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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Humanities courses require more note taking.  Calc BC is curved so you don't need to get 100% correct to get a 5.  AP Physics C are harder and Calc based.  Psyche, Human Geography and Enviro - can be self studied and are considered filler APs.

I have never understood why would people take both Calc AB and Calc BC? [/quote]

Why not? What course progression should they do instead?

If they take Calc AB what should follow?

If they skip Calc AB and just do Calc BC what should follow?[/quote]

My kids' math teachers recommend AB + BC for most students who are ready for calculus in 11th grade. That's just how they teach it. Some kids can do some summer work to jump straight to BC but it's hard and would require more self-study. Those who jump to BC in junior year can then take differential equations and other higher level math class (1 semester each ) via DE in senior year but that's a very small number of students.

My DD is in Calc AB as a junior and is not aiming for engineering/cs/math major so she plans to take AP stats in senior year. 
My DS is a great math student and majoring in a related topic. He did the AB+BC sequence.

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My DD is a freshman STEM major in college. She did Calc AB as a junior and Calc BC as a senior and found BC to be a breeze because so much of it was AB, She recommends that path to her brother because who wants a stressful senior year?[/quote]

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