<p>Please help! I'm not the strongest math student and I'm looking for the most manageable way to take the calculus KLM sequence. </p>
<p>Over summer I would be taking K and then M in 5 week long semesters at HCC. Obviously, this would be a very condensed course, but I could also devote FULL attention to it because I would have no other responsibilities all summer. </p>
<p>On the other hand I could take Calc at ACC during the year. Positives of this plan are that I could attend a UT summer freshman orientation which would get me better classes, and I've heard the teachers are very understanding and helpful, and the coursework would also be much less condensed. But a negative aspect would be that I would not be able to concentrate solely on calc and my grades might suffer across the board.</p>
<p>Please CC, yall are the only place I know to ask. So could you help out an anxious upcoming college freshman?</p>
<p>I have taken calc 1,2,3 at ACC. If you can take them alone it would be the best. ACC is by no means a lot easier than UT, but that is because the class isn’t easy. Calculus’s concepts are not that bad, it is the algebra that kills most people.</p>
<p>I wouldn’t do it. As confident as I am in my math abilities I don’t think 10 weeks is enough time to go through the entire calc sequence. I think there’s a reason why ACC doesn’t offer calc 1,2,3 in 5.5 week summer sessions. However this is just my opinion so take it for what it’s worth.</p>
<p>^I agree with you on this. But you’re talking about only 1 of the 3 calc courses in 11 weeks. That is doable. The OP is talking about calc 1,2,3 ALL within 10 weeks.</p>
<p>^ sorry contramundum09, I didn’t explain properly. What I intend to do is take m408K and L in 10 weeks this summer and then take m408M in 5 weeks next summer. HCC does not offer a way to take all 3 classes in the same summer. This whole deal may not be as bad as it sounds because the K,L,M track is actually M408C and D broken into 3 semesters rather than two. </p>
<p>I would basically be taking the equivalent of Calc BC in ~4 hours a day, 4 days a week, for 15 weeks</p>
<p>I think it sounds like a reasonable plan, as long as you have a knack for math. I kind of like the idea of being able to focus on just one subject over the summer.</p>
<p>UT has recently adapted really strict policies about letting students take classes at other schools during the actual school year (not the summer). According to my advisor, it is really hard to gain permission now. I went to ACC for half a year before coming to UT and I personally think the math classes are easier there. I would recommend possibly taking it at ACC during the summer. If you’re not very good at math, you would probably get more help at ACC then in a bigger class at UT.
There is also the option of taking it on the UT extension program.</p>
<p>^well hcutexas22 I live in houston so i don’t want to be paying for lodging etc. in Austin over the summer just for one class. But hopefully hcc can help me similarly</p>
<p>^ UT Extension are courses that can be taken online or at night on UT’s campus. Courses include core classes like english, as for math I’m not sure if it’s offered. I’ve gotten mostly negative responses with regards to UT Extension.</p>
<p>As for the Calculus requirement, if you are from the Houston area the best plan would be to take Calculus I during the summer and then Calculus II during the winter-mini session. Calculus is usually not required (meaning you won’t use it as a business major as far as I know) so getting the credit is your goal then this plan would be the best.</p>
<p>[The</a> University of Texas at Austin :: University Extension](<a href=“http://www.utexas.edu/ce/uex/]The”>http://www.utexas.edu/ce/uex/) is the home page but all the online classes listed are [Online</a> College Course Listing :: University Extension, The University of Texas at Austin](<a href=“http://courses.webhost.utexas.edu/dec/college/searchcollege.cfm]Online”>http://courses.webhost.utexas.edu/dec/college/searchcollege.cfm)
I plan to take both of my math classes necessary for my degree. I’m pretty sure I saw several calculus classes on there. You can sign up for it anytime- it doesn’t have to be for a certain semester and they basically give you 5 months to complete it. Classes are only $500 (cheaper than usual UT classes lol). There are usually around 12 assignments and 1 or 2 exams. I hear can also get some of your financial aid transferred from UT to this program.</p>
<p>Is the online extension course officially considered a UT class and calculated into your GPA? I think someone said that it would not be included into your UT GPA. The website says it does, but it does not specify if it applies to both the in class and online class.</p>