<p>Interesting idea. However, wouldn't that kind of defeat the purpose of standardized testing?</p>
<p>Anyway, I'll keep your suggestion in mind.</p>
<p>I will be taking Calc II & III next year unless a cataclysmic event occurs. :-) I'm so glad to be able to take II & III before finishing high school, but in some ways it could complicate the admissions process as far as the U of California is concerned :-(. I realize that the UC has to deal with thousands upon thousands of applications - but that doesn't make up for stupid policies.</p>
<p>Perplexitudinous,
Why do you think taking Calc II & III next year would complicate the admissions process as far as UC is concerned? My son self studied BC calc & got a 5 on the AP test & took Multivariable Calc, Linear Algebra & Math 74 at UCB as a high school senior. He was accepted at UCB, UCSD. There wasn't any problem with the UC admissions process at all. But of course he was also accepted at Caltech & MIT early..so he never really considered UC(in his words, been there, done that) He's headed to Caltech in the fall!</p>
<p>I'm what might be called a "nontraditional" applicant and my best path (perhaps only path) towards UC-eligibility is through testing. The sum of scores from all three SAT I tests and two SAT subject tests must be at least 3450. I suspect that when subject test scores come in at the end of the month I'll have 750 or higher on both the physics and math II tests, which is definitely good enough since I got a total of 2010 on the SAT I. The problem with taking Calc II & III next year is that for the eligibility through testing path, I'm not allowed to take UC-transferable college courses in the same areas as the subject tests I take. As I said, it's a silly rule. Hopefully, one of my other subject tests scores will be high enough to take math's place. If that doesn't happen, I'll basically need to ask UC to consider me for admission by exception (each campus does this differently and has its own procedures in dealing with admission by exception). I'm not worried about getting in - now that I've seen how easy the subject tests are - but I think the rule is kind of pointless; if anything, taking UC-approved courses demonstrates MORE preparation than a test score.</p>
<p>if i wanted to get art of problem solving, which book should i get...they sell like a bunch of books and i'm not sure which one i should get</p>
<p>Probably The Art of Problem Solving Volume 2: and Beyond. That's the one I'm getting for this summer! :D</p>