<p>I'm sure this question has been asked like 500 times here...</p>
<p>What math class do most incoming undergrad engineers start with? Calc I? Calc II? Multivariable?</p>
<p>probably Differential Calculus</p>
<p>Answer: Either the one they just finished in High School, or the one after they just finished in High School if they passed the AP exams with high enough scores.</p>
<p>For engineering majors that will probably fall between Calc I for those without AP credit, all the way to Calc III for those with the highest AP credits.</p>
<p>I don’t think you can start beyond Calc III (multivariable), unless your school offers a placement test and you test out of Calc III.</p>
<p>okay…is starting in Calc I common? because, I think I might want to retake the calculus I learned in high school but don’t know if I will be behind compared to other engineers if i do.</p>
<p>Yes it is quite common. I’m not an Engineering major, but my Calc I class was made up of mostly engineering majors…as well as my Calc II class and my Calc III class.</p>
<p>If you want to catch up and don’t feel behind, consider taking summer class to make up the difference.</p>
<p>FWIW, I think very few kids jump right into Calc III. I’m taking Calc III right now, and only 5 or 6 out of 50 students in the class are true freshmen just out of high school. The rest went through Calc I and II at the college level.</p>
<p>I think you would find some engineering majors start their freshmen year by taking Pre-Calc and Trig, if they didn’t have a strong math background out of high school. It’s not completely uncommon - although those students may end up feeling a little behind schedule and need to take a few classes over summer sessions to catch up. </p>
<p>I do think most schools set up their engineering degree programs to have students start at Calc I. Not everybody can get a 5 on the AP Calc exams to bypass Calc I and II.</p>
<p>Most in my college started with Calc I, including myself, even though I took it in high school. I just didn’t feel prepared enough, so it didn’t hurt me to retake it.</p>
<p>The plurality start in Calc I as everyone has already stated. A bunch start in Calc II, but usually not as many as the ones who start in Calc I.</p>
<p>I think you have to realize there is a difference between college level Calculus, and the dumb down version many high schools teach.</p>
<p>If you don’t feel 100% confident in your Calculus skills going in to college, it is best to start at Calc I. Worst case scenario is you do well in Calc I, get an A and get the GPA boost.</p>
<p>You need a solid foundation in Calc for all of the higher level math and physics classes that are required for an engineering degree. It makes it much easier if you aren’t struggling with the math.</p>
<p>I think most engineering students where I go start with Calc 2 or 3, but there are plenty who do start with Calc 1, and it’s really not a disadvantage to start with Calc 1 if you need to.</p>
<p>My friend started with differential equations.</p>
<p>It depends on the level of math you have acquired in high school.
Usually students begins with calculus in college, but there are a lot of exception today (obvious). A lot of students begin with pre-calculus today. </p>
<p>Well it has to do with the school admission. I doubt most from MIT begins with calc1. Man with these crazy AP BC scores, they probably did linear or differential in their first semesters. LOL</p>
<p>In our school, since it’s CUNY, so quite a lot of engineering students begin with pre-calculus: at least 1/3 I met did… lol</p>
<p>If you are a CS major, you can start off at Pre-Calculus and still graduate in 4 years.</p>
<p>My son isn’t an engineering student (a Bio major instead), but he took AP A/B, got a 5. Got 800 in his SAT I math and 800 in SAT II Math II. He started the year with Calc II. Is this going to be too high?</p>
<p>I took calc junior year, and I think I’m going to start with Calc I again…</p>
<p>if I feel like I’m behind I guess I could take summer classes at the local U.</p>
<p>@ limabeans
No. If he’s worried, then take calc 1 again. Bio major only 3 semesters of calc, if I am correct. Light calc, actually.</p>
<p>I want to be a Bioengineer major really bad, but when i started going to Community college I took the entrance test and I was like two classes behind. </p>
<p>Well when I looked at the common course requiremets it was calc 1 - 3
I’m good at math now, but I feel like I’m gonna be doing math and other sciences forever just to catch up. I’m taking precalc classe now.
I was just shocked when I saw the Curriculim map at the Universtiy FGCU its math STARTED with Calculus 1 and now in my second year of college I wouldnt be starting that class untill next semester. </p>
<p>Am I alrgiht or shoul I reevaluate my major (of which I never even really decided upon yet)</p>
<p>Pluss I got tons of science and stuff to do as well. I’m taking 4 classes now and have been the entire time i been going but next semester I’m steppin it up! 5</p>
<p>Most start in Cal I. I started in Cal II, and know a few that even started in Pre-Cal.</p>
<p>I switched my major to Statistics, while I was currently taking College Algebra (the class below Trig and PreCalc).</p>
<p>Studied…took placement test…skipped PreCalc and Trig.</p>
<p>Took Calc I last semster, took Calc II during the summer, I’m taking Calc III now.</p>
<p>So with time, dedication and drive it is possible to go from basically no math (that counts at the science/engineering BS level) all the way to Calc III in under a year. </p>
<p>2010 has been the year of Calculus for me. It hasn’t been easy, but I needed to get it done.</p>
<p>I’m starting with precal as I never took AP Cal in High school and haven’t really taken a math in 2 years. I’d rather play it safe and have my basics down.</p>