<p>I just got back from orientation and I have my schedule. I took AP Calc AB this Senior year, but decided to schedule Calc I again because I heard Calc II was ridiculously hard. Does anyone have any first hand experience with this and could tell me if this was a good decision, or if I'm basically going to be taking the exact same class as AP Calc AB again?
Thanks!</p>
<p>Haven’t taken Calc 2 yet, but I am glad that I retook Calc 1.</p>
<p>I think it honestly depends on the person. If you think you understood Calc 1 or got great score on that exam, then just skip to Calc II. Otherwise, if you’re not sure about Calc 1, then retake it.</p>
<p>Personally, I passed out of Calc 1 and 2 and took Calc 3 through a 4 year college. However, Calc 3 didn’t transfer and I took it over at Michigan. A lot of the material in Calc 3 was different than Calc 3 in the college I took it at before Michigan.</p>
<p>What I have heard about 1 and 2 from people and from personal experience in Calc 3 is that they go more in depth with Calculus at Michigan. So if you understand where derivatives and integrals come from and why they work (and of similar topics), then you probably won’t be at a disadvantage for Calc 2.</p>
<p>I have heard that Calc 1 is hardest, then Calc 2, then Calc 3. However, that might just be because people who take it in that order find it difficult to understand calculus in the beginning, so take it with a grain of salt.</p>
<p>I had the same problem with Calc 3 not transferring.</p>
<p>I was in an honors theoretical calc 3 but outside of theory, id say we did less.</p>
<p>I also have heard Calc 2 was the hardest at umich. I helped my roommate with his HW now and then and some of the problems were out there. </p>
<p>Honors theoretical Calc 42 was a B though</p>
<p>By B I mean bee-atch, not the grade</p>
<p>@PurpleDuckMan</p>
<p>I took 215. I’ve heard 285 (honors) is more in depth, though the curve is significantly better and people tend to do better in that class than 215 (grade wise).</p>
<p>And yeah, I think Michigan math is based a lot more upon theory. I took Calc 3 in high school through a top 5 engineering program, so that was based more on application to real world through Mathematica than theory.</p>
<p>one of my friend who took AB in HS had the option to place out(she got a 3 or 4 on the AP), but she decided she’s gonna go for the easy A in calc 1. She got owned pretty badly(she got a B or so).</p>
<p>Take it if you think your foundations aren’t good enough, but don’t think you will have much edge over anyone.</p>
<p>@Golden. 285 wasn’t too bad and not crazy in depth, 286 was. Both has high curves but also required a lot of work. Idk if all of Michigan s math classes are miss theoretical but these to classes are the honors THEORETICAL versions of Calc 3 and 4, that was why they had a lot of theory.</p>
<p>I took Calc I again because my high school Calculus class was kind of sketch. I don’t regret it at all; having background knowledge helped, but at the same time I learned concepts that my high school Calc class skipped over. I got an A in the class, accepted into Ross, and feel really prepared to take Calc II whenever it can fit into my schedule next.</p>
<p>Calc I, just to prepare you, is still pretty competitive at UMich. Exams can be tricky, but they’re curved heavily, so as long as you study, you’ll be fine.</p>
<p>I took Calc 2 in HS and since I’m not that great at math, I don’t want to take Calc 3 so I was thinking of taking Honors Calc 1 (185). Has anyone taken it? If so, do you recommend it or should I stick with Calc 1?</p>
<p>If I could start in Calc 3 I would. Calc 2 at umich is pretty tough. If you can skip it, do it. Plus Calc 3 is pretty easy</p>