<p>What math course do people who received credit for the Calc BC exam start with in the fall of their freshmen year? There are so many choices! Would Honors Mathematics I be too difficult?</p>
<p>Thanks!</p>
<p>Calc 3 if you get a 5. I'm not sure what the exact class number is though. If you get a 4, you only get credit for Calc 1.</p>
<p>Okay, I looked it up - Calc 3 is Math 215.</p>
<p>Thank you! :) I'm also considering applied calculus. Since it also focuses on application, is it easier and not as thorough as regular? Which would you say is better? Also, do you know how much more difficult honors is?</p>
<p>Regular Calculus has a much more difficult curve, but honors calculus is more difficult and a tad bit theoretical. One of my friends said that Honors Calc II was about twice as hard as Honors Calc I for him. Honors Math is entirely theoretical and about half of my class dropped out in the first week or two. Next year, it's going to be really tough.</p>
<p>I should add that even though Honor Mathematics I (math 295) is going to be difficult, if you're serious about going into math it will be extremely beneficial and rewarding.</p>
<p>As far as applied vs regular calc, I don't think I've ever heard anything particularly good about the applied classes (I think I've mainly heard about Applied Honors Calc II), and when I looked at their stuff I didn't really see anything that made it "applied".</p>
<p>In terms of regular vs honors, usually honors classes tend to be more difficult and theoretical, but aren't graded to have a curve. My personal thinking is that in Honors courses your grade reflects what you put into the class, whereas for regular courses your grade is largely affected by the curve/what happens to be on the exam/how well you performed that day.</p>
<p>Actually, the applied sequence is not even as "applied" as the regular sequence. I've only taken the regular sequence, but engineers tell me that the applied sequence is not very practical. Applied also has some theory, just not as much as the Honors calculus sequence and ESPECIALLY not as much as the Honors mathematics sequence (the 2 are different).</p>