<p>I took MVCalc in high school. There's not AP test for this. Can I skip this at Stanford? Do I need to pass out with a placement test, or is my HS transcript enoght?</p>
<p>Did you take linear algebra as well? The course you'd be trying to place out of is Math 51 and it covers both multivariable calc. and linear algebra in one quarter. The answer for this will also partially depend on what your intended course of study is and what classes you're trying to take. You might want to just take it as a review, get a good grade, and call it a day. On the other hand, again depending on your course of study, you could petition the department for credit, or you might just be able to bypass it alltogether as this course is oftentimes a PREREQ, but this label is generally on a suggestion and not an impossible to bypass rule.</p>
<p>A lot of people come to Stanford at least having tried their hand at upper levels of Calculus, and many of them just end up retaking MV.</p>
<p>Math 51 is linear algebra and differential multivariable calculus, Math 52 is integral multivariable calculus, and then Math 53 is differential equations. You would have done the last couple of weeks of Math 51 and all of Math 52. The math 50 series is a requirement for physics so I just did the whole series even though I had done multivariable calc in high school. They were easy As and a nice way to boost my in major gpa if nothing else. You can just take a higher level class if you want. Just sign up for it. That's it. Really. If you want academic credit for it (units towards the number needed for graduation) that's a bit more complicated. You probably won't need them anyway, as most students take far more than the required 180 units to graduate. Hope that helps!</p>