<p>This is for all of the math whizzes out there - </p>
<p>I'll be done with calculus by my senior year, and will be taking multivariable calculus at a CC my senior year. Would it be considered a "step back" if I also took Discrete Math at my HS during this year? Are they completely different disciplines, or would there be some overlap? Could someone give me a quick description of a typical HS Discrete Math course?</p>
<p>Thanks in advance :)</p>
<p>thats going backwards. at my prep school it is most common to take honors discrete math sophomore year along with honors geometry and honors precalculus and then if your a genius you take all those classes plus ap stat all within one year. so i'd definetely say that, that would be taking a "step back"</p>
<p>Discrete mathematics is a more computer science\logic\combinatorics\set theory\functions-oriented course. It isn't a step backward, but it is one of the many options after BC Calculus.</p>
<p>Thanks, guys</p>
<p>DS1 took MV/DiffEq and Discrete Math this year. Ditto what ChaosTheory said. If you're interested in CS and/or pursuing more math in college, Disc Math is a good thing to take. DS's CS teacher said she could teach the course five times and five completely different syllabi, which has inclined DS to take DiscMath again in college. He likes that kind of stuff, anyway.</p>
<p>Make sure you know what "Discrete Math" at your high school actually covers first. Like at my school, "Discrete Math" is a review of pre-calc and an introduction to calculus, a waste of time if you've already taken the actual calculus class. But if it covers other stuff, it can be a really cool class, definitely not a step down</p>
<p>Yes, Shravas, I go to your school ;)</p>
<p>Thanks, though</p>
<p>Okay, you're not supposed to take discrete math after calculus anyways, and it's a stupid class, so don't take it.</p>
<p>Haha. FINE. Goodness.</p>
<p>either way, you'd be better off taking either a higher-level class in a different subject (say, AP Psych or Econ) to diversify your academic profile. discrete math (looks decent) would not look as good taken concurrently with multivar (looks great).</p>
<p>Discrete math is a 2nd year university course.</p>
<p>Edit: Calc I and II are prerequisites for discrete math, so I don't see how discrete math is a step backwards.</p>