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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It depends where he wants to take MVC.

Some colleges divide calculus as 1 semester of limits and derivatives and one semester of integral calculus. Others do a 1 semester of differential and integral calculus followed by another semester focused on integral calculus. The difference between AB and BC is not a full semester, BC only teaches a few more topics.

If your student took AB and did well I’m not sure it’s worth doing BC since it’s about 80% the same, mainly series and parametric calculus lest over. He can probably jump from AB into MVC through DE or if it is offered at a (magnet) high school and if allowed to enroll. Usually that’s the bigger hurdle, if he can’t enroll it probably make most sense to take one the second semester of calculus over the summer through of DE, then do multivariable starting in the fall.

Another option, sign up and sit for the AP BC exam even if he didn’t take the class, anecdotally you can bomb the BC portion and still get a 5. Even with a 3 you might be able to enroll in MVC.

In my view he should be fine to do AB calc to MVC.[/quote]

This is correct.
Also, linear algebra does not build off the calc sequence at all. There are some basic concepts of linear algebra covered in MV, but the person warning against it is wrong.[/quote]

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