<p>i am trying to decide what i should do about math. i took calclulus AB LAST YEAR and passed the AP test with a 4. my sat 2 math scores place me out of both first and second semester calculus at Berkeley (Math 1 and Math 2). I plan on being a Poli Sci or Business major, and I am not sure if i need to take math for those majors. My problem is this: If i do decide to take math, it is going to be calculus, but if i take Math 2 (second semester, seeing as i have only taken first semester AB) i won’t be prepared becasue i will have not taken calc in 2 years. If i take math 1A i will be retaking what i have already learned and have to then take math 2 which means a full year of math. My dad thinks i should just bear through math 1 and 2 and at least get the credits. what should i do??</p>
<p>SAT 2 Math does not place you out of math ***??? If you only took AB and got a 4, I HIGHLY recommend you to take it all over again. Trust me. Math 1A and Math 1B are quite different from high school. You use the Stewart book and none of that abridged Stewart book they use at CCs and stuff.</p>
<p>Math 1A = 1st semester calculus
Math 1B = 2nd semester calculus</p>
<p>If you get a 5 on BC, you could pass out of the both. I passed out of the two of them because I also took 2 more quarters of calculus at a community college. I technically could've passed out of the next semester of calculus and gone straight into linear algebra/diff eq.</p>
<p>Math 53 = Multivariable Calculus</p>
<p>You can't skip this unless you took college courses before, meaning you finished calculus ENTIRELY.</p>
<p>I'm not sure but I'm in engineering. They recommend AB to take 1A and 1B unless you got a 5. Then maybe you can get into 1B?</p>
<p>How does it compare to the 16 series?</p>
<p>Math 1A and 1B are definitely harder than 16A and 16B. 16A and 16B are a joke. My roommate who's failing Chem 3A and all sorts of other classes got an A in 16A. Thus I assume its a joke. It's like precalculus mainly with a TAD of elementary calculus? Iono. I think I could do 1A and 1B and get an A, but who knows. I'm struggling in 54 right now.</p>
<p>So if I'm a Pre-med, should I take 16 series or 1 series. I'm currently in Calc BC and will most likely get a 5 on the AP test. I do want to start off easy and keep my GPA up for Med-school.</p>
<p>So the Stewart book I'm using is abridged (I go to a CC)?</p>
<p>Thats the book we use. Show me what REAL college students use.</p>
<p>hmmmm, that looks about right...........coloring is a lil off =P</p>
<p>oh but might i add, thats where we learn the concepts, real college students don't get tested from the materials in the books............the professors test you with their own stuff =P</p>
<p>I also have a question. I took Multivariable calculus last year and I want to repeat calculus again at Berkeley. Will I receive credits for repeating?</p>
<p>"I also have a question. I took Multivariable calculus last year and I want to repeat calculus again at Berkeley. Will I receive credits for repeating?"</p>
<p>I don't go to berkeley (yet) but I can tell you that the answer is no.</p>
<p>HeavyMetal: That is the book. I know many CCs use a different Stewart book (light blue), and that's the same in content and they teach exactly the same. However, a chapter or two are cut out and each section has fewer problems. I felt that I got ripped off buying that book for CC and then buying the Stewart book at Cal. LoL. I did like half the problems in my CC classes before, so HW in Math 53 was like ***??? Lame.</p>
<p>Lyrical: Take 1A. You will be fine. Just don't load up with 3 other crazy classes. Math 1A, Chem 1A, and then look for 2 easy classes.</p>
<p>I just realized that I finished Calculus in CC and I took it over again at Cal. *** was I thinking. Stupid me.</p>
<p>i feel honored to be using the same textbook that cal students use.</p>
<p>and i dont even find it that difficult.</p>