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Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the most eloquent of math subjects. That’s your biggest chance to fall in love with math. STEM majors and math majors reflect on this! I wouldn’t have skipped it ever!

I think it and physics use a different part of the brain than algebra or calculus. That’s why top students in Wash Dac public schools are able to take it and algebra the same year in middle school. It’s quite different, uses application equations and needs a spatial relations brain to do accurately and quickly.

TJ students taking AP physics have to have taken Calculus BC or be doing it at the same time, suggesting physics uses the same part of the brain.

at blair freshman who are in Algebra 2 take AP Physics and there's a more advanced physics that also has calc bc as a prereq

At B-CC you can't take AP physics without first taking honors physics. You also have to have taken AP Calc BC or be enrolled in it simultaneously. Taking it as a freshman seems like a bad idea.

See 22:23. There are two different AP Physics courses. One of them is intro Physics "1" with algebra. The other is Physics "C" with Calculus

Ah, that makes sense. The B-CC one is Physics C.

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Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the most eloquent of math subjects. That’s your biggest chance to fall in love with math. STEM majors and math majors reflect on this! I wouldn’t have skipped it ever!

I think it and physics use a different part of the brain than algebra or calculus. That’s why top students in Wash Dac public schools are able to take it and algebra the same year in middle school. It’s quite different, uses application equations and needs a spatial relations brain to do accurately and quickly.

TJ students taking AP physics have to have taken Calculus BC or be doing it at the same time, suggesting physics uses the same part of the brain.

at blair freshman who are in Algebra 2 take AP Physics and there's a more advanced physics that also has calc bc as a prereq

At B-CC you can't take AP physics without first taking honors physics. You also have to have taken AP Calc BC or be enrolled in it simultaneously. Taking it as a freshman seems like a bad idea.

At our W, all these rules are both flexible and negotiable.

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Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the most eloquent of math subjects. That’s your biggest chance to fall in love with math. STEM majors and math majors reflect on this! I wouldn’t have skipped it ever!

I think it and physics use a different part of the brain than algebra or calculus. That’s why top students in Wash Dac public schools are able to take it and algebra the same year in middle school. It’s quite different, uses application equations and needs a spatial relations brain to do accurately and quickly.

TJ students taking AP physics have to have taken Calculus BC or be doing it at the same time, suggesting physics uses the same part of the brain.

at blair freshman who are in Algebra 2 take AP Physics and there's a more advanced physics that also has calc bc as a prereq

At B-CC you can't take AP physics without first taking honors physics. You also have to have taken AP Calc BC or be enrolled in it simultaneously. Taking it as a freshman seems like a bad idea.

See 22:23. There are two different AP Physics courses. One of them is intro Physics "1" with algebra. The other is Physics "C" with Calculus

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Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the most eloquent of math subjects. That’s your biggest chance to fall in love with math. STEM majors and math majors reflect on this! I wouldn’t have skipped it ever!

I think it and physics use a different part of the brain than algebra or calculus. That’s why top students in Wash Dac public schools are able to take it and algebra the same year in middle school. It’s quite different, uses application equations and needs a spatial relations brain to do accurately and quickly.

TJ students taking AP physics have to have taken Calculus BC or be doing it at the same time, suggesting physics uses the same part of the brain.

at blair freshman who are in Algebra 2 take AP Physics and there's a more advanced physics that also has calc bc as a prereq

At B-CC you can't take AP physics without first taking honors physics. You also have to have taken AP Calc BC or be enrolled in it simultaneously. Taking it as a freshman seems like a bad idea.

There are two different AP Physics (mechanics) classes:
Blair's 9th grade algebra-based AP Physics 1 and is similar to regular high school Honors Physics (plus College Board gets testing fees),
and one that is calculus-based AP Physics C:Mechanics like what Physics and Engineering majors take in college, and usually requires AP calculus as a co-requisite, not pre-requisite.

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-physics-1-algebra-based

https://apstudents.collegeboard.org/courses/ap-physics-c-mechanics


There is also the pair of algebra-based Physics 2 (EM/waves/particles) and calculus-based AP Physics C:EM, which are extremely rare in high School.

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Anonymous wrote:Geometry is the most eloquent of math subjects. That’s your biggest chance to fall in love with math. STEM majors and math majors reflect on this! I wouldn’t have skipped it ever!

I think it and physics use a different part of the brain than algebra or calculus. That’s why top students in Wash Dac public schools are able to take it and algebra the same year in middle school. It’s quite different, uses application equations and needs a spatial relations brain to do accurately and quickly.

TJ students taking AP physics have to have taken Calculus BC or be doing it at the same time, suggesting physics uses the same part of the brain.

at blair freshman who are in Algebra 2 take AP Physics and there's a more advanced physics that also has calc bc as a prereq

MCPS is on you sly reading DCUM. At curriculum night they affirmatively addressed this and said that you must take an MCPS geometry class. External enrichment/coursework will not count

Anonymous wrote:Kid gets bored with content she already knows, and is ready for algebra 2. Just wanted to know if there's a mechanism for it. Thanks for sharing any experience from anyone.

Your kid has to take geometry to graduate from HS. If she wants to move on, she might be able to take the entire geometry class in the summer. It depends on whether the local HS will allow her to take summer school there.

Anonymous wrote:Is is possible to request skipping taking geometry for 8th grader (and take the high school 9th grade level math)?
If so what is the requirement? (Map is currently at 99% tile at 7 and 8th grade levels.)

I'm not sure why you'd want to do this, since geometry is required for HS graduation.

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Anonymous wrote:The interesting thing is that if your kid goes to a top university, they may not accept AP and post-AP math classes for credit, and a student may need to do the university's version.

Most I'd ever heard of accept APs for math. Courses beyond Calc BC vary.

My kid (top 10 school) took a dozen APs (5s and one 4) to college but only 2 can go towards graduation reqs. The rest can be used for class prerequisites, so a more interesting course load.

Anonymous wrote:The interesting thing is that if your kid goes to a top university, they may not accept AP and post-AP math classes for credit, and a student may need to do the university's version.

Most I'd ever heard of accept APs for math. Courses beyond Calc BC vary.

The interesting thing is that if your kid goes to a top university, they may not accept AP and post-AP math classes for credit, and a student may need to do the university's version.