<p>I'm in an honors precalculus course in high school right now, and I have a C.
I did pretty well in algebra 1 and 2, but the honors precalculus course at my school is ridiculously hard. The teacher goes over new material way too fast, and a lot of what they test us over isn't even in our textbook. Most people in my class have Cs, Ds, or are failing.</p>
<p>I'm really good at statistics though, because it's more logical than mathematical (I had the second-highest grade in my class when I took AP statistics last year, and I got a 5 on the AP exam). I also heard that accounting doesn't use much Calculus in the actual job even though it's required for the degree.</p>
<p>I don't think my grade will improve, because students who took it before told me that it only gets harder later on. So I think I'd probably be better off taking the regular course instead of honors, since it's a bit slower-paced and I remember what I learn better if I properly learn less material, instead of half-learning and not completely understanding a whole bunch of material.</p>
<p>Should I drop from honors to regular precalculus or not? If I do, will Calculus be really hard?</p>
<p>Accounting uses no calculus, algebra is actually all you need. But for some reason the top B-schools still require Calculus, I think. Stupid… I have a BBA and an MBA, and never used Calc once in a business course. But you will have to take it (in college or AP, I guess).</p>
<p>I wouldn’t think it would hurt you to drop back to regular pre-calc. Unless you want that “hardest courseload” checkmark. But better to drop back than continue to get Cs.</p>
<p>Yeah you generally will never need Calculus for Accounting, but keep in mind that if you’re going to major in Accounting, a good majority of CC’s and Universities require you to take Survey of Calculus I (Calc for Business) as a general business prereq. It will be good to have that background in Calc to get a good grade in this class.</p>
<p>I agree with the prior posters. However, what IS important to take is NOT Calculus. It is Statistics. Statistics is becoming increasingly important in accounting and is VERY important if you seek a PHD in Accounting.</p>
<p>Precalculus is not really important for accountants, unless you’ve never touched upon the fundamentals for composite functions, inverse functions, etc. It is true that there are usually business-related mathematics courses, even if they’re not called Calculus. Most of the Calculus you’d ever do in real life is differentiation and integration, i.e. for accountants and economists. However, on the job market that it would be very rare for an employer to require you to solve some derivatives as accountant. I’d say that’s a data analyst’s or financial analyst’s job, and even then they’d use programs and punch in numbers. </p>
<p>Statistics is a lot more important, I’d say. But I believe that the mathematical courses for business-related majors touches upon most of the stuff you’d ever have to know, i.e. linear regressions, simple derivatives, etc.</p>
<p>Hmm…from what I’ve read and what you all said, it seems that it isn’t really worth the low grade…so I’ve decided to switch to regular precalculus.</p>