn't stop you.</p>
<p>"You can take Calc iii and diff eqs together next semester if you're up to it."</p>
<p>How hard would you say that would be..?</p>
<p>cal 3 is definitely harder than cal 2: triple integral, spherical coordinates, variable transform. green's, Stokes's, divergence's, surface integral... cal 2 is a piece of cake comparing to those.</p>