<p>I'm not yet in high school, but i have a question; can you take two science or math classes in one year? i mean, lets say you took chemistry in sophomore, can you take physics too? how about the prerequisites? can you take algebra 2 and precalc at the same time? it sounds wrong to me, but i would like a confirmation. how about dual enrollment? can you take a multivariable calc in a community college while taking AP calc bc in high school? no rude answers pls, i just need to know.</p>
<p>Math courses build off each other, so it’s not typical to double up on math. Some students do it with Geometry & Algebra II, or Precalculus & AP Statistics, but beyond that it’s not typical. Precalculus requires Algebra II knowledge so most schools will not allow it. Dual enrollment works pretty much the same. Most colleges required you to finish Calc II / Calc BC before enrolling in MV Calc. So you can do dual enrollment MV Calc after you complete BC but not at the same time. </p>
<p>Science is different. While most students take Biology, then Chemistry, then Physics, it’s not mandatory to do it that way since science courses don’t build off each other - you can take Physics even if you haven’t had Chemistry. It is pretty common for science-inclined students to double up. Several of my friends did Chem & Physics in sophomore year.</p>
<p>thank you!:)</p>
<p>For any particular course combination, the answer is “it depends.” You can sometimes get special permission to bypass a prerequisite. I have done this. </p>
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<p>Yes.
In my sophomore year I took biology, chemistry, plane geometry, Algebra II, and Trig/Pre-Calculus (tested out). I studied pre-calc while I was still taking Algebra II, but I didn’t take geometry and Algebra II at the same time because my school has block scheduling. You could, though…there’s not a lot of overlap.
In my junior year I took calculus, physics, AP Biology, AP Chemistry, and another chemistry class. I self-studied AP Stats and AP Calculus BC.</p>
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<p>You probably couldn’t do that specifically, though there’s no harm in asking if you know you’re prepared to do the work.
But in my senior year I’ll be taking between three and seven math classes through dual enrollment at a local university. I’ve already taken AP Calculus BC/Calculus II, and in the first semester I was allowed to enroll in Linear Algebra, Intro to Differential Equations, and Intro to Number Theory. At the college level, math doesn’t have as much of a linear progression. (Take a few basic classes and you’ll have the pre-reqs for quite a lot of other classes.) I could have done multivariable calculus, but it wouldn’t fit into my schedule so I’m planning to take it second semester. In the second semester I’m thinking of taking more math classes, some of which require Linear Algebra/Diff Eqs as prerequisites.</p>
<p>Halcyon - what is the goal of taking so many math classes during senior year?</p>
<p>so you can advance your course by finishing 1 semester and testing out for a more advanced one?</p>
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<li>Dual enrollment is free in Ohio. I want to see if I’m cut out to be a math major without it costing me anything. I wouldn’t recommend such a schedule to someone who didn’t want to major in math or something that required a lot of math.</li>
<li>There’s a reasonably decent chance I’ll end up at Ohio State for financial reasons, and some of the credits will transfer.</li>
<li>I’m taking three math classes first semester. If I don’t like them, I won’t do that second semester. If I do like them, then I’m taking a bunch of math classes because I like to.</li>
<li>Non-math science classes generally have labs, which would make my schedule inconvenient (I’d have to ride the bus up to the college multiple times a day). It’s not a particularly good college, so I suspect the intro humanities-for-non-majors courses might be fluffy. I’m taking a 200-level philosophy course first semester and probably another one second semester, though.</li>
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<p>You can definitely take more than one math/science classes. I took AP Chemistry and honors physics last year as a junior. My best friend is taking AP Calculus BC, AP Physics C, AP Statistics, AP Computer Science, and an advanced engineering class next year.</p>
<p>It all depends on your school’s scheduling. If you have block scheduling, then you can pretty much take whatever math classes that you want, because you can take, for example, Algebra II first semester and Precalc second semester. But if you have periods then you could only take classes that don’t build from another class. Sciences you can take at any point because they do not build off of each other. And I don’t think that you could take MV and BC concurrently but you could take BC first and then take MV</p>
<p>I was thinking about taking chemistry k (honors) and physics k sophomore year. But considering that I am also taking WHAP, which is supposedly the most difficult AP class, I have my doubts. I’m currently taking AP human geography and have a first semester average of a 96, but that class is known as the easiest of AP’s. I also worry that I will not be prepared for WHAP and overloaded with work if I take the additional science course. So, how hard is physics/chemistry? I also plan to make all A’s, or is that too much of a stretch?</p>
<p>What makes sense to do depends on your level of interest, your ability, your other time commitments, and your goals. I don’t think there’s much trouble taking geometry and algebra2 at the same time. I don’t think there’s much trouble taking any of the basic sciences concurrently (earch sci, bio, chem, physics). In addition to what makes sense, you have to consider what your school will actually allow you to do. Some schools will enforce arbitrary rules that prevent motivated students from doing what makes sense for them. Others will bend over backwards to help you and allow you to skip prerequisites or easily place out of classes. </p>
<p>“can you take algebra 2 and precalc at the same time?” That would be a bad idea. if you want to double up on math, do it with geometry and alg2, or, if you have a separate trig class, alg2 and trig would probably work.</p>
<p>“can you take a multivariable calc in a community college while taking AP calc bc in high school?” This would be an extremely bad idea.</p>