what is a difference between a regular calculus course and an AP calculus AB course?
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AP stands for Advanced Placement. This means that the course is taught on a college level. Therefore, the regular course would be easier than the AP one. \nLuckily, with the AP course, you may test to get college credit. With a normal course, you probably won't.
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An exam that tests the knowledge of those who have taken the AP Calculus course in their high school. It's usually given at the school around final exam time (at least mine were) and if you pass the exam (3,4, or 5), you are likely to receive credit for the equivalent course in college. This website is also very informative: http://www.collegeboard.com/student/testing/ap/about.html.
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In the US, Trig is normally considered as a high school level course, however, it is not a required course to graduate. I believe Algebra is the highest of the high school math courses that are required for graduation, although some schools may still only require Geometry.\nIn the US the typical sequence for math courses is Pre-Algebra, Geometry, Algebra, Trigonometry and then Calculus (which is usually taken at the high school level as Pre-Calculus, but may also be taken as full "AP" Calculus, where the "AP" stands for "Advanced Placement" and means that the student can get University-level credit for that course when they go to College).
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I am studying for the AP Calclus test right now and I am as ready as I will ever be.  It is my language test (AP Spanish) that I feel unprepared for.  I just suggested this to someone else for AP Calc so I will tell you too, study:\n\nsolids of rotation (disc, washer, and shell), the fundamental thereom of Calculus (what integral means), U-substitution, derivative rules, Riemann sums, speed, linearization (finding the slope of the tangent line), volume of known cross sections, concavity and inflection points, the area between two curves, differentiability and continuity, local and global extrema (critical points and end points), implicit differentiation equations, trignometric derivatives, the rule of exponential growth (like volume increasing at a rate proportional to the radius), average value of a function, optimization, and related rates. \n\nI know that is a lot but I have taken 5 complete practice AP tests (former tests) in class since February and all of these concepts were reccuring.
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Algebra 2 is usually 2nd year Algebra.  You cannot take #2 until you have taken, or can test out, of #1.\nSimilar for Calculus 3 -- it's the 3rd level of Calculus and you can't take it until you've completed, or tested out of, Calculus 1 and Calculus 2.
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We actuaries like to think our entrance requirements are quite difficult.  Furthermore, you will be competing with mathematics majors and others who have taken say thirty or more college credits in mathematics beginning with calculus.  Why don't you visit www.soa.org, search under Education for a sample exam, and judge for yourself whether the first exam looks difficult or not.  keep in mind that the first exam is the easiest of the series.\n\nActuaries also write reports, and we require excellent written communication skills.
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The distinction between theoretical math (also known as pure math) and applied math is usually made at the college level.  Applied math is math that is done with specific real world applications in mind - such as physics, engineering, or statistics.\n\nTheoretical, or pure, math is abstract; math for math's sake.  It's the broad set of rules that govern how numbers behave.  Algebra, geometry, and calculus are all considered theoretical math, even though they can be very useful and applicable in the real world.
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Hi there, I just wanted to comment on the Stats and Calc thing: I have a few friends who are taking both and they seem to be doing fine.  they all have A's in both.  I am taking 4 AP's this year and one independant study AP class as a senior and i'm not having too hard of a time.  here are my classes just in case you want to know:\n\nAP Environmental Science\nAP English Literature and Composition\nAP Art History\nAP Microeconomics\nAP Human Geography (Independant Study)\n\nI have previously taken:\nAP European History\nAP US History\nAP Psychology\nAP US Government and Politics\n\nI think you should be fine, and feel free to ask if you have any questions on the classes I took.  Adios!
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ADVANCED IS MOST OFFTEN AN AP COURSE MEANING THAT THE TEACHER IS PREPAREING YOU TO TAKE THE AP TEST, WHICH CAN AT SOME COLLEGES BE TAKEN AS COLLEGE CREDIT IF YOU PASS THE EXAM.  I RECCOMEND TO MY STUDENTS TO TAKE THE AP CLASS BECAUSE WITH THE SAME AMOUNT OF WORK YOU GET MORE WHEN APPLYING TO COLLEGE.\n\nHONORS MOST OFTEN MEANS A CLASS THAT IS TAUGHT AT THE AP LEVEL WITH NO INTENTION OF TAKING THE TEST.  BASICALLY A TOUGH CLASS WITH NO MAJOR TEST AT THE END.  BUT IT STILL LOOKS GOOD ON YOUR COLLEGE APPLICATIONS.
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I studied Calculus when I was a senior in high school.  Calculus is hard, but you learn along the way.
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This one is fairly clear.  Hope it helps.\n\nhttp://www.math.hmc.edu/calculus/tutorials/substitution/
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The most fundamental in calculus is the concept of limits, as defined, calculus is either differential or integration, differential being the breaking up into smaller parts while integral is the reverse, both needs the limits in their operation.
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In fact, the calculus is simple but if you have problems you need to take many classes before it. However, if you have no math clue...well you should start again since the beginning. You can do it, ask for help always and study together with your classmates.
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A B.A. is more practical, focused, and qualified.  A B.S. is more theoretical and broad.
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In most universities, if you can get a BA and a BS in the same degree path, the BS degree requires more math/science, and the BA degree has more electives.\n\nHowever they're still bachelor's degrees, so there isn't that much of a difference.
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Yes! Big difference. Arithmetic has to do with simple operations of only numbers involving +, -, /, and x. (adding, subtracting, dividing, and multiplying). Mathematics encompasses EVERY kind of math, from arithmetic to calculus to linear algebra to the stuff they used for the physics to build the atomic bomb.
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Honors classes, when I went to high school, were either *accelerated* or *enriched*\n\nAn accelerated class would take you through the grade level at a faster rate, and then into material that was above grade level. It was a sped-up course.\n\nAn enriched class would go into greater depth about the subject. In geometry we had both plane and solid geometry while the standard class was plane geometry only. In Literature, we had lectures on "Faustus" by a college professor who covered the play, the philosophy, the historical setting, as well as seeing parts of the play.\n\nIt may be different today, but carrying several honors classes and getting Bs was considered better than having all As.