<p>I want to take calculus AB during the summer at a college but my parents don't want me to because they think that i won't have as good an understanding if i took it during the summer compared to taking it in high school for one year. Can anyone tell me if it would be safe to take calculus AB during the summer? Im taking pre-cal right now and so far have a 100% in the class so i think ill still be able tounderstand the material in the shorter amount of time. thanks</p>
<p>It's different for everyone. If you think you can do it, sure. It's not impossible to understand/do well taking it in the summer. Of course it helps having more time to digest the material but if you deem yourself good enough (it seems so from your grade), then do it.</p>
<p>my friend is a junior in trig as well, and she's taking calc over the summer but not telling the school, and then taking it during the year. then again she's kinda struggling with trig so for her, it's more of a self-preservation (GPA preservation?) sort of move xD
you may as well just try it, if it doesn't work out you can just take calc AB during the year.</p>
<p>If you have good study habits and feel that you can do fine independently, then go for it. Calculus AB is a slight stretch from Pre-Calculus though ..</p>
<p>if you take it at a college, and really focus on the class, you should do well AND get a BETTER understanding of calculus than if you took it in high school. Also remember that once you take a course at a college (even community college) it is on your permanent college transcript, forever.</p>
<p>so do community colleges go more in depth even in the shorter amount of time?</p>
<p>yea... you'll learn calcAB in 10 weeks versus the entire HS year</p>
<p>quarter system****</p>
<p>it will be more intense if you do it at a CC; same material over shorter time equals more intense. But one advantage of doing this is that if you're thinking of med school, many med schools do not count AP Calc for the purposes of admission so you'll need to take more math in college. But a class at a CC should count.</p>
<p>Also, on a side note, regardless of whether you take Calc in HS or at a CC, get a book called "The Calculus Problem Solver". This has thousands of questions with their solutions. After you read the assigned section in your text, turn to this book and start working problems to get practice. If you get one wrong, read the answer and then cover it up and re-do it. Learning calculus is a lot more like learning to play tennis than learning history; its practice, practice, practice!!</p>
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<p>Sorry, I just love the tennis reference. Go tennis :D</p>