<p>Do you recommend taking 2230 with only a 5 in AP Calc BC? Or is it better to just start from Calc I?
I know you can get credit for 2230 from a 5, but I want to major in math, so I don't want to skip all the intro courses and suddenly find myself buried in multivariable calc...
Thanks!</p>
<p>Only a 5 in AP Calc BC? You should have studied harder. :)</p>
<p>Lol. Only a 5 in AP Calc BC? 
That terrible? HAHA! I feel sorry for your lousy score :(</p>
<p>Maybe you should take some summer courses to back up that horrible score :/</p>
<p>Typically the students in 2230 have scored at least a 9.5 on the AP Calc test. But I guess you could try.</p>
<p>(Seriously, though - it seems you garbled the course number and the title - did you mean 1220, “Honors Calculus II,” or 2230, “Theoretical Linear Algebra and Calculus”? Math majors who start out advanced usually take 2230 their first semester, as part of a year-long sequence with 2240.)</p>
<p>how did you even get into cornell with a 5 on your ap calc bc exam?</p>
<p>Is 1220 hard?</p>
<p>oops… i meant 1220…
i second the above question.</p>
<p>“Fairly hard but with a great curve” is what I’ve heard.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t bother, though. If you have a good grasp of the material on the Calc BC (and it sounds like you do), I’d start with 2230. But I’m not a math major, so it’d be best to talk this over with your adviser when you get to campus. You’ll have plenty of time during orientation for that.</p>
<p>i’ll do that. thank you!</p>
<p>I plan on taking 1220 as a prospective math major as well. I think i got a 5 on BC as well, but AP calculus seemed to be a lot simpler than actual theoretical math which is why i want a stronger base, which 1220 looks like it provides.</p>
<p>hehe…I wouldn’t worry about it…</p>