<p>if u have a low math sat I score, does that mean that you would struggle in engineering. I mean i am doing really well in my calculus class. i enjoy it very much and i understand everything we do in class. But on the SAT math section, i dont do very well. Admission is not a problem. I'll be going to a CC fo a year. does my math SAT implies that i wont do in my calculus II in colleg??</p>
<p>my last sentence says, that does low SAT math score implies that i wont do good in calculusII in college.</p>
<p>your understanding/performance in cal1 is a better indicator IMO</p>
<p>i agree...i got a 720 on math (i guess that isnt shabby, but i got a 600 on mathI (hahahaha i know, i still say "<em>*???" and 630 on mathII (again, *</em>??) soo), an A in calcAB, 5 on the exam, and got a B in CalcII (had i done better on hw, i couldve gotten a B+)</p>
<p>if you understand calc now, youll do fine in calcII...besides, calc isnt even on the math SAT, so you probably just made stupid mistakes or it was such random stuff that you didnt understand or read too much into the problem</p>
<p>my average for 1st semster in Calculus is 85. btw i'm a senior. I feel like i completely understood everything. i was just worrying about the fact that my low SAT math scores indicates that i wont be able to handle the engineering math classes.</p>
<p>The fact that you are taking calculus in high school is an indicator of aptitude. You can do the classes on the college level if you put the work in. How often do you see engineering calculus on the sat?</p>
<p>again, don't sweat it...if you get a 2 on the AP calc test, start to worry...until then, if you have a 85 in high school in calc, you'll be fine, trust me =)</p>
<p>thanks for the information.</p>
<p>what do you consider LOW? but most of the guys in my freshman engineering class filled out name and math SAT scores starting with a 7xx</p>
<p>Well, let's see. I got a 590 M but i'm a junior in the top 5% of my class in Aerospace Engineering at UIUC. (Don't ask me how I got in). Believe me, if you work hard you can make it. I think the reason I did so poorly was I wasn't really used to the sort of reasoning you needed to well on SAT type Math. But with practice, I picked it up and even got a pretty respectable 780M on the GRE.</p>
<p>i'm excellent in calculus but i cant get a good math SAT score. mine's 580.</p>
<p>And my daughter struggles with Calc & got a 690 on the SAT math with no prep. And now I think of it it was before she started Calc. So I am guessing there is not much Calc in the SAT?</p>
<p>no calc in the SAT :P</p>
<p>If you conquer the Cal AB/BC AP and show strong grades I don't think a low score (as long as its 650+) will hurt you.</p>
<p>may be its the fact that idont really study for SAT's. Though it was my second time. But i think that if i can understand and do well in calculus. i should do pretty good in Calculus II and higher math.</p>
<p>Imo doing bad on SAT math is hardly an indicator of how good you are at math. The SAT math is hardly math at all anyway (lol -.-). 80% of the questions are made to trick you/make you fall into a trap, etc. If you're a good test taker and can read well, you'll do good on SAT math (and have general math knowledge). Imo, its a pretty bad indicator of how you'll do in college level math (i.e. Calc II).</p>
<p>^ I very much agree with this because for the SAT you need to think fast yet catch the important phrases in the question.</p>
<p>Whereas in the other exams (School, university etc.) You have more time to solve the questions and understand them.</p>
<p>So the SAT does not indicate whether you are really good in Math or not. It is just how quick you are in solving the sums, nothing more nothing less.</p>
<p>Knowing the tricks for the SAT math section helps a lot. I recommend picking up an SAT prep book (kaplan was the best for me for strategies) if anybody else has a similar problem and is taking the SAT again.</p>
<p>How many of you guys who take AP Calc AB in High School take Calc1 in college again?</p>
<p>As of right now I am taking AP Calculus AB, I got an A+ in the first semester, same route this semester (Note my class is taught by someone who has a Masters in Math and its pretty competitive, only 2 A's in the class). I completely understand Calculus and love it as some have said in here. Would I be ok taking Calc2 starting college or is it wiser to take Calc1 again?</p>
<p>My teacher said that she recommends everyone to retake Calc1 in college and the reasons she gave were:
1. Easy A+
2. Theres always little things that you forget and whatever you had some trouble understanding in AP Calc, for the second time it will be easy to pick up.</p>
<p>She also said that whoever gets 4-5 AP score that he is fine to go to Calc2 but she just recommends taking Calc1 if you have any doubt.</p>
<p>Whats everyone's opinion?</p>
<p>In your ap calc ab course you will end up doing a half semesters worth of calc II (most likely). Calc 2 is not difficult and most of it just involves expanding on ideas in calc 1. You start to get into the "new" stuff once you start studying vectors and multivariable problems. </p>
<p>If you have an A in Calc 1 and you get a 5 on the ap exam then you should definitely start off with Calc 2 in college. </p>
<p>Also, don't all teachers need a master's degree in order to teach. Or at least be en route to a master's (at least this was the case at my public school).</p>