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Advisory Information on Introductory Courses and AP Credit
Mathematics Courses
- Students taking a year of mathematics to satisfy a major requirement
in another discipline (and who have not studied calculus previously)
usually take either
- MATH 125, 126 -- Calculus for the Social Sciences 1,2,
- MATH 131, 132 -- Calculus for the Physical and Life Sciences 1,2, or
- MATH 133, 134 -- Intensive Calculus for Science 1,2
These are all introductory calculus courses, but aimed at different
audiences. For more information, see the
course descriptions.
None of them presupposes any work in calculus in
high school. These courses are alternatives to each other.
No student will receive credit for any two of MATH 125, 131, 133.
- The sequence MATH 125, 126 is normally a terminal sequence
in the department. Students considering taking more mathematics courses
beyond calculus should begin in MATH 131, 133, or a higher level course.
Under special circumstances, however, the Chair may allow a student who has
completed MATH 126 to receive credit for MATH 132 or MATH 136 (AP Calculus).
- Students who have successfully completed a semester of calculus
in high school should consider starting in MATH 131.
- Students who have received a score of 4 or 5
on the AP Calculus AB exam will earn one unit of credit, and are
advised to take MATH 136, MATH 126, or MATH 132.
Students will forfeit their AP credit if they opt to take MATH 125, 131,
or 133.
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Students who have successfully completed a year of calculus in high school,
but who did not take the AP exam,
or who scored a 3 or lower on the AP Calculus AB exam
could still consider starting with MATH 136 (AP Calculus),
since much of the material in MATH 125, MATH 131, or MATH 133 will be review.
A review of student records indicates that students who scored a 1 or a 2 on the
AP Calculus AB exam sometimes struggled in Math 136, so should only consider this
option if the student has a very strong grounding in differential calculus.
- Students who have received a score of
4 or 5 on the AP Calculus BC exam and an AB subscore of 4 or 5
will earn two units of credit and are advised to take MATH 241 (Multivariable
Calculus). One AP credit will be lost if the
student starts in MATH 126, 132, 134, or 136, and both credits
will be lost if the student starts in MATH 125, 131, or 133.
- Students who
receive a score of 3 or lower on the BC exam and an AB subscore of 4 or 5
will earn one unit of credit and are advised to take MATH 136, MATH 126, or
MATH 132. Students will forfeit their AP credit if they opt to take
MATH 125, 131, or 133.
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Successful completion of MATH 126, MATH 132, MATH 134, or MATH 136 alone
satisfies the mathematics requirement
for the Economics and Economics/Accounting majors
(e.g. if the student has taken some calculus in high school and can
jump into the second semester course of our calculus sequence,
this is sufficient for the Economics and Economics/Accounting majors.)
- Successful completion of MATH 136 alone satisfies any requirements
for MATH 125, 126 or MATH 131, 132.
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