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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]How do students who need 2.5 and 6 fit math 1, 2, 2.5, 3, 4, 5, 6, and a year of calculus into eight semesters?[/quote]

They don't. Math 2.5 is for kids who come in with credit for geometry (i.e., skipping Math 1 and 2), but whose algebra/geometry is a bit weak. It helps them get ready for the relatively fast-paced Math 3. The school makes recommendations to take it based on something-or-other (performance in RS1? Some kind of testing?) during the first semester at TJ. Some people ignore the recommendation and go straight to Math 3 anyway.

Math 6 is a gentler introduction to calculus than Calc AB. I don't really know who takes it, other than kids who need to fill a semester before taking full-year calculus and maybe want to make calc a bit easier. E.g., kids who come in with Algebra II take RS and Math 4 in freshman year, and (if they don't do it during the summer) Math 5 in sophomore year, but then have another semester to fill before they can take AP calc in junior year. My kid took RS2, but I guess some take Math 6.
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