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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Can you elaborate on the sssas math program?[/quote]

Most students don’t take multivariable calculus and most students don’t participate in math modeling.

Am very confident the schools are on par through BC Calculus.[/quote]

I don’t know about the SSSAS math program, but lots of FH kids take multivariable calculus and linear algebra. Fewer participate in math modeling. Also, the FH math tracking chart doesn’t clearly state this, but only the top math track gets to BC. Lots of kids will algebra 2/trig, which is a very difficult class at FH, then decide to drop to regular precalc because of how hard algebra 2 was. Regular precalc at FH is a joke (honors is better, but easier than algebra 2) and those kids tend to struggle even in calc AB. Students who do well in pre calc honors (the highest precalc) do fine in BC. The AB kids typically go on to linear algebra, and multi has BC as a prerequisite. They also have a regular calc class that I am not as familiar with. [/quote]

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