The Mathematics Department offers four levels of calculus.
Math 115 is a standard first-semester treatment of one-variable calculus including limits, continuity, differentiation and optimization. Math 116 is the continuation course, stressing integration techniques, sequences and series. Math 120 is an accelerated version of Math 116; students placed into this course often demonstrate proficiency with integration but not with sequences and series on their placement test. Either 116 or 120 is a prerequisite for Math 205, our standard multivariable calculus course which covers partial differentiation, multiple integrals, cylindrical and spherical coordinate systems, and the various forms of Stokes's Theorem.
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you do not know your calculus placement, or
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you have any questions about it, or
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you are unsure about what course to take,
then please attend the Advising Fair during orientation and talk with a representative of the Mathematics Department. If Advising Fair has passed, please send your question to the department chair.
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If you score a 4 or 5 on the AB exam (or get an AB-subscore of 4 or 5 on the BC exam) you get 1 unit of credit, equivalent to Math 115.
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If you get a 4 or 5 on the BC exam you get 2 units of credit, equivalent to Math 115 and Math 116.
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If you get a 5 on the AP-statistics exam, you get 1 unit of credit, equivalent to Math 101.
These credits count toward graduation, but not for distribution requirements or towards the minimum number of courses required for the major.
If you do not take the AP exam or you do not score high enough to get credit for a course, you may still be placed into a higher course so that you do not repeat material that you have already studied.
Q: What if I place out ot MATH 205?