<p>So I'm in Pre-Calc this year, and next year I will take AP Calc. Here's the thing though, my school doesn't offer regular, just the AP course. My Adv. Alg/Trig teacher from last year (who's also the only one to teach the AP course) said it's like regular Calc but with AP added onto it for financial reasons. </p>
<p>Now, mind you, this same teacher also treats every student like they have the brain of a Harvard graduate, even when they might be geared more for community college (In essence, she sets her personal bar for teaching way higher than most kids realistically are).</p>
<p>I'll also be taking AP Literature, and AP US Gov. that year, along with French 4, and Choir, and regular physics (I hate science, so it's just to get into a 4 year).</p>
<p>Will taking this AP math class be murder to my life (I'm already struggling with 3-5 hours of homework each night, even more on weekends)?</p>
<p>I was going to say it’s not that bad… but seeing as you already have 3-5 hours of HW a night I was hesitant to post that. However if a math class is required, Calc is a more interesting class than AP Stats which is mind numbingly boring.</p>
<p>I’m actually not required to take any math courses after Pre-Calc. However I do want to look good in the eyes of the colleges, so I’ll continue on with it (also if I take a year off from it, then do it again in college, I’ll be rusty, as opposed to just doing it nonstop).</p>
<p>Think of it as Calculus I, II, and III. AB is I and II, BC is II and III. AB and BC start off pretty much at the same place. But BC moves on much more quickly. Within several weeks, BC moves away from the “A” part and moves on to “B” and “C”.</p>
<p>At my school my BC class is almost 2 chapters ahead of AB.</p>
<p>^^AP Calculus AB does not cover both Calculus 1 and 2, nor does BC cover Calc II and III.</p>
<p>Think of it like Calculus 1 and 2. AB covers Calculus 1, and BC covers both Calculus 1 and 2. Thus, Calculus BC covers roughly twice the material and therefore requires a faster-moving class.</p>
<p>Yeah I took Pre-Calc Junior Year and had to take AP Calc this year cuz my school doesnt have Calc either. Anyways I was pretty bad and slacked in PreCalc but am doing decent this year, on the verge of an A- after the 1st quarter. It may have something to do with the teachers, but you get the point. It’s not too bad, just take it and if youre doing real bad you can always drop it.</p>
<p>I’m taking AP (BC) right now and I can tell you that’s it’s not bad at all. I’m by no mean “gifted” at math, but I have an a. There are a lot of resources to help you on the internet and honestly they help more than any teacher. You’ll be fine.</p>
<p>Calculus is not difficult as long as you’re not a complete failure at math. Most people could manage to get a B.</p>
<p>Just FYI, AB covers Limits, Derivatives, Application of Derivatives, Integrals, and Application of Integrals. BC covers all that in addition to Advanced Integration Techniques, L’Hopital’s Rule and Improper Integrals, Convergence and Divergence, the Calculus of Series, and Polar and Parametric Calculus. As the names Calculus AB and Calculus BC suggests, BC has 50% (not twice) more material than AB. AB covers roughly six chapters (which is substantially less than previous math courses that cover 10-12 chapters) while BC covers roughly three more chapters.</p>
<p>I took AP calc AB in 10th and I just asked a lot of questions and stayed after school occasonally to keep up. If you work hard, an A isn’t out of reach.</p>
<p>I didn’t try at all in AP Calc BC and still ended up with an A and a 5. YMMV, but it was a really easy class. People make a big deal out of it for nothing.</p>