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[quote=Anonymous]OK, this is informative: https://www.applerouth.com/blog/2023/07/24/everything-high-schoolers-need-to-know-about-ap-precalculus/

Particularly this, re: pre-calc curriculum (or lack thereof):

<quote>Precalculus is one of those classes that is a little bit nebulous. It is often, but not always, jointly a trigonometry course. It is sometimes jointly a statistics course. Some precalculus classes focus on reinforcing and expanding on students’ algebra skills. Some dive into limits and start teaching early calculus concepts. Some give students a chance to explore advanced topics like series, matrices, and combinatorics.

As a result, two students who both took precalculus their senior year at their respective high schools might be very differently prepared for a calculus class their first year at college. One of the goals of AP Precalculus is an attempt at standardization so that colleges know that, yes, a student who has done well in this class is ready for calculus.</quote>

It also says it’s not designed to be “advanced,” but it also seems plausible that given the lack of standardization among pre-calc courses that it is advanced relative to a given school’s non-AP class.[/quote]

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