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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]TJ has RS 1 fall of Freshman year. But then TJ usually teaches Alg 2 in spring of freshman year and instead of math 4/5 next year they are doing AP pre-calc.

I think TJ would be the only one to let your kid do AP stats freshman year (rs1/2) but then they have to do AP pre calc and meh.

I would instead just do precalc freshman year. [/quote]
Algebra 2 is math3. Math 3, 4, and 5 are offered both fall and spring semesters. Math 4 and 5 is traditional indepth precalc, and few advanced students complete both in freshmen year. AP precalc has a subset of traditional precalc topics (created for lower level math students who dont take Calc AB/BC in high school) and is a waste of time for Math 4 and 5 students, given their comprehensiveness and TJ rigor. [/quote]

Ah. You’re not a current parent.

They are replacing math 4/5 with AP pre calc.

This was all over the TJ parent forums and social media. [/quote]
Unlike the AP pre-calc at base school, there may be a TJ AP precalc, a semester course with same content as Math 5 plus the option to take the AP Pre-calc exam.  AP pre-calc is of no use for TJ students since AP Calc AB is required minimum for graduation.[/quote]

It's still an AP class, isn't it?[/quote]
AP Precalculus is designed to be a capstone AP course for students who do not want to take anymore calculus in high school. AP precalculus came about during the BLM and equity movement.  For high school students who take Calculus AB/BC, Multivariable, and discrete, the AP precalculus is redundant. AP precalculus is an easier and subset of traditional rigorous precalculus, which is what TJ math 4&5 are.  [/quote]

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