Math 20A 20B 20C Question

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<p>I took Calculus at my high school through a college and sent my transcripts to UCSD. Although it does not show on my credits page yet, I heard that my 2 semesters of college will get me exempt from Math 20A and 20B. Is this true? I did not take the AP Calculus test</p>

<p>Secondly, if the above is true, how rigorous is Math 20C for a freshman? I'm afraid that I might've forgotten some of my calculus throughout the summer and if I do get exempt from those 20A/B, I will not receive credit if I retake them.</p>

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<p>check assist.org and see which of those math classes transfer over</p>

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<p>math 20c is rigorous but you dont really need to know much from 20a and 20b, allot of it is new stuff, although you may have seen it before.</p>

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<p>Thanks, any more opinions</p>

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<p>if you dont need the 20 series for your major you can petition your 20a/b into 10abc credit since you took a full year of calculus but only received credit for 2/3rds of a year</p>

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<p>I second AlexanderDAGr33k’s post, 20C is difficult, but doesn’t really use too much from 20A/20B. Make sure you’ve got integrating down well, and I’d hope math is your forte since the 20 series is a lot harder than the 10 series. Be careful though, 20C is probably the easiest out of 20A/20B, but it’s still difficult–especially if it’s your first time taking Calculus at UCSD.</p>

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<p>I find it hard to believe that taking high school calc exempts you from college courses. The AP Exam is the only way to be exempt from college math courses. I took AP calc classes in high school and didnt get exempt at all</p>

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<p>math 20c doesnt necessarily require 20a and/or 20b knowledge. Each math class from A-F are all focusing on different math subjects so it’s not like they are all connected. If you are indeed exempt from 20A and 20B, I wouldnt worry too much about the info you skip from those 2 classes.</p>

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<p>@Hotshots Actually, AP isn’t the only way to be exempt from college math courses. Forcetactic said she/he took calculus through a college, so she/he would receive credits for those courses if they’re UC-transferrable.</p>

<p>I’m planning on taking 20C as well, provided the classes aren’t already full by the time I get to sign up! ): I heard it involves a lot of geometry. Is that true? 'cause it’s my least favorite subject in math.</p>

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<p>There’s like … no geometry in 20C. It’s mostly linear programming (similar to 20F) and vector algebra.</p>