Schools Maximizing Your College Credits: Preparing for Calculus at Community College

[jai6638]

hey.. am considering going to this community college in summer for doing my precalculus course... that way, my HS will be able to give me credit for it, enabling me to do a calculus course next academic year..

I wanted to know how community colleges are in general ?? are they good or should they be avoided?

thanks much...

 

[so-crates]

The one course I took at community college was not too good. It was not a math course however. Does your high school offer summer school in precalc? that might actually be a better way. I did this with geometry.

 

[ktpr2]

See if your teachers or people at the office can refer to anyone that can give you recomendations on community colleges in the area. You can take a course and take calc during high school, but it seems like you want to make sure you take a good precalc course :)

 

[jai6638]

The one course I took at community college was not too good. It was not a math course however. Does your high school offer summer school in precalc? that might actually be a better way. I did this with geometry.

they offer precalc in summer school but they don't give me credit for it which means that i would still have to do precalc for a whole year ..

it seems like you want to make sure you take a good precalc course :)

well I am thinking that a proper understanding of the material taught in precalculus is essential to be good at calculus.. hence, i want to make sure that the course i take is good !

 

[Eratosthenes]

Check to see if a good professor is teaching it. Try ratemyprofessor.com or something similiar.