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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Precalc Trig Honors was a hard class. I wonder if this will be easier or not.[/quote]
AP Precalculus is no where near as rigorous as Precalculus Trig Honors. AP Precalculus was designed for kids who take Algebra 1 in 9th grade who won't get to calculus in high school; this gives them a credit that they could use at two-year colleges and some four-year colleges to meet their math requirements. It is not designed as a rigorous preparation for calculus.

The AP Precalculus exam does not cover parametric equations, conic sections, vectors, or matrices. FCPS lists these topics as included in their AP Precalculus course, but likely they will be crammed into the short period between the AP exam and end of year which makes you wonder how thoroughly they will be covered. Particularly since the target audience for AP Precalculus (kids who may never take another math class again) don't need these concepts.

Precalc Trig Honors is designed to prepare kids for AP Calculus BC. It also covers limits and introduction to derivatives, topics which are crucial to cover in Precalculus if you want to prepare well for BC. AP Precalculus is not good preparation for BC.[/quote]

So why is my kid's Algebra 2H teacher recommending her for Precalc Trig H, while recommeding her higher achieving classmate for AP PreCalc?[/quote]

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