Hey guys! Should I take pre-calc or go straight to calc I?
For me Calc 1 and 2 were degree requirements. I basically took them at gunpoint.Skip it and take stats. Unless you plan on applying to one of the extremely few med schools that require calc (ie, Harvard), there is no point. Stats will help you more and is easier.
If you do plan on applying to those crazy powerhouse top schools, do not skip precalc. Most calc courses assume you have a good working knowledge of precalc topics. You don’t want to be relearning those topics while also learning calculus.
For me Calc 1 and 2 were degree requirements. I basically took them at gunpoint.
I simultaneously respect and hate you out of jealousy. I wish my brain worked like that but math and I have had a long distance hate-hate relationship since 7th grade algebra.My degree is in math, so my warm up was your punishment.
I simultaneously respect and hate you out of jealousy. I wish my brain worked like that but math and I have had a long distance hate-hate relationship since 7th grade algebra.
LolMy degree is in math, so my warm up was your punishment.
I already took stats but it’s been almost 3 years!Skip it and take stats. Unless you plan on applying to one of the extremely few med schools that require calc (ie, Harvard), there is no point. Stats will help you more and is easier.
If you do plan on applying to those crazy powerhouse top schools, do not skip precalc. Most calc courses assume you have a good working knowledge of precalc topics. You don’t want to be relearning those topics while also learning calculus.
I already took stats but it’s been almost 3 years!
Thanks!You’re good then (just make sure none of the schools you want to apply to require a year of math—if they do, you can always take a more advanced stats course since calc will not really help you at all).
The school of my choice!You’re good then (just make sure none of the schools you want to apply to require a year of math—if they do, you can always take a more advanced stats course since calc will not really help you at all).
Mathematics 3 semester hours or 5 quarter hours of college Calculus or Statistics. Statistics must be taught in the Math department.
I’m pretty interested in math education. I believe that our country’s dismal showing in mathematics internationally stems from the crappy way we teach it in primary and secondary school.
I would definitely take pre-calc but found that it applied more to Calc II than it did to Calc I. You will have to be completely comfortable in being able to sketch and identify properties of ellipses, hyperbolas, parabolas (ch 9 in blitzed precalc book) you will need to know how to deal with both arithmetic and geometric sequences (ch 10), and you will need to be comfortable with your trig functions (ch 4) since one equation can be written 10 different ways but only one way will be the puzzle piece you are looking for. Plus, the last chapter of pre-calc (properties of limits and intro to differentiation) is really the first 1-2 chapters you will deal with in Calc I, so you will have a tremendous advantage and can use it to both get a good grade and get a head on the harder stuff. Good luck!Hey guys! Should I take pre-calc or go straight to calc I?
My degree had physics as two semesters of 4 credits oh algebra based physics or three 2 credit semesters of calculus based physics. This was awesome since I was able to get my physics done while I was still flailing with Calc 1 and 2. Worked out nicely.Calc was a req for my physics courses for my major, I haven't used it at all since I graduated