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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Pp.  To be accurate, the teacher says you SHOULDN'T (not that you can't) sign up for BC unless you have an A in precalc.  I know that AP Precalc in this school is not equivalent to a true AP Precalc curriculum.  The real AP version does not cover as much.

The question I have is whether acing the true AP precalc curriculum is a good indicator of readiness/success in BC.  If not, why does College Board think it is or why do they set it up to be the gateway course.  The PP said it wasn't enough...so I would like more info on that.[/quote]

Acing AP Precalc would just mean student is ready to take AB, not BC.  AP Precalc exam doesnt even cover the entire AP Precalc course syllabus.  Unit 4 is not assessed on the exam.  
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I understand that Unit 4 is not tested.  But, those topics will be taught in this version of AP Precalc.  And actually, many schools teach all four Units of CB's AP Precalc.  So, the fact that it isn't on the exam doesn't really mean anything.  If the student can master all three of CB's AP Precalc units that ARE taught, and the fourth unit is taught (although not tested) -- why isn't that sufficient to show that the student is ready for AP Calc BC?  We're not talking about someone who gets 70% of the tested questions right.  We're talking about someone who basically gets them all right (or 97%).  If a student has shown that they ace the PSAT, and they are acing what College Board says is the pre-req class for AP Calc ___ -- then shouldn't THAT student be encouraged to take Calc BC?  Seems like the kid who is getting a 3 or 4 on the AP Precalc exam (50-75% of the questions right) should be encouraged to take AP Calc AB.

Taking your statement as truth -- that acing AP Precalc only means that the student is ready for AB, and not BC --- then WHAT is the objective measure people across the country are using to determine readiness/success for BC?  Some of those who ace AP Precalc ARE in the group that is ready for BC.

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