Im just wondering what is the hardest calculus class out of calc 1,2,3, I’m required to take all 3 of them but some people tell me stuff like calc 2 was the hardest or 3
For me, multivariate calculus (i.e. “calc 3”) was the hardest conceptually. Most of it isn’t bad though since a lot of the material is generalized from single-variable calculus.
If you want a hard calculus course, look at Caltech’s calculus classes.
@Miter94 have you ever taken linear algebra?
@LustinJack12 Yes
I have the option to take Calculus 3 or linear algebra, which one do you think is easier between those two?
@MITer94 I have the option to take calculus 3 or linear algebra, which one do you think is easier between those two?
@LustinJack12 Depends, but I personally found calculus 3 slightly easier than linear algebra. However it depends on what you want to study/major in.
Also you have to take Calculus 3 anyway.
In my experience, more students struggle with Calculus 2 than 3, mostly because Calculus 2 is the last prerequisite for many majors. I personally did the worst in Calculus 3 compared to the rest but that was because I over-committed and barely handled working, extracurriculars and my classes at the same time.
In my opinion, Linear Algebra is definitely the easier of the two. Half the class is just math theory (vector spaces over fields, linearity, inner product spaces) and Calculus 3 is computationally driven with little theory (triple integrals, green’s theorem, partial differentiation).
Source: math major
Calc 2 is generally considered to be the hardest because it doesn’t build off Calc I very much. Calc 3 is more like a continuation of Calc 1, whereas Calc 2 is more of it’s own thing.
BC Calculus covers Calculus 1 and 2 and is generally accepted by all universities, so make sure you take that class. Calculus 3 (multivariable or vector, not sure) is after BC Calculus and not normally offered in high schools, so you will have to take that in a local college or informally online through edX, Coursera, or some other site. However, you will likely not receive college credit for independently learning advanced math, but it will look good on applications and provide you with personal satisfaction. If you know you are going to a state college in your own state, try to figure out whether local college’s math credits can transfer, so you can go into college with more credits than most other students.
Good luck!