<p>I have already taken calculus. Would it be beneficial to have taken calculus 2 before taking calculus 3 or are the two unrelated and it doesn't really matter?</p>
<p>cal 2 deals with more advance ways of integration plus sequences and series. cal 3 is cal 1 plus z-axis. cal 2 and cal 3 are not too related. u can do cal3 without knowing cal 2</p>
<p>depends on how much integration you know and are comfortable with, I guess...</p>
<p>Depends on how complicated the problems you get in Calc 3 are. I don't really know the difference between Calc I and II (took them in a single class Calc I/II), but I sure as hell would want Calc II before Calc III, even if Calc III is different. If you get some complicated double/triple integral and don't know how to solve it...</p>
<p>But anyway, why would you want to do this?</p>
<p>It's been my experience that they usually do not test any Calc II integration techniques in Calc III (e.g. trig sub). Generally, solving most of the "complicated" double/triple integrals involves things like variable transformations (e.g. to polar or spherical) or reducing it to something else (e.g. applying Green's Theorem) - all of which they will teach you in Calc III.</p>
<p>You're going to have to take both anyways, why do you want to take calc3 first?</p>
<p>I think you need Taylor series to prove the second derivative test for multivariable</p>
<p>the taylor series is retaught (and different) in calc III. don't let that scare you off. and the second derivative test is easy to memorize, you don't need a strong understanding of the taylor series. the main reason why you would take calc 3 before 2 is because multivariable is much more interesting and applicable in the real world. calc 2 can get real dry real fast unless you absolutely love math and solving any problem even if its for no apparent reason.</p>
<p>calc 3 is a disaster... i have the final on wednesday. i think it's one of the hardest courses i've taken</p>
<p>calc 3 was the easiest math course then calc 1 then differential equationns.....my calc 2 was disaster.I remember the taylor series and convergence,and all that tests which sucked.</p>
<p>Here, MV Calc for Engineers is known as far and away the hardest math course in the engineering sequence.</p>
<p>I didn't mind it though, personally. It seems really well-structured/organized (in that each thing you learn builds on to the previous thing in a fairly intuitive way). DiffEq just seemed kind of random in what we did (although I hear our DiffEq course is a little strange in that we do both ordinary and partial differential equations in one course/semester).</p>
<p>retheem you can't be serious. you thought 3 was harder than 1? that makes no sense at all. you must have had either a really easy 3 teacher or an unbelievably hard 1 teacher.</p>
<p>What is Multivariable Calculus? Is it Calculus II or III?</p>
<p>its true...........dealing with double,triple integrals,lagrange multipliers and greens theorem among others was a piece of cake.....at least on my part.No offence</p>
<p>do you remember calc 1? derivatives, integrals, and...the end. i agree the concepts in calc 3 are easy but the problems become longer and more tedious. for instance switching coordinate systems in integration can be a pain if getting u and v in terms of x and y is at even the least bit complicated. why? because then the determinant of the jacobian becomes extremely long and just becomes longer when multiplied by the original equation [integrand (?)] and then you're stuck trying to integrate something that doesn't even fit on one 8.5 inch line of paper. just understanding the concept is only half the battle in calc 3 and it's the only thing there is in calc 1.</p>
<p>i liked calc III, twas fairly easy (didnt even buy the book and still got an A). But if you do calc III b4 calc II have fun trying to do all of the double and triple integrals while only knowing u-sub, it isnt impossible but i wouldnt recommend it.</p>
<p>thanks for the input but i dont think anyone with the words "math" and "nerd" in their cc name should be commenting on the difficulty of calculus classes. you are obviously at the far end of the bell curve in math and basically everything at that level should come easy to you.</p>
<p>What about taking Calc II and III at the same time?</p>
<p>In my school the prerequisite for Cal II is Cal I.
and the pre. for Cal III and Cal IV is Cal II.</p>
<p>what's calc IV?</p>