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Out of curiousity,
Why did it take roughly 5-6 years to teach Algebra in the K-12 system, then 1.5-2 for calculus
6th grade prealgebra
7th grade more prealgebra
8th grade even more prealgebra
9th grade algebra I
10th grade algebra II
11th grade basically precalculus stuff, which isn't very far removed for algebra II
I swear 6th- 8th grade was a repeat of the same material. some geometry, probability and trigonometry is thrown into the mix. This sums up my experience of K-12 math education. then calculus is taught in 3 semesters (1.5 years).
I mean it seems like I literally spent 6 years to learn algebra and 1.5 to learn calculus, yet calculus is far more encompassing and complex. I don't know how it took so long to teach us how to do logarithms, exponentials, and algebraic equations..this is a quandary.
Why did it take roughly 5-6 years to teach Algebra in the K-12 system, then 1.5-2 for calculus
6th grade prealgebra
7th grade more prealgebra
8th grade even more prealgebra
9th grade algebra I
10th grade algebra II
11th grade basically precalculus stuff, which isn't very far removed for algebra II
I swear 6th- 8th grade was a repeat of the same material. some geometry, probability and trigonometry is thrown into the mix. This sums up my experience of K-12 math education. then calculus is taught in 3 semesters (1.5 years).
I mean it seems like I literally spent 6 years to learn algebra and 1.5 to learn calculus, yet calculus is far more encompassing and complex. I don't know how it took so long to teach us how to do logarithms, exponentials, and algebraic equations..this is a quandary.