Mine was on the Functions path at Poolesville. I think 12th grade Vector / MV calculus started to get challenging.
Functions was the first math class in MCPS that he said was interesting and at the right level. Went through CES / MS magnet. |
For me Differential Equations in college was where it became clear that I didn't want to have to work that hard @ math. Up until then had no issue and barely had to study, but that seemed totally different. I switched to Econ |
+1. I have a jr. right and agree. |
pp with the jr. son in college. No challenge in MCPS for math. |
Calculus BC in HS with a hard-core teacher who took no prisoners and accepted no excuses. DS was that kid with executive functioning issues, and his BC teacher (who also taught his multivariable course the next year) got him to straighten up and fly right. He sat down and did the problem sets every night without fail, went in for help when he needed it, and got a 5 on the AP test along with most if not all of his class.
His teacher grew up in South Korea, which I don't think is a coincidence -- their math and science education system is head and shoulders above ours. |
Honestly, I didn't find it difficult until I hit Ph.D level, but even Ph.D classes are easier now, so for your kid, maybe never? |
For math-talented kids, never. That's the problem with acceleration. It misses the point. Your child should get enrichment or pursue other non math interests. |
Diff equ has very little to do with a math major in college. Maybe physics or engineering. It's absolutely wild that you gave up on college math before you even started, based on one bad semester at a school not designed for a student like you. You probably could have done a lot more and better in math if you rushed a little less and took time to learn more deeply. |
Differential equations is a huge part of econ! |
Mine was challenged by physics in I think his 3rd year of engineering.
I can barely do 8th grade math. |
DS does math in pen. I think he does this just to be contrary. Even with points taken off. |
HS |
Eighth grader only so far. School not challenging, but some of the geometry questions in AOPS are challenging/hard for him.
Agree with other poster- depth over acceleration |
In college with hard math classes |
I'm really not buying the premise of the student doing everything in 5 minutes in any class above Algebra. The claims about Calculus are just ridiculous.
I would be concerned about the depth of undestanding with that minimal level of effort. Can the student prove all the statements in the class or just memorizing some shortcuts? Is the homework plug and chug or it involves complex applications of concepts? I'd look into some enrichment if this indeed the case, there's absolutely no point in taking a class where you spend 5 minutes outside the class. |