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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Precalc builds on the concepts in Alg 2, so simultaneous is NOT a good idea.

What school grade currently? If 8th, then in 11th take Calc BC, succeed in the difficult class, and do MV Calc in Sr year.  [/quote]

This is largely not true

Algebra 2 covers polynomials and functions of degree 3 and higher, and rectangular complex numbers.

Precalculus covers trigonometry (advanced geometry and algebra of angles), vectors and matrices (linear algebra in 2+ dimensions), parametric functions, and polar coordinates including polar complex numbers.

There is only a small amount of dependency, mainly in the complex numbers part.

There is wide variation in how schools and districts and textbooks choose to order the topics in Algebra 2 and Precalculus.
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Some precalculus classes cover a lot of polynomials, some algebra 2 classes cover a good amount of trigonometry.

It is likely possible with a lot of support, but just throwing in the student in both classes is asking for trouble, especially if we’re talking about honors versions. How do you recover if they do bad in both classes? Much better to take it slowly and get solid As, then rush through with a bunch of Bs.[/quote]

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