Technically NCSSM is a public school... At least, that's what they kept telling me.

3/14/2012 8:46:32 PM

In my own county, you can take through Calculus 2 and Statistics.

Most AP students get credit for Cal 1 and Stats. Some get credit for Cal 2.

3/14/2012 8:47:00 PM

Quote :

"Teachers that curve grades don't do you any favors. If you only know 33% of the material and the teacher curves the grade by 60 points, then you still only know 33% of the material. That's 67% of information that the teacher jewed you on that you're supposed to know before passing the class."

Many teachers make tests ridiculously difficult. I don't know why; I always thought it was dumb. When they give you extra-hard tests and the average is a 30, there's not much to do but curve.

I think they should test you on the standards for the course, and if you meet them, you meet them.



Anyhow, I rocked calc 2, but HATED calc 3. I think I got a c-, and that was a struggle.

3/14/2012 8:47:19 PM

AFAIK, there was no AP test for CAL III. It was many years ago, but I think NCSU would allow you to place out of Cal III if you got an A in the class at NCSSM. I didn't get an A, so either way I had to take it over at NSCU.

^ I must be the odd one. I didn't like Cal II at all. I did well, got a 5 on the AP. But Cal III was so much more fun/easier for me.

[Edited on March 14, 2012 at 8:51 PM. Reason : .]

3/14/2012 8:49:02 PM

^I think that's why no one even bothered with Cal 3 in my own county.

3/14/2012 8:51:27 PM

Calc III was my very first class at state. 8:00am. I got a 50 on the first exam, but ended up acing the course.

chembob was in there too

we had the coolest fucking professor ever, dr. chu... MOODY CHU

3/14/2012 9:06:44 PM

MOODY CHU?


I had his twin brother: MADAT CHU

3/14/2012 9:09:43 PM

He told us about how he trolled this doctoral candidate, asking him "what is the first fundamental theorem of calculus?" The kid couldn't answer, so "now you see him begging for money on Hillsborough st."

One day Chu is going through this elaborate two-board problem. A dude raises his hand and asks "Uh, what is chain rule"? We had been using chain rule pretty much everyday for the past two months....

3/14/2012 9:15:06 PM