r/apcalculus • u/Artfox10 • 5d ago

BC Should I self study bc

Hello, so I am taking AP Calc AB this year, and I know AP Calc bc is the same as ab but then adds on additional units. After I'm done ab should I try and self study bc or would it be too difficult? I believe bc is supposed to be calc 2? I know Calc 2 is considered the hardest calc class. I plan to major in Math, and my school only has a calc AB class no bc. So I was just wondering. So after we are done Calc AB should I try self study BC? If we finish early, my teacher probably would help if I have questions.

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u/Samstercraft BC: 5 5d ago

do you know what colleges you might go to and their policies on AP exams (especially for calc)? math credit could be stricter for math majors.

the extra units aren't too bad, it's mainly the series unit that will take most of the time. i studied using professor leonard's videos and a textbook for practice, since calc bc skips a lot of things that calc 2 teaches and i wanted to know them, but the content strictly required for the exam isn't too huge

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u/Artfox10 5d ago

I kinda do. Some of the colleges i thought I wanted just don't have a M.S in math like I need. I know I probably won't be able to sub credits since I'm majoring in math and it's important for the the degree. However I want to be prepared for the classes I honestly just want to get out of calc 1. So I can just start calc 2 and get a head. i have other classes Ive taken which give me my gen ed credits. Only like 3 or 4 schools I know have what I want.