<p>I'm a sophomore taking Algebra II.</p>
<p>If I learned Pre-Calc over the summer, you think I would stand a chance in AP Calc AB/BC if I were to test out of Pre-Calc next year?</p>
<p>That would set me on par with the rest of the "smart" ones at my school...</p>
<p>Trying to get into Uni of Wash, and Uni of Texas: Austin, computer science schools :P</p>
<p>What do you think?</p>
<p>Pre-calculus is just a repeat of Algebra II (series, permutations, etc. included) with some Trigonometry thrown in there. </p>
<p>As a subject, Calculus is not very hard. I self-studied calculus over a winter break and taught myself all that’s really required of me to know for a calculus class. I took Calc II during the summer while sick with pneumonia and passed. I’m not a genius or someone who studies a billion hours a day. Calc 2 was pretty rough during the summer, though. </p>
<p>If you have great algebra skills, good. They’re extremely necessary in calculus or you’ll flunk. You have to have a really good grounding in your algebra. Geometry is not so much required. Anyone with great Algebra II skills can do well in a Calculus class if they teach themselves a little Trigonometry (which isn’t complicated to learn). </p>
<p>All in all, I’d say go for testing out. There’s not much bad that can happen. One, you get to take Calc AB/BC. Two, you just take Pre-Calc and ace the class.</p>
<p>Oh, great!</p>
<p>Now let’s just say I do learn Pre-Calc over the summer, and test out of the class.</p>
<p>Do you think I should go for Calc AB or Calc BC? </p>
<p>I’m very lost on the whole topic of how my school fits people in.</p>
<p>I understand AB Calc is a half year college course, vs Calc BC which is a full year college course.</p>
<p>I took Alg. 2 sophomore year, studied Precalc over the summer, and now I’m in AP Calculus AB. Honestly, you hardly ever use any Precalc in AP Calculus. It’s mostly basic algebra with a little trig mixed in. You should be fine. I’d recommend not jumping straight to BC, but it’s up to you.</p>
<p>See that’s where I’m confused :P</p>
<p>Not sure if I should jump straight into BC or AB.</p>
<p>I can always take AB as a junior, and take BC as a senior, right?</p>
<p>Ugh, look at me talking to myself as if I already passed the Pre-Calc test out exam.</p>
<p>I took Algebra II/Trig last year as a sophomore and this year I am taking Precalculus. Now that we are 3 months into the year, I can say I have only learned 2 concepts (Difference Quotient and Piecewise Functions, both of which are easy to understand). I wish I had taken Precalculus over the summer so that I could take Calc AB/BC this year and I could take more AP classes next year :[</p>
<p>I plan to take Precalculus over the summer and then take AP Calculus AB. The thing is, I was wait-listed and I doubt I will ever get off the wait-list. So I will take AP Statistics in place of that and then take AP Calculus AB online or as a self study. Is this advisable? I am a strong math student. And if Precalculus is really just Algebra 2 with trigonometry thrown in, it shouldn’t be too hard to understand since Algebra 2 is easy for me.</p>
<p>Since the last time I posted I completed a few Precalculus units that dealt with completely new concepts. I still think everything I will have learned by the end of the year I could have learned in a couple months, so if you think you have the motivation to take AP Calculus AB without a class then you should.</p>