Taking Calculus over the summer

[Anonymous]

OP please keep us posted on how it goes,

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. DK has talk to the school and gotten their okay. Found a college close by offering calculus BC over the summer. Reached out to the professor and got his okay. It’s a 2 1/2 hour four day a week course. We will see how that goes! Can always drop.

Wants to take either differential equations or multivariable calculus next year.

BC calculus is a high school (AP) class, so why would a college offer a class by that name? The college equivalent is calc 1 and 2. I don't believe that any reputable college would offer two semesters of calculus compressed into 1 summer course.

If your child is planning on taking advanced math classes in college, this will not given them the necessary foundation. And it looks dumb, not impressive, for admissions.

Calm down! Kid is taking cal 1 & 2. I was not paying much attention because the kid was taking the lead not me. The DK’s school is fine with it, the college is fine with it and the professor is fine with it.

[Anonymous]

My DS took Calc in the summer online through One Schoolhouse and got credit and was able to accelerate. The also offer Calc AB and BC, plus multivariable during the year. Looks like several area schools work with them?https://www.oneschoolhouse.org/our-schools

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. DK has talk to the school and gotten their okay. Found a college close by offering calculus BC over the summer. Reached out to the professor and got his okay. It’s a 2 1/2 hour four day a week course. We will see how that goes! Can always drop.

Wants to take either differential equations or multivariable calculus next year.

BC calculus is a high school (AP) class, so why would a college offer a class by that name? The college equivalent is calc 1 and 2. I don't believe that any reputable college would offer two semesters of calculus compressed into 1 summer course.

If your child is planning on taking advanced math classes in college, this will not given them the necessary foundation. And it looks dumb, not impressive, for admissions.

Calm down! Kid is taking cal 1 & 2. I was not paying much attention because the kid was taking the lead not me. The DK’s school is fine with it, the college is fine with it and the professor is fine with it.

Taking two semesters of calculus in one summer term? Either you or they have misunderstood or this is not a reputable class.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Thanks everyone. DK has talk to the school and gotten their okay. Found a college close by offering calculus BC over the summer. Reached out to the professor and got his okay. It’s a 2 1/2 hour four day a week course. We will see how that goes! Can always drop.

Wants to take either differential equations or multivariable calculus next year.

BC calculus is a high school (AP) class, so why would a college offer a class by that name? The college equivalent is calc 1 and 2. I don't believe that any reputable college would offer two semesters of calculus compressed into 1 summer course.

If your child is planning on taking advanced math classes in college, this will not given them the necessary foundation. And it looks dumb, not impressive, for admissions.

Calm down! Kid is taking cal 1 & 2. I was not paying much attention because the kid was taking the lead not me. The DK’s school is fine with it, the college is fine with it and the professor is fine with it.

Taking two semesters of calculus in one summer term? Either you or they have misunderstood or this is not a reputable class.

NP. 2.5 hours a day for 4 days a week for 8 weeks (I’m assuming the number of weeks, but its likely a double summer session for this) gets you pretty close to the number of in-class hours for a full-year college class. That said, I would not want to cram Calc BC into that schedule, but if it works for OP’s kid, more power to them.