<p>I'm currently a high school sophomore and I have been considering take Geometry, Algebra 2, and Pre-Calculus so I can take Calculus my junior year and Advanced Algebra/Trig my senior year. I'm not a math wizard but I try really hard and I believe I can do this. The same teacher teaches Pre-Calculus and Geometry so I won't have to worry about homework in those two classes. There are no state tests for those two classes, only Algebra 2. What do you guys think?</p>
<p>Nah. Take Geometry and Alg 2 at the same time. Then do Pre-Calc (if possible) through a virtual class or a community college so that way you have the foundations of both geometry and alg 2.</p>
<p>Uh you take advanced Algebra/Trig before calc. SheepLover has the right idea. </p>
<p>I agree with sheep. Alg 2 and geometry–son did this also. Precalc though builds on the concepts from those classes. Maybe you could do precalc over summer at a community college.</p>
<p>Why would you not have to worry about homework in two classes?</p>
<p>And what would you have to drop to take three Mathis? You would not want to do this at the expense of science or social science etc. </p>
<p>I’m pretty sure you can’t do Pre-Calc without knowing Algebra 2 first.</p>
<p>I was able to do this because my high school had block scheduling. I took geometry in the first semester and Algebra II in the second semester, then tested out of pre-calculus at the end of the year. You should know most of Algebra II before starting pre-calculus. </p>
<p>What is the difference between Pre-Calculus and Advanced Algebra/Trig? They both sound like classes that would be taken before calculus, not after. I don’t think there’s any point in rushing to get to calculus in your junior year if you can’t take something more advanced in your senior year. If you didn’t take geometry in your freshman year, at some point you’ll have to take two math classes in one year so you can take calculus in your senior year, but there’s probably no reason to take three. Just take Algebra II and Geometry this year, and pre-calculus next year. </p>
<p>Why would you want to kill yourself by taking 3 MATH classes at the same time, especially if you’re not so great at Math!?</p>
<p>i agree completely with @halcyonheather </p>
<p>Just take math in a normal year by year progression that gets you to Calc BC or somewhere thereabouts as a senior (generally with an advanced algebra/trig class coming before precalc). Taking Geo, Alg2, and Pre-Calc concurrently is simply setting yourself up for failure. Too many concepts that are only first taught in Alg2, Trig, and Geo are expected to be common knowledge in Pre-Calc, and won’t be taught but will be expected to be already known and understood by students taking the class. </p>
<p>Yeah, since Geometry and Algebra II are more different and can be taken in whatever order, take those together. Then take precalculus because you need to know a lot of Alg II/Trig to get you through it. What I did was take Geometry sophomore year, Alg II junior year and Precalc in the summer before senior year. I got into AB Calc.</p>
<p>This is an absolutely horrible idea. You won’t be able to understand anything in your Pre Calc class, all of it is expanded on Algebra 2 and Trig content (covered in Geometry and Algebra 2) most of which is learned at the end of the year for those classes. You can take Algebra 2 and Geometry concurrently and then take Pre Calc as a Junior, Calc as a Senior. But I’m not even sure the smartest math students could pull this off, let alone somebody who admits they aren’t the best at math. Pre Calc is extremely difficult and requires that you know the concepts taught in Algebra 2, most of which are the ones covered in second semester. If you want to take AP Calc in high school, just take Geometry and Algebra 2 this year (Which is very doable), take Pre Calc next year and then take AP Calc. You are getting way to ahead of yourself by trying to take Pre Calc with only Algebra 1 under your belt. Pre Calc is hard enough coming from Algebra 2, let alone Algebra 1.</p>
<p>I agree with the above statement. I took Pre-Calculus last year(Sophomore), and I struggled a bit. There is some challenging content within Pre-Calc, and knowing Algebra II helped a lot. I would take Pre-Calc the next year/semester.</p>