<p>i did a semester of ap calc senior year in high school and did finite math my junior year and i suppose my advisor thought i did well enough on the math skills assessment exam to put me in M211 Calculus I.....BUT apparently i will still have to take M118 finite math.<br>
why would my advisor have me placed in m211 first semester if im still going to have to take m118? i need finite cause i'm a direct admit to kelley and thats one of the i-core prereqs.</p>
<p>It makes no sense, just take M118 and M119. They are required courses and you weren't granted "credit" for them. I wouldn't listen to the adviser, the math placement exam is only to identify those who are poor at math and get placed in lower level classes to build up their skills before M118 or M119. If you get placed in Calc I, that's great, it shows you're smart at math, but you still need to take M118 and M119 for your degree.</p>
<p>Quick clarification - M211 can be taken instead of M119 and still satisfy the I-core prerequisite for Calculus. It's up to you which one to take.</p>
<p>Some advantages to taking M211 would be that it gives you 4 credits instead of 3 and M211 is a prerequisite for some other majors in the College of Arts and Sciences. So if you wanted to double major in say, Computer Science (which I'm doing), you would need to take M211. The class is a little harder than M119 for a few reasons but if you're strong at Calculus you should be able to handle it.</p>
<p>take M119! there is no need to take full blown calc when you can take the watered down version. I was in the same boat but decided to take M119 and did well w/ my AP calc background. it is unnecessary to take a 4-credit calc class in the b school.</p>