<p>I am going to be a sophomore in the fall and I want to take Math Analysis (preferably honors) in the summer so that I can take AP Calculus in the fall. Do you guys know some programs I can use that can help me get math analysis out of the way for the summer or any other options I have. And let me know if I can earn credits for it or if it will just give a placement into Calculus
And please don't say you don't need to take calculus your sophomore year. </p>
<p>I don’t think you are ready for calculus</p>
<p>I am sure I can handle it. I got a 97 in algebra 2 honors last year</p>
<p>Is there any thing I can do? I want to take calc AB as a sophomore, BC as a junior, and Stats as a senior so I can take all the ap math my school has to offer.</p>
<p>Why don’t you think I can handle it?</p>
<p>If I were you, I would just take Math Analysis Honors next year, and Calc BC junior year. </p>
<p>That does make sense, but is there a way to take math analysis over the summer(preferably with credits)?</p>
<p>Plus I would rather skip an honors class (math analysis) than skip an AP class (calc AB) because taking AP calc AB would give me college credit and I will have to take the test in may, but math analysis doesn’t give college credit so I don’t need to complete it in May, I could do it earlier.</p>
<p>@foolish @pmmywest what math did you guys take sophomore year?</p>
<p>Stop quadruple posting. </p>
<p>@foolish you are not being helpful at all!</p>
<p>I took Honors Algebra II/Trig sophomore year, pre-calc the summer before junior year, Calc BC junior year, and will be taking AP Stats senior year. I was lucky to have a teacher at my school who teaches pre-calc over the summer. Is Math Analysis the same thing as pre-calc? I would ask your guidance counselor or math teachers this question. Some possible routes could be taking it at a local community college or taking an online class (I just recently discovered Coursera- it’s free and looks pretty good). Even if you can’t get credit for a summer course, ask your GC/math teachers if you could take a placement test before school starts to get into Calc. </p>
<p>Also, at some colleges (mainly the most elite), Calc AB will not earn you any credit, and only BC will. At some schools, you can get credit for the AB subscore of the BC test.</p>
<p>@pmmywest Thanks! Math Analysis is supposed to be like Pre-calculus, but more in depth from what I have heard. It is the subject before calculus. If I can’t earn credit then I would like to learn the material from the subject and take the placement test. If that doesn’t work than I will follow what you say and skip AB since top colleges don’t accept credits for it. But I would still like to skip math analysis if I can and get credit for AB in case I decide to go to a college that accepts AB. </p>
<p>@awesome12567 you get an AB subscore when you take the BC exam.</p>
<p>Yeah taking AP Calculus BC gets you the same college credit for AB and then an additional credit for BC (calc 1+2). Math analysis is the same thing as pre-calc and is no different in any noticeable way. You probably aren’t ready for AP calculus BC as a sophomore. A 97% in Algebra 2 does not mean you are ready, even a 97% in math analysis doesn’t mean the person is ready. You really can’t get through all the curriculum in math analysis in two months time and actually rigorously learn it all. You may be able to learn some or learn it all superficially but that will kill you in the long run. It would probably take about four hours a day of studying to complete an accredited online course or even learn the material to take a proficiency test. Are you willing to do 3-4 hours of pre-calc work a day for 2 months?</p>
<p>@jimmyboy23 I am willing to do 3-4 hours of precalc work but if it still isn’t good enough than I guess I’ll just take skip AB and take BC junior and learn some pre-calc to help me on math analysis this year.</p>
<p>You probably won’t be able to absorb the precalc work in the short time remaining. Regardless, you do not need to rush through the math sequence. Beware of the calculus trap and read [url=<a href=“http://www.artofproblemsolving.com/Resources/articles.php?page=calculustrap]this.[/url”>Don’t Fall into the Calculus Trap]this.[/url</a>]</p>
<p>I took IB Math SL Yr. 1 (precalculus) this year as a sophomore. Besides all the Algebra review, I think I really learned a lot.
I honestly don’t think you should rush through Math Analysis/Precalculus over the summer, especially since it’s halfway over anyways. It’s a good amount of material to cover. I honestly just don’t understand why you’re rushing to get to AP Calc so fact except the fact that you want to take both Calc AB and BC and take AP Stats. You should just wait to see how good you do in Math Analysis to decide between Calc AB and BC Junior Year, and you could still just do AP Stats Senior year if you choose. No rush. </p>
<p>@animefan1998 Yeah I know that it is hard to grasp everything in math analysis this quick, but I am still up for the challenge. There are lots of sophomores that are in CALC AB or BC and I feel like even though I am 2 steps ahead in math, I am still 1 step behind those guys. It would probably look good for colleges taking Calc sophomore year. I tried doing Week 1 in Coursera precalc right now and finished it in an hour. Even though weeks 2 through 10 will be harder to learn, I think I can manage to finish it up. Even if my teacher doesn’t let me take the placement test, it would still be nice to strengthen my learning for math analysis. </p>
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<p>That’s not necessarily true, and if you don’t do well in calc, that will hurt you, even if you took it so early. Colleges know most people don’t get to calc until junior or senior year due to their “math track,” so they don’t expect you to take it so early.</p>
<p>Do not compare yourself to those “sophomores that are in CALC AB or BC.” There are always going to be people who are ahead of you in any subject- there are 8th graders taking Calc BC! Since you said your end goal is to take all the math classes at your school, what about Math Analysis sophomore year, AB junior year, and doubling up in BC and Stats senior year?</p>